Expectations high for Pitt receivers this fall
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By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
August 21, 2025
In seven years as a coordinator, Kade Bell has never overseen an offense that has failed to throw at least 25 touchdown passes, a benchmark he takes much pride in reaching annually. Last year was no e...
New generation learns Rich Rod’s demanding style
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By By JOHN RABY AP Sports Writer 
August 21, 2025
Rich Rodriguez won four Big East championships in seven seasons during his first stint at West Virginia, coming one haunting loss short of reaching college football’s national championship game. Fans ...
Texas, Penn St. place three on AP team
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By By ERIC OLSON AP College Football Writer 
August 20, 2025
Texas and Penn State, the top two teams in The Associated Press preseason Top 25, each had three players selected for the preseason AP All-America team announced Monday. No. 1 Texas had one player fro...
Dabo’s faith in Klubnik pays off for Tigers
NCAA, Sports
August 20, 2025
CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Cade Klubnik read the comments on social media. He heard the chatter around him, about how he simply wasn’t good enough to be the starting quarterback for the Clemson Tigers. He h...
Two-pointers becoming more prominent in college ball
NCAA, Sports
August 20, 2025
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Brent Venables’ decision late in the Armed Forces Bowl last December was a sign of the times. Oklahoma scored a touchdown in the closing seconds against Navy to cut its deficit to...
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August 20, 2025
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The big expectations at Texas keep growing. And the path is there for the Longhorns to do something special this season. Texas starts the season ranked No. 1 for the first time in...
Steel Valley’s Brookins looking for starting spot for Pitt
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By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
August 16, 2025
At 6-foot-4 and 240 pounds, Pitt tight end Malachi Thomas has the kind of frame that sets him up well one-on-one against opposing defensive backs. But so far through the Panthers’ fall camp, Thomas ha...
Transfer Gonzales in line to back up Holstein
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By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
August 15, 2025
Unless it’s garbage time and Pitt is leading by a considerable margin, Pat Narduzzi doesn’t want to think of a scenario in which he would have to replace Eli Holstein at quarterback. That situation ar...
NCAA announces Michigan ruling will come today
NCAA, Sports
August 15, 2025
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — The NCAA has informed Michigan that the organization will announce the results of its sign-stealing investigation on Friday, a person familiar with the situation told The Assoc...
An early guess at who will make College Football Playoff
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By By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer 
August 15, 2025
It is a well-versed group of athletic directors, former coaches and players along with a sports writer, who will be armed with statistics, analytics, charts and graphs and enough highlights to start t...
Penn State happy to have Vega Ioane on the line
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August 14, 2025
PennLive.com via TribLive Penn State’s 2022 recruiting class was among the best in the country. Abdul Carter developed into a top-five NFL draft pick. Drew Allar, Nick Singleton, Kaytron Allen and Dan...
Georgia defense looking to return to standard
NCAA, Sports
August 14, 2025
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Glenn Schumann says comparisons are not fair to Georgia teams of the past or present. Even so, the defensive coordinator isn’t ducking the fact that the 2024 defense didn’t meet the...
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By By AARON BEARD AP Sports Writer 
August 14, 2025
No. 4 Clemson won so much over more than a decade that it felt like a step back when the Tigers didn’t reach 10 wins two years ago in the first of backto- back four-loss seasons. Still, the Tigers are...
Pick 6: Plenty of transfers set to make impact
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By By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer 
August 13, 2025
After an injury kept him from competing in the College Football Playoff last year, Carson Beck wants to get back to that stage with a different school. Beck made one of the biggest transfer portal mov...
Early marquee matchups will sort out logjam in polls
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By By ERIC OLSON AP College Football Writer 
August 13, 2025
The Associated Press Top 25 poll is out. Let the sorting out process begin. Only two first-place votes and five points separate No. 1 Texas and No. 2 Penn State. Each of the top five teams, and six of...
Pick Six: College coaches on the hot seat in 2025
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By By MAURA CAREY AP Sports Writer 
August 12, 2025
With rising expectations in competitive conferences, money flowing directly to players and unforgiving fan bases, the pressure has never been higher across college football. Six coaches who could very...
Buckeyes’ QB competition too close to call
NCAA, Sports
August 12, 2025
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — After the first quarter of Ohio State’s preseason practices, the competition between Julian Sayin and Lincoln Kienholz for the starting quarterback spot remains too close to call...
Three Pitt players aiming to secure larger roles
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By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
August 8, 2025
As Pitt hits a week of fall camp practices, the Panthers are just getting settled into wearing full pads, having done so for the first time Tuesday. Pitt’s camp atmosphere is rife with competition, bu...
Defensive line a spot of depth for Panthers
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By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
August 5, 2025
Anchored by returning contributors and bolstered by transfer portal reinforcements, as well as younger players ready to assume larger roles, Pitt’s defensive line has the look of a deep position as fa...