Penn State looks to get ground game rolling
NCAA, Sports
September 6, 2025
PennLive.com via TribLive Penn State running back Nick Singleton vs. Nevada: 8 carries, 19 yards. Kaytron Allen: 8 carries, 43 yards. The Lions’ talented backs each went over 1,000 yards last season. ...
14th-ranked Vulcans hold off No. 12 Charleston
Cal (Pa.), NCAA, Sports
By ADAM BREWER MVI SPORTS 
September 5, 2025
California (Pa.) used strong defense to hold the Golden Eagles out of the end zone in critical moments. Last fall, the mantra for the California University of Pennsylvania football team was to play 60...
Panthers’ freshman Lee hopes to build off first action
NCAA, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
September 5, 2025
Pitt’s 2025 recruiting class features several players likely to make contributions throughout the season as true freshmen. Some already have, none with more flash than receiver Bryce Yates, who hauled...
Receiver work ‘really paid off’ for Penn State
NCAA, Sports
September 2, 2025
PennLive.com via TribLive STATE COLLEGE — Drew Allar stepped back and fired an on-time hitch route to USC transfer wide receiver Kyron Hudson on Penn State’s second offensive snap of the 2025 opener v...
NCAA, Sports
By By ERIC OLSON AP College Football Writer 
September 2, 2025
As pro wrestling great and noted philosopher Ric Flair famously said, to be the man, you gotta beat the man. Defending national champion Ohio State is still the man in college football. The purveyors ...
NCAA, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
September 2, 2025
In the aftermath of Pitt’s season-opening 61-9 win over Duquesne on Saturday, coach Pat Narduzzi had little reason to be dissatisfied. His Panthers won and did so convincingly, pounding their Football...
Pitt rebounds to beat TCU at PPG Paints Arena
NCAA, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JOSH RIZZO TribLive 
September 2, 2025
The Pitt women’s volleyball team is working on recapturing its ruthless nature that took the Panthers to the national semifinals of the previous four NCAA Division I tournaments. Redshirt junior middl...
Freeman confident in CJ Carr despite loss
NCAA, Sports
September 2, 2025
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — There were a couple things going through Marcus Freeman’s head when he saw CJ Carr scampering around to extend the play then finding receiver Micah Gilbert in the end zone f...
Road woes raise questions about Alabama’s direction
NCAA, Sports
By By BOB FERRANTE Associated Press 
September 2, 2025
Alabama hasn’t looked the same since coach Nick Saban’s retirement. It raises speculation about the future of his replacement, Kalen DeBoer. The eighth-ranked Crimson Tide have dropped three of their ...
Panthers hope to test depth against Duquesne
NCAA, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By GREG MACAFEE TribLive 
August 30, 2025
Coach Pat Narduzzi and the Pitt Panthers won’t be taking Duquesne lightly when the two square off at noon Saturday at Acrisure Stadium in the first City Game since 1939, but they are still looking to ...
1stTime for Longhorns
NCAA, Sports
PRESEASON AP TOP 25 POLL
By By ERIC OLSON AP College Football Writer 
August 30, 2025
AP SPORTS EXTRA
No. 1Texas
NCAA, Sports
August 30, 2025
Coach: Steve Sarkisian, 5th season. 2024: 13-3, CFP semi_nal, No. 4. Keygames: at No. 3 Ohio State, Aug. 30; vs. No. 18 Oklahoma at Dallas, Oct. 11; at No. 5 Georgia, Nov. 15; vs. No. 19 Texas A&M, No...
No. 2 Penn State
NCAA, Sports
August 30, 2025
Coach: James Franklin, 12th season. 2024: 13-3, CFP semi_nal, No. 5. Keygames: vs. No. 7 Oregon, Sept. 27; at No. 3 Ohio State, Nov. 1; vs. No. 20 Indiana, Nov. 8; vs. Nebraska, Nov. 22. Players to wa...
No. 3 Ohio State
NCAA, Sports
August 30, 2025
Coach: Ryan Day, 7th season. 2024: 14-2, CFP Championship winner, No. 1. Keygames: vs. No. 1Texas, Aug. 30; at No. 12 Illinois, Oct. 11; vs. No. 2 PennState, Nov. 1; at No. 14Michigan,Nov.29. Players ...
No.4Clemson
NCAA, Sports
August 30, 2025
Coach: Dabo Swinney, 17th season. 2024: 10-4, CFP _rst round, No. 14. Keygames: vs. No. 9 LSU, Aug. 30; vs. No. 16 SMU, Oct. 18; at No. 13 South Carolina, Nov. 29. Players to watch: QBCade Klubnik,WRA...
No. 5 Georgia
NCAA, Sports
August 30, 2025
Coach: Kirby Smart, 10th season. 2024: 11-3, CFP quarter_nal, No. 6. Keygames: at No. 24 Tennessee, Sept. 13; vs. No. 8 Alabama, Sept. 27; vs. No. 15 Florida at Jacksonville, Florida, Nov. 1; vs. No. ...
REST OF THE APTOP 25
NCAA, Sports
August 30, 2025
No.6NotreDame Coach: Marcus Freeman, 4th season. 2024: 14-2, CFP Championship runner-up, No. 2. Keygames: at No. 10 Miami (FL), Aug. 31; vs. No. 19Texas A&M, Sept. 13; vs. No. 25 Boise State, Oct. 4; ...
RMU ready for all challengers, starting with WVU
NCAA, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By ANTONIO ROSETTI TribLive 
August 29, 2025
Robert Morris returned to the Northeast Conference to reestablish itself amongst rivals. The Colonials were in the conference from 1996 to 2019 and went 4-2 in the NEC last season for a 7-5 overall re...
Panthers see benefits in opening with Duquesne
NCAA, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By TIM BENZ TribLive 
August 28, 2025
The countdown clock in the Pitt practice facility hit exactly four days, zero minutes, zero seconds, just a few moments before linebacker Kyle Louis walked in for his interview session with local repo...
LSU’s Nussmeier aims to show patience was the right road for him
NCAA, Sports
August 28, 2025
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — LSU quarterback Garrett Nussmeier can see why he might appear conceited when periodically imploring teammates to hop on the “Nuss Bus.” The prolific passer and potential Heisma...