Guinyard announces his return to Duquesne
NCAA, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By DAVE MACKALL TribLive 
August 11, 2026
The Duquesne men’s basketball team got a huge potential boost Sunday when first-team All-Atlantic 10 point guard Tarence Guinyard announced his return to the Dukes after late last week gaining a fifth...
Six college coaches under the most pressure in 2026
NCAA, Sports
By By MAURA CAREY AP Sports Writer 
August 11, 2026
Patience for poor performance is a rarity in college football and that’s only become more clear in recent years. Eight power four coaches were jobless by November in 2025, and fifteen Bowl Subdivision...
UNC welcomes back kicker tied to 5-year eligibility rule
NCAA, Sports
August 7, 2026
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Kicker Rece Verhoff has returned to North Carolina for a fifth year after a federal court granted high school class of 2022 athletes an additional season of eligibility in a r...
Cal is prepared for first season under HC Tosh Lupoi
NCAA, Sports
August 6, 2026
BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — There’s plenty of new around the California football program as the Golden Bears get set to open fall camp for the upcoming season. First-year coach Tosh Lupoi has overhauled t...
Which newcomers could make an impact in 2026?
NCAA, Pittsburgh, Sports
PITT FOOTBALL PREVIEW
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
August 5, 2026
Transfer portal additions, true freshmen are set for camp debut today. Pitt football fans need no introduction to players such as returning quarterback Mason Heintschel, linebacker Braylan Lovelace an...
Oklahoma coaching staff hoping for boost from Witten
NCAA, Sports
August 5, 2026
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma leaned on an elite defense to reach the College Football Playoff in Brent Venables’ fourth year as coach. Much of that defense returns, but the Sooners will need more pro...
Return of Ohio State’s Smith, Oregon’s Moore bring high hopes
NCAA, Sports
July 30, 2026
CHICAGO (AP) — Ohio State wide receiver Jeremiah Smith downplays his chances of winning a Heisman Trophy even though he’s generally regarded as college football’s top returning player regardless of po...
NCAA, Sports
July 29, 2026
CHICAGO (AP) — The Big Ten Conference would do away with its championship game if college football adopts a 24-team playoff. Commissioner Tony Petitti says that’s a worthwhile sacrifice to get his pre...
PSU’s Campbell: ‘Nothing is guaranteed’
NCAA, Sports
July 29, 2026
PennLive.com via TribLive Matt Campbell didn’t mince his words about the job in front of him. Speaking from the podium in Chicago at 2026 Big Ten Media Days, the firstyear Penn State coach was well aw...
Media predicts Pitt 9th in ACC
NCAA, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
July 29, 2026
Media covering ACC football provided their predictions for the 2026 season in a preseason poll released Tuesday, and Pitt was picked ninth in the 17-member league. Miami, last year’s College Football ...
Beaver Stadium project reaches fundraising goal
NCAA, Sports
July 24, 2026
Centre Daily Times via TribLive After its most recent donation — a $5 million gift this month from a husband-and-wife team — Penn State Athletics confirmed it has officially surpassed the fundraising ...
Klimchock returns to coach Pitt-Greensburg women
NCAA, Sports
By By BILL BECKNER JR. TribLive 
July 24, 2026
When Rick Klimchock retired from coaching high school basketball in February, he left the door ajar, as many coaches do, for a possible return to the game in some capacity. His WPIAL days were finishe...
Mizzou running back on the mend after shooting
NCAA, Sports
July 23, 2026
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Missouri football coach Eli Drinkwitz revealed Monday that running back Ahmad Hardy, who suffered a gunshot wound to his leg in May, has been medically cleared to prepare for the up...
Duke still stinging from not getting into playoff
NCAA, Sports
July 23, 2026
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — SMU coach Rhett Lashlee went out of his way Friday to congratulate Duke on winning the 2025 Atlantic Coast Conference championship, adding that the Blue Devils should have made ...
SEC’s move to 9-game schedule pauses some rivalries
NCAA, Sports
July 22, 2026
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — It used to be the biggest rivalry game of the week, the month — maybe the entire season. In 2026, Florida and Tennessee will be complete strangers. Their once-a-year matchup that, b...
Michigan AD Warde Manuel agrees to buyout
NCAA, Sports
July 21, 2026
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — The University of Michigan and athletic director Warde Manuel have agreed to a buyout of the remaining three years on his contract and he will step down at the end of 2026, cul...
SEC commish says talks of breaking away are real
NCAA, Sports
July 21, 2026
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Southeastern Conference Commissioner Greg Sankey said Monday that leaders of the powerhouse league are having “real” conversations about breaking away from the rest of college sport...
With retooled roster, staff, Pitt brings higher aspirations into 2026 season
NCAA, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
July 18, 2026
Quarterback Mason Heintschel: “Getting back to the ACC Championship; that’s our goal.” For two seasons in a row, Pitt football has been on the verge of doing something special only for late-year colla...
Belichick hopes lessons learned lead to more success
NCAA, Sports
July 18, 2026
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — NFL coaching great Bill Belichick spent a bumpy debut season at North Carolina trying to blend a roster full of newcomers and adjusting to life in the college ranks. It was a le...