A quick glance at the 12th edition of the Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl. Who: Pittsburgh Panthers (6-6, 4-4 ACC) v. Houston Cougars (7-5, 5-3 AAC) What: Lockheed Armed Forces Bowl Where: Amor G. Carter Stadium, Moncriet Field (Natural Grass/45,000), Fort Worth, Texas (on the campus of TCU) When: January 2, 2015, 12:00pm ET, ESPN This is a match-up between Pittsburgh’s ground game, Houston’s defense and both teams undergoing a head coaching change. Pittsburgh: It took the Panthers a...
Word on the street is Pitt found its new head coach to replace the abruptly fired Mike Haywood with the hiring of Penn State staple and defensive coordinator Tom Bradley. Though neither Pitt nor Penn State confirmed the move, sources close to the team say it’s a done deal. Two Penn State players received text messages from Bradley that suggested he was offered the job and will ultimately take it once the contractual terms are ironed out. Bradley was...
From Miami’s opening TD drive to its aggressive defense, the Pittsburgh Panthers did not stand a chance of winning Thursday night’s game. The Hurricanes dominated on both sides of the ball trouncing the Panthers 31-3. Miami’s Jacory Harris wasn’t perfect as his tendency to throw interceptions haunted him again, but he did come out of Heinz Field the victor. Despite two picks, Harris was an impressive 21 of 32 for 2 TDs and 248 yards. Harris did give the...
Coming off of a successful win against powerhouse New Hampshire, the Pittsburgh Panthers running game took a severe hit on Sunday. Back-up RB Jason Douglas must have been partying a little too hard after the victory on Saturday as he was charged with running over a pedestrian and fleeing the seen of the accident. According to eyewitnesses, the redshirt freshman RB apparently hit some poor kid crossing the street near East Carson and 22nd Street early Sunday morning. In...
Pittsburgh’s Jabaal Sheard took out whatever frustrations he had built up on Edward Parker this past weekend. As Sheard and Parker were jawing at each other Saturday night on East Carson Street in front of LaFond Gallery, something set the two off and the brawl began. The DE and top pass rusher threw Parker into a storefront window and proceeded to beat the living crap out of him. When Parker fell to the ground defenseless, Sheard continued to throw the...
Greetings fellow gamblers. Last week’s lock failed me as Air Force failed to cover taking me to a terrible 1-2 for the year. It’s ok though because we have a lot of games left to make up for lost money. This week’s lock comes to you on a Friday. The Pittsburgh Panthers (3-1) are traveling to Kentucky to face off against Louisville (1-2) and are favored by 6. Now as you know, Dave Wannstedt is all about defense and Lousiville isn’t...
