Pennsylvania Colleges
October 2024
Hartzell Career Day Leads Villanova Defense in Win Over New Hampshire
October 29, 2024 | Willie McGonigle
Entering Saturday’s CAA conference battle with New Hampshire, Villanova’s Head Coach Mark Ferrante knew his team would be in for a battle. Thankfully for Ferrante, his defense, in particular Shane Hartzell, answered the bell and came to play. Hartzell had a career-high 20 tackles, and the Villanova defense made two goal-line stands, allowing them to […]
Lock Haven falls on the road to East Stroudsburg 38-35
October 28, 2024 | Ryan States
Photo Taken by Kyleigh Monahan for the Lock Haven Athletics Department East Stroudsburg, Pa- Lock Haven traveled on the road Saturday to take on a (7-1) East Stroudsburg team coming off a 45-31 win over West Chester. Head coach Dan Mulrooney and his Lock Haven squad, coming off a 35-32 win versus Bloomsburg, got off […]
Grove City Wins 40th Mercer County Cup Against Thiel, 59-7
October 27, 2024 | Garrett Dollin
GROVE CITY, PA – Grove City claimed the 40th Mercer County Cup in a contest that was never close Saturday afternoon. Following a 27-19 upset loss at Washington & Jefferson last week, the Grove City Wolverines looked to respond in a big way against a struggling Tomcats squad. Despite Thiel receiving the ball to start […]
Drew Allar hurt, Penn State Survives in Madison Against Wisconsin
October 26, 2024 | Mason Eddinger
On a night when Penn State entered a cauldron of emotion on the road, the Nittany Lions exited Camp Randall with a win. Penn State has gotten to this road test with a 0 in the loss column. James Franklin’s “1-0” approach has been successful in six consecutive games. Penn State entered the game at […]
No 19 Pitt Unleashed the Sharks on Syracuse in a 41-13 Victory
October 25, 2024 | Ryan Thielet
The Pitt Panthers took care of business tonight against the Syracuse Orange, with their defense racking up five interceptions, including three pick-sixes. Pitt scored 31 unanswered points in the first half, while the Orange managed their first score halfway through the third quarter. In the fourth quarter, Pitt added two more scores to the Orange […]
Penn State Embarks on Road Test at Wisconsin Under the Lights
October 24, 2024 | Mason Eddinger
In potentially their toughest road test yet, the #3 Penn State Nittany Lions travel to Madison Wisconsin to take on the Wisconsin Badgers. Penn State was Idle last week after their trip to USC. In that game, Penn State started down 20-6. In the 2nd half, the offense picked up momentum and could not […]
Temple Defeats Tulsa (photo gallery)
October 21, 2024 | Billy Splain
Roger Barone Photographer The Temple Owls (2-5, 1-2) defeated the Tulsa Golden Hurricane (2-5, 0-3) on Saturday in Temple’s Homecoming game with 18,721 in attendance. QB Evan Simon threw for 297 yards and a touchdown, while DE Diwun Black added two sacks and a forced fumble. Tulsa WR Anthony Watkins led the Golden Hurricane with 73 yards receiving and a […]
Luxy’s Week 8 Game Highlights
October 15, 2024 | Shane Lux
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Slippery Rock’s Offense Flawless in 35-17 Win Over Gannon
October 13, 2024 | Garrett Dollin
SLIPPERY ROCK, PA – It was a flawless homecoming afternoon for Brayden Long and the Slippery Rock offense. Slippery Rock, who has been shaky over the previous two weeks, found the end zone on 5 of their 6 full possesions. Slippery Rock’s offense would be faced with a tall task right out of the gate, […]
Ranked 22 Panthers Edge Golden Bears 17-15: 6-0 for the first time since 1982
October 13, 2024 | Ryan Thielet
The game between the Pitt Panthers and the California Golden Bears was a tightly contested battle, with Pitt emerging victorious in a narrow 17-15 win. Pitt’s offense, led by quarterback Eli Holstein, struggled throughout the game, as Holstein threw two interceptions and failed to convert key third downs. However, running back Desmond Reid provided crucial […]
Grove City Holds Off Carnegie Mellon In PAC Battle of Unbeatens
October 12, 2024 | Shane Lux
Grove City – In a matchup of two of the top-ranked schools in the country, Grove City knocked off Carnegie Mellon 17-10 Saturday afternoon at Robert E. Thorn Field. In one of the biggest games in Division III in front of a packed house on homecoming, Grove City built a 17-3 second-half lead, then held […]
Penn State Rallies in 2nd Half to Beat USC in OT Thriller
October 12, 2024 | Mason Eddinger
Sunny Southern California played the backdrop for the mid-October showdown between #4 Penn State and USC. Penn State is 5-0 for the fourth consecutive season; no other team in the nation can hold that claim. But in those five games, many believe the Nittany Lions haven’t been truly tested, especially on the road. They have […]
Penn State Gears Up for Cross Country Showdown with USC
October 10, 2024 | Mason Eddinger
Photo Credit to Paul Burdick’s Sports Images The trip from the mountains of State College to the beaches of Los Angeles is quite the journey. The 2,571-mile trip from Penn State’s campus to USC’s totals over 37 hours of travel by automobile. Of course, Penn State staff and players will make the trip via airplane, […]
Lock Haven falls just short of a miracle, losing to Shepherd 45-38
October 10, 2024 | Ryan States
Photo taken for Lock Haven Athletics Department Shepherdstown, WV.- Lock Haven (2-3) faced their first big road test of the season, traveling down to West Virginia to take on the Shepherd Rams (4-1). And after a wild game full of twists and turns, the Rams held on to defeat the Bald Eagles 45-38. After a […]
NLI signing day will be a thing of the past
October 9, 2024 | Billy Splain
It’s a day that has been celebrated by college coaches, high school seniors, moms, dads, hs athletic departments and more. Live streams from college locker rooms, high school gyms, auditoriums, hype videos announcements and more have been the tradition. No more hat dances. No more surprise announcements The NCAA is changing the way high school […]
Slippery Rock Lands First Commitment of 2025 Class in WR Tyler Heckathorn
October 8, 2024 | Garrett Dollin
SLIPPERY ROCK, PA – Slippery Rock landed their first verbal commitment of the 2025 class Monday evening. Tyler Heckathorn, a wide receiver for Blackhawk High School, announced in a tweet that he would be continuing his football career at Slippery Rock University. After a great talk with @lutzsru and @coach_marella i will be committing to […]
Washington & Jefferson Westminster Highlight Reel
October 7, 2024 | Shane Lux
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Slippery Rock Wins All-Time Classic Over IUP, 33-32
October 6, 2024 | Garrett Dollin
INDIANA, PA – #9 Slippery Rock won a thrilling game against #21 Indiana (PA) Saturday afternoon. In a deja-vu moment from last week, Slippery Rock got out to a huge lead before crumbling on both sides of the ball. The Rock got on the board on their first offensive possession of the game. Chris D’Or […]
#8 Kutztown Suffocates Bloomsburg in Dominant Win
October 5, 2024 | Cody Brady
It was clear from the outset that Bloomsburg was going to have a very long day trying to gain yardage against a suffocating Golden Bears defense. With just 12 plays and 11 yards in the first quarter, the Huskies were behind the eight ball from the outset. The stage was set for #8 Kutztown’s 42-10 […]
Washington & Jefferson Knocks Off Westminster 21-14
October 5, 2024 | Shane Lux
New Wilmington – Kobe Derosa’s 1-yard touchdown run with 11:43 to play proved the difference as Washington & Jefferson earned a 21-14 victory over Westminster Saturday afternoon at Memorial Field. Washington & Jefferson suffered a heartbreaking 30-27 overtime loss against #15 Carnegie Mellon a week ago. In that game, the Presidents surrendered a 24-5 halftime […]
Penn State Uses Defense Once Again to Throttle Past UCLA
October 5, 2024 | Mason Eddinger
On the scenic trip to State College, many will notice the changing colors of the leaves on the various trees on the way to Beaver Stadium. October is the great divider in College Football. In August and September, we don’t know who the contenders are in college football. It’s not until we hit October, and […]
Penn State Welcomes in Former Pac-12 UCLA into the BIG 10 this Weekend
October 2, 2024 | Mason Eddinger
From “White-Out Energy” to the Stripe-Out, Penn State plays its 4th consecutive game in Beaver Stadium. One of the four former PAC-12 teams that joined the BIG 10 comes to town this week, UCLA. In their first four games in 2024, Penn State has been one of the best teams in the country defensively. […]
Lock Haven survives a close match against Millersville: Winning 24-23 in a homecoming classic
September 29, 2024 | Ryan States
Photo Taken by Lock Haven Athletics Department Lock Haven, PA.- Saying it has been a long time since (2-2) Lock Haven won a major home game is an understatement. The Bald Eagles last home win against a PSAC opponent was in 2019, their last home win against an interdivisional opponent? 2016 versus Bloomsburg. Lock Haven […]
Slippery Rock Survives Scare From Edinboro, 28-23
September 29, 2024 | Garrett Dollin
SLIPPERY ROCK, PA – It was a tale of two halves Saturday evening at Mihalik-Thompson Stadium. Slippery Rock would get on the board early, following a 4-play, 65-yard drive capped off by a 24-yard rushing touchdown from Chris D’Or. After a three-and-out, quarterback Brayden Long snuck into the end zone, extending the Rock’s early lead […]
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