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Tribune-Review’s eTrib college football preview out today
College football season has arrived, and the Tribune-Review has you covered. Check out today’s four-page college football preview in the e-edition, featuring previews of each of the Power 5 conferences and feature stories, plus top games, players to watch, coaches on the hot seat, impact transfers and odds for each...
First Call: Steelers tried to get a different lineman before Jesse Davis; ex-Steelers QB has a new home
Thursday’s “First Call” has a backstory to the Pittsburgh Steelers’ latest offensive line acquisition. An ex-Steelers quarterback has a new home. Baker Mayfield is doing damage control about an alleged quote involving the Cleveland Browns. Plus, we look at this weekend’s Pirates-Blue Jays series at PNC Park. Plan B? As...
U mad, bro?: Fans say stop being so hard on Mike Tomlin, Oneil Cruz — but get tougher on Pirates, Steelers
I’m not hard enough on the Pittsburgh Pirates. But I’m too mean to Oneil Cruz. The Steelers didn’t get better during the preseason. But I should stop giving Mike Tomlin a hard time. Dang it! I can’t get anything right. That’s why I post “U mad, bro?” every week, just...
Pirates’ Zach Thompson finding some success in hybrid pitching role
Since the middle of August, Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Zach Thompson has navigated through uncertainty with his role on the staff. After going through the bulk of the season as a starter, Thompson was relegated to the bullpen a few weeks ago, making his first relief appearance Aug. 18 against the...
Changing Pac-12 still seeking next CFP appearanceVideo
The last major change in the Pac-12 came with the addition of Colorado and Utah in 2011, an expansion met with excitement. The latest bit of realignment feels a lot different. UCLA and Southern Cal aren’t leaving for the Big Ten until 2024, but there’s already an uncomfortable air out...
Big 12 last time at 10 teams; Oklahoma State seeks 2nd titleVideo
Mike Gundy is the only Big 12 head coach still around from the last time the conference was going through so much change. That was a little more than a decade ago, about the time Oklahoma State won its only championship in the league. With new commissioner Brett Yormark already...
SEC preview: Alabama, Georgia, Texas A&M in hunt for national titleVideo
The rest of the SEC isn’t about to throw a pity party for Alabama and Georgia, no matter how many stars they lost to the NFL. Everyone else in the league is still chasing last season’s two top teams, with Jimbo Fisher and Texas A&M leading the pursuit. It hardly...
ACC preview: No. 4 Clemson aims for return to top of leagueVideo
Fourth-ranked Clemson is determined to follow a year of change with a return to the top of the ACC. The Tigers saw their six-year run as champions snapped last year, then the Tigers lost coordinators on both sides of the ball to head-coaching jobs. Yet Dabo Swinney’s team is favored...
Ohio State out to restore Big Ten order; Badgers pick in WestVideo
The Big Ten shook up college athletics this summer by announcing the additions of Southern Cal and UCLA in 2024 and negotiating a blockbuster multimedia rights deal. When it comes to what’s expected to happen on the football field, the narrative is the same as usual. Everybody’s chasing Ohio State....
College football preview: Freshmen with high expectations for 2022Video
Travis Hunter was likely the most talked about recruit in the 2022 class, if not before signing day, certainly after he opted to play at Jackson State. The two-way player from Suwanee, Ga., became the first five-star recruit to sign with an FCS school since the ratings system was developed,...
College football preview: Key transfers to watch, and not just at QBVideo
Southern California quarterback Caleb Williams isn’t a typical transfer. Rather than adapting to a new coach and an entirely new system, Williams followed Lincoln Riley from Oklahoma to USC. So he’s playing for the same coach, albeit at a different school. Williams believes that should help him build off the...
Seton Hill football aims to build on last season’s 5-6 finish
Jaylen McDuffie remembers the first time he and his Seton Hill teammates met with football coach Dan Day. The previous staff had been fired. A number of players were ready to move on, many were “pretty good,” McDuffie said. They were planning to either transfer or just quit. It was...
College football preview: 6 critical gamesVideo
The college football schedule offers a weekly selection of marquee games between top teams, and some will hit the ground running fast this year. Two Sept. 3 showdowns could shuffle the preseason AP Top 25 quickly as No. 5 Notre Dame, with new coach Marcus Freeman, visits No. 2 Ohio...
Transfer portal provides more hits, fewer misses for college football coachesVideo
Mississippi’s Lane Kiffin sought experienced players who could fill immediate needs. Southern Cal’s Lincoln Riley and LSU’s Brian Kelly went to the transfer portal looking for star power as they attempt quick rebuilds at their new schools. Nebraska’s Scott Frost, meanwhile, is counting on the portal to help him save...
Family matters: Nepotism a hurdle to diversity in coachingVideo
Being a major college football coach is as much a lifestyle as it is a career. Long hours. Rare days off. It’s a job that can pull those who do it away from their families, so maybe it’s no surprise when coaches try to carve out space at work for...
Marcus Freeman guides No. 5 Notre Dame vs. No. 2 Ohio State
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman won’t get a gimme in his first season opener, no tasty cupcake served up at home so the Fighting Irish can tune up and send everyone away happy. Instead, Freeman must take No. 5 Notre Dame and a new starting quarterback into...
Pirates farm report for Aug. 31, 2022: Cal Mitchell goes deep in Indianapolis win
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 63-60) used the long ball to defeat Louisville (Reds), 6-2. LHP Zach Matson (5.46) started and went two innings and allowed a two-run homer and three hits. CF Cal Mitchell (.339) smashed a two-run homer, his ninth, in the top of the fourth to tie the game. RHP...
Inconsistent Riverhounds settle for scoreless draw at home
One thing the Pittsburgh Riverhounds have been consistent with this season is being inconsistent. A grind-it-out style win on the road over Atlanta on Saturday was a positive step for the Riverhounds, but they did not build on it at Highmark Stadium on Wednesday night, settling for a 0-0 draw...
Serena Williams wins again at U.S. Open, beating No. 2 seed KontaveitVideo
NEW YORK — Serena Williams can call it “evolving” or “retiring” or whatever she wants. And she can be coy about whether or not this U.S. Open will actually mark the end of her playing days. Those 23 Grand Slam titles earned that right. If she keeps playing like this,...
Rams’ Aaron Donald on helmet swing: ‘It was just a practice’Video
Aaron Donald downplayed swinging a helmet at Cincinnati Bengals players in a brawl at a joint practice between last season’s Super Bowl teams last Thursday. “It was just a practice. It was football,” Donald said Wednesday in an interview for an upcoming episode of the AP Pro Football Podcast. “I...
RB Anthony McFarland, OL John Leglue among 8 added to Steelers practice squad
Running back Anthony McFarland and offensive lineman John Leglue were among eight players added to the Pittsburgh Steelers practice squad Wednesday, the first day teams around the league were able to begin assembling the supplemental additions to their rosters. The NFL expanded the size of the practice squad to 16...
Shaky defense costs Pirates in 6-1 series-ending loss to Milwaukee
Fielding errors and a shaky seventh inning by the bullpen cost the Pittsburgh Pirates a chance at taking two of three games against Milwaukee on Wednesday afternoon at American Family Field. Coming off Tuesday’s win over the Brewers, the Pirates saw their one-run advantage evaporate in the fifth and sixth...
New acquisitions Malik Reed, Jesse Davis ready for fresh start with Steelers
Malik Reed was aware a trade was in the works — he just didn’t know the destination — before he was dealt from the Denver Broncos to the Pittsburgh Steelers on Tuesday. Jesse Davis wasn’t as cognizant. He was caught off guard when the Steelers swung a second deal before...
Steelers OLB T.J. Watt learning to deal with cut blocks like one that knocked him from preseason finale
Had T.J. Watt’s knee injury taken place in the regular season and not the preseason finale, the NFL’s Defensive Player of the Year wouldn’t have missed many snaps, if any. But because it was the final tuneup for the Sept. 11 season opener, Watt didn’t mind exiting for good in...
Veteran QBs have ACC set for season of big offensive totals
Devin Leary hasn’t forgotten lessons that came as a first-year starting quarterback struggling just to consistently complete passes, much less avoid turnovers and move North Carolina State’s offense. “I think one of the biggest things is pretty obvious,” the fifth-year QB said. “It’s hard to win games.” Things look much...
