The focus of the season opener against Robert Morris was on Rich Rodriguez’s return and who the starting quarterback was going to be, but it was Zac Alley’s defense that went under the radar and completely dominated, aside from a few plays. Although Robert Morris is an FCS school, ...

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 of preseason rankings had anointed Texas largely because of what in retrospect was an ...

STEUBENVILLE — Catholic Central's youthful squad gave visiting Strasburg all it could handle through the first half Saturday night at Harding Stadium. The Crusaders led at halftime of their home opener at Harding Stadium, were out-gaining the Tigers by more than a 2-1 margin at the break, ...

MARTINS FERRY – Shadyside’s girls and Martins Ferry’s boys used their overall depth to claim team titles during Saturday morning’s 10th annual Martins Ferry Cross Country Invitational on the sunny, but chill-filled Purple Riders’ 3.1-mile course high atop the Purple City. The Tigers ...

There was a lot of anticipation for West Virginia’s 2025 season. Rich Rodriguez was back, after 18 years, and looked to pick up where he left off, bringing WVU back into the ranks. It wasn’t as clean as Rodriguez had hoped. The Mountaineers still bested Robert Morris 45-3 Saturday ...

COLUMBUS – Ohio State made Texas' stay as the No.1-ranked team in college football a short one with a 14-7 win over the Longhorns on Saturday at Ohio Stadium in its opening game. It was defense which contributed the most to the win in maybe the most-hyped opener ever for the No. 3 (and soon ...