Philadelphia Eagles snag Avonte Maddox in 4th round of NFL Draft
By Trent Leonard | Senior Staff Writer
April 28, 2018
Just eight spots after fellow Pitt defensive back Jordan Whitehead was selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Avonte Maddox joined the NFL ranks when the Philadelphia Eagles snagged him in the fourth round with the 125th overall pick. As a Panther, Maddox was a consistent presence in the defensiv...
QBs don’t need to be elite
By Colin Martin | Staff Writer
February 7, 2018
Filed under Sports, Sports Columns
Baltimore Ravens long-snapper Morgan Cox ordered a bundle of 15 shirts for Ravens players to wear in August of 2016. On each shirt was the face of their quarterback, Joe Flacco, and a single word — “elite.” The shirts were a half-serious answer to the ongoing question of whether Flacco is an ...
Pitt professor’s model miscalculates Super Bowl prediction
By Michael Nitti | For the Pitt News
February 6, 2018
Filed under Sports
Pitt associate professor Konstantinos Pelechrinis predicted the Patriots would win the Super Bowl last week. Or, more accurately, his model did. Pelechrinis has been teaching at the School of Computing and Information at Pitt since 2010. He developed a model two years ago that’s meant to predi...
Photos and videos: Pitt Students celebrate Eagles Super Bowl win
By The Pitt News Staff
February 5, 2018
Filed under 2. Featured, Campus, News, Sports
The last time a Philadelphia sports team won a major championship, the United States was in a recession, former President George W. Bush signed a $700 billion bailout bill and O.J. Simpson was found guilty of charges of kidnapping and armed robbery. Now, more than 10 years later, hundreds of Pitt students took to...
NFL: heighten safety or hamper the game
By Will Schulman | Columnist
January 31, 2018
Filed under Columns, Opinions, Uncategorized
Getting into formation with teammates, you stare across the field at the quarterback's eyes and hear him shout “Green 18” and “54’s the mike,” signaling players to move around the field. A few seconds later, a crisp “set...hike!” cuts through the noise — the game has begun. Now you...
Take Five: Fouls, Fans, Hall of Fame
By The Pitt News Staff
January 25, 2018
Filed under Sports, Sports Columns
Another week, another glut of sports headlines to keep up with. The Pitt News sports staff is back to keep you up to date on everything happening across the sports landscape. Click here to see last week's five takes. Why Eagles Why? After the Eagles' 38-7 victory over the Vikings last week, it ...