| Fundamental
Issues
Are college coaches better than the pros?Several
major league baseball players claim college baseball, not minor
league ball, better prepares them in the area of fundamentals. By
John Sacco.
“In college, coaches teach different things, different ways,”
Wigginton said. “I think you gain better fundamental teaching from
college coaches…”
College Football Preview
Changing
The Landscape: Penn State had an immediate
impact when they first joined the Big 10, but has their
move altered the face of recruiting in Pennsylvania? By
Tony DeFazio.
“It opened up the East to the rest of the Big 10 and
it didn’t open up the Midwest to us,” says Penn State defensive
coordinator Tom Bradley.
Up
Close with Dave Wannstedt: Dave Wannstedt sat
down with PSR Editor Tony DeFazio in his South Side office
to discuss the NFL and his return to college football at
Pitt.
“After we won the national championship, I didn’t
go to sleep all night. By the time we got back to the hotel,
two or three of us coaches ended up just sitting out on
a couple chairs on the beach and watching the sun come up.”
Pitt,
Penn
State and West
Virginia: Will Palko continue to elevate his
game? Can Wannstedt take Pitt to the next level? Who replaces
Rasheed in Morgantown? Why is the WVU-Maryland game is so
important? Can the Nits’ o-line get it together? Are JKing
and DWill the real deals? Chris Peak of Rivals.com, Kevin
Kinder of Blue and Gold News and Neil Rudel of the Altoona
Mirror answer these questions and preview the region’s D-1
teams.
Big
East Outlook: Conferences predictions, including
the teams to beat and the surprise teams of the conferences
are revealed. We’ll also tell you what opponents are worth
trips to Heinz Field or Beaver Stadium to see.
National
Coverage: PSR unveils our Preseason Top 30,
our All-American Team and makes a few predictions.
Local
Small College Highlights: Jeff Breese examines
some story lines to follow in D2 and D3.
PSR
Showdown: Rob Cochran and Mike Prisuta tell
you why there is no better college football road trip than
a journey to South Bend. |
Cannon Firing
Line: The World Just Changed– How Sidney Crosby
changed the world as Pittsburghers – and everyone else – knows it.
Junker: Cashing
In On Sports – Can we mix friends and money?
Mehno – Been
There Wrote That: Hi, I’m Ben Roethlisberger. Hi, I’m
Ben Roethlisberger. Hello, I’m the real Ben Roethlisberger.
Media Savvy
– Paul Alexander: Does Joe need to go?
Sports History:
Anne Madarasz, director of the Western Pennsylvania
Sports Museum, details the dominance of a few Homestead swimmers
in the 1920s and 1930s.
Behind The
Net: Bob Grove examines the pressure Pens’ coach Eddie
Olczyk now faces in his new role.
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