Blogs

By Dejan Kovacevic | Trib Total Media Looking ahead to kickoff … Game: Penn State (0-2) vs. Navy (0-1) Time: 3:35 p.m. Site: Beaver Stadium TV, radio: ABC/ESPN2, KQV (1410 AM) Here is Penn State’s official football page. Here is the Trib’s Penn State football page. We’ve sent a cutout of Scott Brown over there [...]

By Dejan Kovacevic | Trib Total Media DENVER — Brief and to the Point … >> My Monday column looks back at the Steelers’ offensive performance in the losing opener, which I thought was better — and more promising — than I’m guessing most did back home. Very interested to hear your thoughts on the [...]

By Dejan Kovacevic | Trib Total Media Looking ahead to kickoff … Game: Penn State (0-1) vs. Virginia (1-0) Time: 12:07 p.m. Site: Scott Stadium, Charlottesville, Va. TV, radio: ABC, KQV (1410 AM) Here is Penn State’s official football page. Here is the Trib’s Penn State football page. Scott Brown is on the scene.

By Dejan Kovacevic | Trib Total Media Brief and to the Point … >> The Monday column counts the ways in which Paul Chryst has to dramatically improve Pitt before their next game … which is Thursday against the defending Big East champs. Here’s some of what Tino Sunseri had to say late Saturday night [...]

By Dejan Kovacevic | Trib Total Media Looking ahead to kickoff … Game: Penn State vs. Ohio, season opener for both Time: 12:06 p.m. Site: Beaver Stadium, University Park, Pa. TV, radio: ESPN, KQV (1410 AM) Here is Penn State’s official football page. Here is the Trib’s Penn State football page.

By Dejan Kovacevic | Trib Total Media HOME — Brief and to the Point … >> The Tuesday column … wait, there isn’t one. The streak is snapped at 19 days. And I’m betting it won’t be the only streak snapped at 19 this summer. Nice to be back in the good place. Planning to [...]

By Dejan Kovacevic | Trib Total Media Brief and to the Point … >> The Wednesday column is a collection of parting thoughts on Pittsburgh sports as I pack up for the big trip today. Had a bunch of stuff I wanted to get out, then the Wandy Rodriguez trade broke late at night, so [...]

By Dejan Kovacevic | Trib Total Media Brief and to the Point … >> The NCAA’s punishment of Penn State was just. Made my case to that effect right here yesterday and don’t really have much to add. But there is a related side issue I’d like to raise: Those 111 victories the NCAA forced [...]

By Dejan Kovacevic | Trib Total Media Thoughts on the truly exceptional punishment the NCAA has just levied against Penn State football … >> Maybe the saddest outcome is that there will be too many at Penn State — and even a few is too many — who won’t fully grasp how devastating these penalties [...]

By Dejan Kovacevic | Trib Total Media Brief and to the Point … >> The Monday column reminds the Pirates’ front office that participation isn’t optional. >> Totally serious question: If you were Rodney Erickson, president at Penn State, and the NCAA gave you a choice between long-lasting forfeiture of bowls and scholarships or canceling [...]