Bill Stull News

The folks who support the Bowl Championship Series like to say it has broadened the interest in college football, making it more of a national sport than the regional game it had been traditionally.

Pitt is as old school as it gets in college football, and it has nothing to do with the fact that the university was founded in 1787.

Pittsburgh coach Dave Wannstedt had three requirements as he searched for an offensive coordinator in the offseason.

Poor Big East. Can't catch a break. Both of its conference championship hopefuls get through tough games, but each comes with an officiating asterisk.

A surprising sight on the Heinz Field Jumbotron showed two Pitt fans together. One was sporting a "Shady for Heisman" shirt.

While many former Lancaster-Lebanon League football players have continued their careers in NCAA Division II or III, there are a select few who have taken their game to Division I or the Football Championship Subdivision.

Another close game. Another missed opportunity. With its season hanging in the balance, Notre Dame missed another golden opportunity to play up to its lofty expectations on national television Saturday night.

Share + Nov 14, 2009 10:17 am US/Eastern Pitt Panthers Team News By: Casey Shea The Pitt Panthers are putting their Big East Championship and BCS hopes on the line tonight when they host the Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Heinz Field.

There were plenty of Pitt fans offering up QB Bill Stull for the witness protection program at this point last season, but the vibe has changed in the past few months.

Quarterback Bill Stull was disappointed when he missed last year's four-overtime, 36-33 win at Notre Dame.

Record: 8-1. Last time out: Won 37-10 over Syracuse. Navy's triple-option attack worked wonders, but it all started with the run.

Pittsburgh running back Dion Lewis, right, runs for a first down past Connecticut defensive lineman Mick Williams during an October game.

Pittsburgh: where kids get bussed from a terrible campus to a stadium that isn't theirs.

Think Greg Paulus has it bad? What happened last week is just a blip compared to the boo carnage shoveled by University of Pittsburgh fans at starting quarterback Bill Stull.

Pittsburgh quarterback Bill Stull threw for 166 yards and one TD in last season's 34-24 win over the Orange at the Carrier Dome.

Pittsburgh's offense was playing so well, the Panthers almost didn't want a week off.

I don't get a Heisman Trophy vote, but I want one. If all these guys who don't pay attention can get one, why can't I? Unless the NCAA football landscape changes dramatically in the coming weeks - which, don't kid yourself, is entirely possible - right now in my mind it's a three horse race.

Austin Signor kicked three field goals and Eastern Illinois beat Murray State 16-10 on Saturday.

With nearly 100 percent of the precincts having reported, this column is prepared to project a winner in the race between Pitt and Cincinnati to finish first in the Big East Conference.

Written by Associated Press Thursday, 29 October 2009 10:21 by Alan Robinson PITTSBURGH - Bill Stull rarely hears himself mentioned in the same sentence as Dan Marino.