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Travis Haney provides a look at several potential breakout player candidates from the 2012 recruiting class.

Blog | Conversation | February 14, 2013

Pittsburgh freshman running back Rushel Shell put on a dominant performance against Virginia Tech on Saturday, and after the game he spoke with another young running back from Aliquippa. Junior running back Terry Swanson (Aliquippa, Pa./Aliquippa)...

Blog | September 17, 2012

What will Ohio State's impact actually be in the East? Hiring Urban Meyer certainly created waves in recruiting, most notably with Noah Spence. The five-star defensive lineman is set to take his first official visit, to Ohio State, this weekend. ...

Blog | December 15, 2011

Chris Davis looked at his phone and saw a text message from his friend Darius Patton, a freshman receiver at Pittsburgh. It was the text Patton received from Todd Graham telling his players he resigned to take the Arizona State job. Davis and his ...

Blog | December 14, 2011

In the wake of Todd Graham leaving Pittsburgh for Arizona State on Wednesday, a number of Pitt players and commitments went to Twitter voice their opinions on the situation. While many of the Tweets were not favorable of Graham, Pitt fans can at l...

Blog | December 14, 2011

Elite recruits such as Rushel Shell and Gunner Kiel could have pretty much gone anywhere. Why choose a struggling program?

Story | Conversation | October 19, 2011

ESPNU 150 RB Shell announcing; Hopewell looks to right ship Aliquippa (Pa.) Hopewell running back Rushel Shell, No. 24 in the ESPNU 150, was set to make his announcement during Friday's game against Monaca (Pa.) Central Valley (Monaca, Pa.) at 6 p.m...

Blog | October 13, 2011

It's known simply as "The Stiff-Arm Felt 'round the World" to the more than 2,000 people who have watched the video. Aliquippa (Pa.) Hopewell running back Rushel Shell takes a kickoff and runs toward the left sideline, where he is greeted by a bad...

Blog | October 13, 2011

Cincinnati could be in trouble The Big 12's gain -- TCU likely joining the conference - comes at the expense of the Big East. Last fall, TCU agreed to join the Big East for the 2012 season, but this week the Big 12 came calling and TCU is expected t...

Blog | October 10, 2011

Five things I learned this weekend: Shell rushes into record book Statistically, Aliquippa (Pa.) Hopewell running back Rushel Shell is now statistically the greatest back Western Pennsylvania has ever had. Shell is quick to point out numbers aren't...

Blog | Conversation | September 26, 2011

WEST ALIQUIPPA, Pa. -- Hopewell running back Rushel Shell is poised to become Western Pennsylvania's all-time leading rusher Friday night, but his coach Dave Vestal said there won't be any long, drawn-out celebration. "I don't think they're gonna st...

Blog | Conversation | September 23, 2011

Five things to watch this weekend: Shell running for a record After rushing for 366 yards last week, 132 doesn't seem so hard, right? On Friday, Hopewell (Aliquippa, Pa.) running back Rushel Shell, No. 83 in the ESPNU 150 and third among running ...

Blog | Conversation | September 22, 2011

Watch List running back Rushel Shell (Aliquippa, Pa./Hopewell) has put up some spectacular numbers since becoming a starter in Week 6 of his freshman season. Going into his junior season, Shell had amassed 4,256 yards rushing and through nine game...

Blog | Conversation | November 04, 2010