Coaches Poll: Pitt falls to No. 21; WVU moves up to No. 6

The Pittsburgh Panthers (16-5) took a plunge in the coaches poll for the second straight week. Pitt fell four spots to No. 21 after a 1-1 week, defeating St. John’s 63-53 (1/28), and losing to South Florida 70-61 (1/31) Sunday afternoon on the road. Meanwhile, West Virginia continues their climb in the top 10 and have moved up three spots to No. 6 in the latest coaches poll. West Virginia beat DePaul 62-46 (1/26) and Louisville 77-74 (1/30) last week to improve to 17-3 on the season. Pitt and West Virginia meet Wednesday night for a Big East showdown.

NCAA BB: Mountaineers await decision from top basketball recruit

Mountaineers vying for Tobias Harris 6-foot-8 Forward Tobias Harris (Dix Hills, NY), a 5-star recruit and the No. 7 rated player according to ESPN ScoutsINC, will announce his college decision on Thursday, November 19th. Harris made an official visit to West Virginia on November 10th and the Mountaineers are among the front runners to land Harris. Other schools vying for Harris include, Maryland, Syracuse, Kentucky, Georgia Tech, Tennessee and Louisville. *On Wednesday, the Mountaineers received a verbal commitment from 7-foot-1 center David Nyarsuk. Nyarsuk is regarded as a 3-star recruit.

Pitt, WVU basketball Coverage

Finally the Big East Schedule has started and TIOPS will begin picking up our coverage of Pitt and WVU. Pitt 1-0 in the Big East has a tough task ahead of them Saturday afternoon when they take on #8 Georgetown. This is a great game to start the new year for the Panthers and now the real games begin Pitt 13-0 and ranked #3 nationally, have been in this territory before. The difference this year is maybe they actually have a player who can take over a game in Sam Young. The Panthers inability to have a player on their roster that could take over a game in the NCAA tournament is the reason they have yet to get past

2009 NFL Draft Rankings: OL

The Steelers will likely draft an offensive lineman with two of their first four picks in April’s draft. They could address the tackle, guard and center positions. CENTERS Rankings 1. Alex Mack- California, Sr (6-4 316 lbs)- Legit first rounder. I don‚Äôt see a way he gets past the Steelers (if he does fall that far) 2. Max Unger-Oregon, Sr (6-5 300 lbs) – Unger is a very athletic and intelligent player. 3. Jonathan Luigs-Arkansas, Sr (6-4 314 lbs) – Luigs had Felix Jones and Darren McFadden there last year to make him look like the best center in the country. Well he should have left Arkansas with them because there is no way he is passing Alex Mack and

Upset Alert: East Carolina 24 – West Virginia 3

For the second straight week East Carolina knocked off a top 25 team. Last week it was #17 Virginia Tech, but this week East Carolina took it another level and defeated the nations #8 team West Virginia.