Merril Hoge is one of those guys who doesn’t mince words. He didn’t as a player in the NFL, as a commentator on ESPN, and even now as a scout for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Yes, in case you didn’t know, Hoge was a part of the Steelers’ scouting department, the key word being “was”. While… read more

The Steelers announced on Monday night that there would be a special announcement on Tuesday at 3 p.m. (EST). We all sat around for half a day or so and speculated on what the announcement could possibly be…like the good little addicts that we are. Was it going to be a trade? (Yes, I know… read more

Each week during the NFL season, I will be running through the top storylines from within the AFC North and giving my brief opinion on each matter that is discussed. Once the season gets into full swing, we oftentimes overlook many prevalent stories around the league, as we narrow our focus solely on our beloved… read more

Our defensive player of the week was a player returning from injury, so it figures that the offensive player of the week would be as well. And a much hoped for recovery it was as Behren Morton would spark the Texas Tech offense and earn this week’s honors. Morton was great in this outing, protecting… read more

The Pittsburgh Steelers are coming out of their first mini bye and are looking to once again stack victories. Heading into the second half of the 2023 season, the Steelers are hoping to get even more of their injured players back sooner or later. In the first injury report this week courtesy of Steelers.com, there… read more

Welcome back to my 2023 NFL Power Rankings ahead of Week 10! We all know Quarterbacks are the driving force of the NFL, but who are the most valuable figures across the league for each squad outside of that all-important QB position? In this week’s edition of the Power Rankings here at fansfirstsports.com, we take… read more

Week 9 of the 18-week NFL season is in the books, which means it’s time to hand out some mid-year awards. While the more traditional honors like Mid-Season MVP (Lamar Jackson) and Best Team (Philadelphia Eagles) are popular this time of year, we’re going in a different direction. Here are our choices for some of… read more

They say bowling is a great indoor pastime this time of year, especially around the holiday season. Unfortunately for Pitt’s football team, it will have to settle for actual bowling in December and January since it won’t be going to a bowl game. That became official on Saturday evening when a game Panthers squad fell… read more

It feels like forever ago that Texas Tech celebrated winning the saddle. Those Thursday night screws with my equilibrium in a big way, but we still need to list our offensive and defensive player of the week. On the defensive side of the ball, the honor rests with a strong return to force in limited… read more

The 2023 regular season has reached the midway point. With the Steelers coming off a short week because of playing on Thursday night in Week 9, they are now back to the regularly scheduled portion as a game week.As is typically the case, head coach Mike Tomlin took to the podium on Tuesday to address… read more