SEPTEMBER 21, 2023 • CHARLOTTEOBSERVER.COM
Ron Cook: Pat Narduzzi is burying himself with his mouth PITTSBURGH — Make it a hat trick for Pat Narduzzi.
Ron Cook: Pat Narduzzi is burying himself with his mouth Make it a hat trick for Pat Narduzzi. During his weekly press briefing with the Pitt media on Monday, Narduzzi managed to set up his offensi...
SEPTEMBER 20, 2023 • POST-GAZETTE.COM
Ron Cook: Pitt has a quarterback controversy, no matter what Pat Narduzzi says MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Pitt thought it turned the corner as a football program in 2021. It had lost at least five games in each of Pat Narduzzi...
SEPTEMBER 18, 2023 • CHARLOTTEOBSERVER.COM
Ron Cook: Steelers-Browns comes down to which ferocious pass rusher gets home It looks like a mismatch for T.J. Watt against the Cleveland Browns on Monday night. He’ll be going against rookie offensive tackle Dawand J...
SEPTEMBER 18, 2023 • POST-GAZETTE.COM
Ron Cook: Injuries to Cam Heyward, Andrew McCutchen cap all-time rotten week of injuries Opinion: Injuries to Pirates’ Andrew McCutchen and Steelers’ Cam Heyward complete the worst week of major injuries in Pittsburgh sports hist...
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023 • POST-GAZETTE.COM
Ron Cook: There's no doubt who the better quarterback was in Steelers' Week 1 defeat Steelers’ 30-7 loss to the 49ers is another reminder why no one should put much value in exhibition games. Post-Gazette sports columnist Ron...
SEPTEMBER 11, 2023 • POST-GAZETTE.COM
Ron Cook: Pitt gets a healthy does of reality in loss to Cincinnati We wondered how good Pitt was last weekend after it blew out Wofford at Acrisure Stadium. The competition was subpar, so it was difficult to...
SEPTEMBER 10, 2023 • POST-GAZETTE.COM
Ron Cook: What a shame Bob Errey has been removed from Penguins' inner circle The call came from Mario Lemieux. “We talked,” Bob Errey recalled over the weekend. “He just congratulated me on a great career.” This...
SEPTEMBER 4, 2023 • POST-GAZETTE.COM
Ron Cook: Drew Allar worth the wait for Penn State football Ron Cook: Penn State quarterback Drew Allar was the best player on the football field at Beaver Stadium on Saturday night against West Virgi...
SEPTEMBER 3, 2023 • POST-GAZETTE.COM
Ron Cook: After near-perfect preseason, have Steelers raised their own bar? On April 29, the Pirates swept a doubleheader from the Washington Nationals, 6-3 and 16-1. They were in first place in the National League C...
AUGUST 26, 2023 • POST-GAZETTE.COM
Ron Cook: Should we really be buying this Steelers hype? Ron Cook: Should we really be buying this Pittsburgh Steelers hype for 2023?
AUGUST 23, 2023 • POST-GAZETTE.COM
Ron Cook: Penguins' Kyle Dubas and Steelers' Omar Khan are off to fast starts in their GM tenures PITTSBURGH — Kyle Dubas might never win a playoff series with the Penguins, let alone a Stanley Cup. His Toronto teams didn't win much. The...
AUGUST 23, 2023 • SACBEE.COM
Ron Cook: Joey Porter Jr. made his dad proud in Steelers debut The next time I see Joey Porter Sr., I’m going to ask him what moment he enjoyed more ... The one after Super Bowl XL after the 2005 season...
AUGUST 21, 2023 • POST-GAZETTE.COM
Ron Cook: Pitt's absence from AP top 25 indicates lack of respect nationally PITTSBURGH — The first thing I did when the Associated Press Top 25 preseason poll was released Monday afternoon was look to see where Pitt...
AUGUST 17, 2023 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM
Ron Cook: Steelers offense looked competent for a night. Is it a sign of things to come? It was a nice step in the right direction for Kenny Pickett, George Pickens, Diontae Johnson and Pat Freiermuth. It was a nice first impress...
AUGUST 14, 2023 • POST-GAZETTE.COM
Ron Cook: 4 reasons I'm not buying the Penguins as contenders despite bold moves PITTSBURGH — I have written it many times. I have said it many times. I have heard other people say it many times.
AUGUST 13, 2023 • CHARLOTTEOBSERVER.COM
Ron Cook: Pitt's Hall of Fame pipeline will only grow stronger PITTSBURGH — So who is going to be next?
AUGUST 12, 2023 • KANSASCITY.COM
Ron Cook: Pitt's Hall of Fame pipeline will only grow stronger So who is going to be next? Which former Pitt player will follow Darrelle Revis into the Pro Football Hall of Fame? Correction: Which former...
AUGUST 9, 2023 • POST-GAZETTE.COM
Ron Cook: It's harder than ever to be a proud Northwestern student or alum PITTSBURGH — I worked in the Northwestern Sports Information office as a college student and was with the football team for the game at Notr...
AUGUST 2, 2023 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM
Ron Cook: Jack Ham will get the spotlight again — even if he doesn't want it The call came last week from Grand Prairie, Texas.
AUGUST 1, 2023 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM
Ron Cook: Chuck Noll underrated? His Steelers players sure think so. PITTSBURGH — The year was 1990.
JULY 30, 2023 • KANSASCITY.COM
Ron Cook: What is it with athletes driving recklessly? PITTSBURGH — PITT'S ADDISON WINS BILETNIKOFF AWARD AS NATION'S BEST RECEIVER
JULY 26, 2023 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM
Ron Cook: Najee Harris should be entering training camp at peak motivation Hines Ward started the narrative the day he was drafted by the Steelers in the third round in 1998. He continued it after he became a Super...
JULY 24, 2023 • POST-GAZETTE.COM
