Irene halts UConn’s football opener
Edinboro native Blidi Wreh-Wilson and his Connecticut teammates will have to wait for their opening kickoff the football season. The Huskies were scheduled to meet Fordham Thursday at Rentschler Field...
View ArticleDuane Rankin’s Week 2 recap; Week 3 forecast…
Let’s recap Week 2, shall we? Notre Dame (0-2) at Michigan (2-0) Pregame rant: Don’t let Denard Robinson’s mortal performance against Western Michigan fool you. Robinson rushed for 258 yards and two...
View ArticleSigning day: Erie-area athletes set to sign, commit today
McDowell running back/outside linebacker James Conner signs his National Letter of Intent with Pitt Wednesday at McDowell's library. MATT MEAD/Erie Times-News Today is National Letter of Intent Day,...
View ArticleMichigan State, Pitt coaches give feedback on Erie football recruits
Today’s Erie Times-News featured a story on Erie County’s four major-college football recruits. Michigan State Mark Dantonio talked about Cathedral Prep seniors Damion Terry and Delton Williams, both...
View ArticleWreh-Wilson on list of invitees to NFL Combine
Blidi Wreh-Wilson General McLane graduate Blidi Wreh-Wilson is one of 333 college players who have been invited to the NFL Combine this month in Indianapolis. Wreh-Wilson starred at cornerback for...
View ArticleWreh-Wilson scheduled to hit field today at NFL combine
Blidi Wreh-Wilson General McLane graduate Blidi Wreh-Wilson is Erie County’s best hope to be selected in the NFL Draft in about a decade. If Wreh-Wilson can perform well today in the NFL scouting...
View ArticleWreh-Wilson finds NFL combine an ‘interesting process’
Connecticut defensive back and General McLane graduate Blidi Wreh-Wilson runs a drill at the NFL scouting combine in Indianapolis, Tuesday. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy) Blidi Wreh-Wilson returned to Erie...
View ArticleWreh-Wilson gets No. 4 cornerback ranking from Mayock
Blidi Wreh-Wilson Blidi Wreh-Wilson has landed a spot on one NFL analyst’s list of top five cornerbacks for the NFL Draft. Mike Mayock of NFL Network ranks Wreh-Wilson as the No. 4 cornerback prospect...
View ArticleWreh-Wilson gets pre-draft buzz from websites after pro day
Blidi Wreh-Wilson The NFL Draft takes place in about three weeks, and General McLane graduate Blidi Wreh-Wilson is getting plenty of pre-draft buzz. Wreh-Wilson, a star cornerback at UConn, has been...
View ArticleWreh-Wilson looks for second-day call in NFL Draft
Blidi Wreh-Wilson General McLane and University of Connecticut graduate Blidi Wreh-Wilson will wait for a call today on the second day of the NFL Draft. Wreh-Wilson was not selected in the first round...
View ArticleTennessee Titans coaches talk about drafting Wreh-Wilson
Former General McLane and University of Connecticut standout Blidi Wreh-Wilson was selected by the Tennessee Titans Friday with the 70th overall pick in the third round of the NFL Draft. Read what the...
View ArticleWreh-Wilson has arrived in Nashville for Titans rookie minicamp
Blidi Wreh-Wilson poses for his Titans head shot today in this photo tweeted by the team at @TennesseeTitans. General McLane and University of Connecticut graduate Blidi Wreh-Wilson arrived in...
View ArticleWreh-Wilson talks about heading South in Titans notebook
Erie’s Blidi Wreh-Wilson, front row, second from left, was photgraphed today at the Tennessee Titans’ rookie minicamp along with the team’s other seven draft choices. Wreh-Wilson, who wore No. 5 at...
View ArticleWreh-Wilson counts down to Titans training camp
Blidi Wreh-Wilson Check out John Dudley’s story on Blidi Wreh-Wilson’s offseason with the Tennessee Titans, including the rookie minicamp, organized team activities and rookie symposium. Wreh-Wilson, a...
View ArticleMcLane grad Thompson to play tight end for Connecticut
Quinn Thompson General McLane graduate Quinn Thompson will play tight end and wear No. 83 during his freshman season with the University of Connecticut football team. The school recently posted the...
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