Shell is 28 now, a decade older than those days when everybody around here pictured his future on the NFL fields, not in a friendly family pickup game in a backyard. Back then — before a series of ...

The life of a post-college football player has not gone exactly as Rushel Shell imagined it would. For starters, he wasn't taken in last year's draft, and that's something you wouldn't have predicted ...

Former Pittsburgh Steelers and West Virginia running back Rushel Shell, who was released, stretches the ball over the goal line for a touchdown during the second half of an NCAA college football game ...

This coveted award is bestowed on the Steelers’ undrafted rookie free agent who creates the greatest level of fan excitement and emotional attachment during the preseason—whether legitimate or ...

I didn't know it then, but on Thursday, Oct. 28, 2010, I was covering my first high school football game for The Beaver County Times. It only took me 11 years to write about it. On that night, I, ...

Time and time again, college football players have proven that their play on the field is not determined by the number of stars they receive in high school. Many walk-ons have burst on to the scene, ...

PITTSBURGH — Pitt coach Paul Chryst did not spend much time -- if any -- deliberating over running back Rushel Shell's desire to return to the Panthers football team. The answer is no. Less than a day ...

According to ESPN's Brett McMurphy, Ohio State is out of the running for Rushel Shell, as the former Pitt running back told ESPN Friday evening that he is now considering just West Virginia and ...

Pitt running back Rushel Shell has been given time away from the program, coach Paul Chryst said in a statement today. Shell, who was reportedly considering transferring, remains a member of the Pitt ...

Coming out of high school, Rushel Shell arrived at Pittsburgh and was labeled as the next Tony Dorsett. Four years later, Shell gets one last shot at his own name recognition as a senior at West ...

"Things went really well down at WVU," Shell told ESPN's Brett McMurphy. "I enjoyed every moment of it. We toured the campus and facilities and I got a chance to hang out with other recruits and ...