Tony Pike

Tony Pike sat down with Sporting News’ Dave Curtis and talked about 2009 and the past, present and future of Cincinnati Bearcats football. Q: You do anything fun before coming back for summer workouts? A: Not really. My family lives only about 10 minutes from campus, so it was just kind of go home and have a few days, couple weeks, to relax. I went down to Indiana and Tennessee a little bit. Nothing too exciting. Q: How’s it different getting ready for a season after winning the...Read Full Story

Tony Pike: Quarterback, Senior – Cincinnati Height\Weight: 6′5″, 225 Career stats: 27 games played, 5018 yards passing, 61.7% completion rate, 49 TDs, 20 INTs 40-time: 4.93 Went 21-4 as the Bearcats starter in 2008 and 2009. Led them to back-to-back Big East titles. Pike is tall, rangy and athletic. Displays excellent vision and throws with poise and accuracy. Moves well inside the pocket and can throw on the run. Very intelligent and has plenty of big game experience. Needs to add...Read Full Story

Darin Gantt of the Rock Hill Herald is reporting that Panthers head coach John Fox has announced that Brian St. Pierre will start at quarterback over rookie Tony Pike for the Panthers' week 11 matchup . Yesterday Pike and St. Pierre split the first team reps at quarterback with Jimmy Clausen out. St. Pierre is 31, and he has only attempted 5 career passes, which is less than the rookie, Tony Pike, has. The Panthers placed Matt Moore on IR last two weeks ago, and Jimmy Clausen was injured in...Read Full Story

CINCINNATI, Oct. 16 (UPI) -- The status of University of Cincinnati quarterback Tony Pike will be decided by an orthopedist on Monday, the Cincinnati Enquirer reported. Pike, a 6-foot-6, 210-pound senior from Cincinnati, suffered a sprained left wrist Thursday after throwing two touchdown passes in the ninth-ranked Bearcats' 34-17 Big East victory at South Florida. The injury occurred late in the first half, causing him to miss most of the final 30 minutes. Pike fell backward on the...Read Full Story

After drafting two quarterbacks yesterday, Armanti Edwards and Jimmy Clausen, the Carolina Panthers selected quarterback Tony Pike. Both Pike and Clausen were selected lower than they were projected. Matt Moore will enter training camp as the Panthers starting quarterback, with Clasusen close behind him. Tony Pike will be the Panthers third quarterback, while Hunter Cantwell will compete for a spot on the practice squad.Read Full Story