Latest Pat Narduzzi News
Pitt searches for first 4-0 start in 24 years as Youngstown State visits
Youngstown State (1-2) at Pittsburgh (3-0), Saturday, 3:30 p.m. ET (ACC Network Extra) BetMGM College Football Odds: No line. Series record: Pitt leads 4-1. WHAT’S AT STAKE? The Panthers are seeking their first 4-0 start since 2000,...
Freshman QB Eli Holstein guides late rally, Pitt slips by West Virginia 38-34 in the Backyard Brawl
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Trailing by 10 and the clock dwindling, there was no panic on the Pittsburgh sideline. No nervousness. No anxiety. Given the way Eli Holstein is playing, why would there be? Twice in eight days, the Panthers have been down big late to a longtime...
Pitt hopes to build off its promising 2-0 start when it hosts WVU in the 107th "Backyard Brawl"
West Virginia (1-1) at Pittsburgh (2-0), Saturday, 3:30 p.m. ET (ESPN2) BetMGM College Football Odds: West Virginia by 2 1/2. Series record: Pitt leads 62-41-3. WHAT’S AT STAKE? The 107th edition of “The Backyard Brawl” could define...
Pitt roars back from 21-point deficit for 28-27 win over Cincinnati and 2-0 start
CINCINNATI (AP) — Eli Holstein threw touchdown passes on three consecutive drives, Ben Sauls kicked a 35-yard field goal with 17 seconds left and Pittsburgh rallied from 21 points down to take a 28-27 win over Cincinnati on Saturday. Holstein, making just his second career college...
Pitt is sticking with redshirt freshman QB Eli Holstein after impressive performance in debut
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The quarterback competition at Pittsburgh is over. Coach Pat Narduzzi named Eli Holstein the starter for Saturday's game at Cincinnati (1-0), taking away the “or” that linked Holstein and Nate Yarnell when the team's first official depth chart was released...
Newcomers Eli Holstein and Desmond Reid star as Pittsburgh opens with 55-24 win over Kent State
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh coach Pat Narduzzi wanted to wait until he saw quarterbacks Eli Holstein and Nate Yarnell play in a game before naming a full-time starter. It took Holstein all of three quarters to make a compelling case that he's the guy, throwing for 336 yards and...
Pitt and Kent State begin the season with questions but few answers at quarterback
Kent State at Pittsburgh, Saturday, 12 p.m. ET (ESPNU) BetMGM College Football Odds: Pitt by 24. Series record: Pitt leads 7-0. WHAT'S AT STAKE? Pitt head coach Pat Narduzzi overhauled the offensive coaching staff in the offseason after...
Pitt quarterbacks Nate Yarnell and Eli Holstein will both play in the opener against Kent State
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Nate Yarnell and Eli Holstein have spent the last eight months jockeying for position in the fight to be the starting quarterback at Pitt. Coach Pat Narduzzi is in no hurry to name a winner. Yarnell, a redshirt junior, and Holstein, a redshirt...
New-look Pitt offense will try to keep up with the times as Pat Narduzzi eyes a reboot in Year 10
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Kade Bell wasn't at the top of Pat Narduzzi's list when the longtime Pittsburgh coach went searching for a new offensive coordinator last winter. Yet Narduzzi understood after a 3-9 slog in 2023 — easily the worst of his lengthy tenure at a school where few...
