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Virginia sends No. 23 Pittsburgh to second straight loss with 24-19 upset

Nov. 10, 2024 00:47 AM EST

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Virginia coach Tony Elliott challenged his struggling team during its bye week, telling the Cavaliers they still had a chance to change the trajectory of their season. Elliott's players were listening. Xavier Brown caught a touchdown pass and ran...

No. 23 Pittsburgh welcomes Virginia eyeing a bounce back after first loss of the season

Nov. 07, 2024 09:42 AM EST

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh safety Javon McIntyre would have preferred a different wake-up call after getting drilled on the road at SMU, a game in which the 23rd-ranked Panthers were outplayed from start to finish. “It wasn't ideal,” McIntyre said. “We didn't want to get...

Brashard Smith and No. 20 SMU overwhelm previously undefeated No. 18 Pitt 48-25

Nov. 03, 2024 10:05 AM EST

DALLAS (AP) — Brashard Smith ran for 161 yards with a 71-yard sprint for the first of his two rushing touchdowns and made a nifty tiptoe catch for another score as No. 20 SMU overwhelmed previously undefeated and 18th-ranked Pittsburgh 48-25 on Saturday night to keep the Mustangs tied for the...

SMU cornerback taken off field in an ambulance, but returns to sideline before end of win over Pitt

Nov. 03, 2024 01:20 AM EDT

DALLAS (AP) — SMU cornerback AJ Davis was taken off the field in an ambulance to a hospital after a special teams play late in the first half of the No. 20 Mustangs' game against No. 18 Pittsburgh, but was back on the sideline with his teammates before the end of their 48-25 win Saturday night. ...

No. 20 SMU is finally back home vs. No. 18 Pitt in unexpected November tilt of ACC co-leaders

Oct. 31, 2024 14:36 PM EDT

DALLAS (AP) — There were many months of hype leading up to 20th-ranked SMU's first ACC home game against a traditional power coming off an undefeated regular season. The Mustangs' second game in their new league, after more than a month away from home, is just as anticipated. ...

No. 18 Pitt, No. 20 SMU have ACC championship in sights while Duke's Diaz returns to Miami

Oct. 31, 2024 13:01 PM EDT

Things to watch this week in the Atlantic Coast Conference: Game of the week No. 18 Pittsburgh (7-0, 3-0 ACC) at No. 20 SMU (7-1, 4-0), Saturday, 8 p.m. ET (ACC Network) Another week, another unexpected matchup for the top of the Atlantic Coast...

College football Week 10: Penn State's Allar tops list of ailing QBs in games involving Top 25 teams

Oct. 30, 2024 06:16 AM EDT

Quarterback health is among the major Week 10 storylines for games involving Top 25 teams. Penn State coach James Franklin said Drew Allar's availability might not be known until game time of Saturday's matchup between the No. 3 Nittany Lions and No. 4 Ohio State in Happy Valley. ...

No. 18 Pitt taking a 'wait and see' approach with QB Eli Holstein ahead of visit to No. 20 SMU

Oct. 28, 2024 16:24 PM EDT

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh coach Pat Narduzzi is keeping his cards close to the vest when it comes to quarterback Eli Holstein. Holstein, a redshirt freshman transfer from Alabama, exited in the fourth quarter of a 41-13 win over Syracuse last week with an undisclosed injury....

No. 19 Pitt is unbeaten as November looms. The Panthers believe their best is still ahead of them

Oct. 25, 2024 11:12 AM EDT

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Kyle Louis kept receipts. Mentally anyway. The Pittsburgh sophomore linebacker spent a portion of the run-up to the 19th-ranked Panthers' 80th meeting with Syracuse reading all about how the game figured to be a shootout, with Orange quarterback Kyle McCord...

It's a pick-6 party for No. 19 Pitt as the Panthers use 3 defensive TDs to drill Syracuse 41-13

Oct. 25, 2024 00:18 AM EDT

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh linebacker coach Ryan Manalac nicknamed his group "The Sharks” during training camp, an ode to their relentlessness and hunger. Manalac's players have leaned into it. And on Thursday night, the 19th-ranked Panthers and "The Sharks’ in the middle of...