BLACKSBURG, Va. - All Pitt needed was a yard and a half..
54 inches to hold onto the slim hopes of a bowl game. 54 inches to salvage a decent win from a season that was bereft of such things despite plenty of opportunities.
And just like Pitt had opportunities for decent wins this season, the Panthers had opportunities to beat Virginia Tech on Saturday at Lane Stadium. Multiple opportunities, ranging from a missed field goal to a run defense that became porous in the fourth quarter.
But nothing was more acute, more precise, more on-the-point than the final four plays of the game. Pitt had four chances to gain 54 inches and beat Virginia Tech. And Pitt failed.
https://pittsburgh.rivals.com/news/pitt-comes-up-18-inches-short
54 inches to hold onto the slim hopes of a bowl game. 54 inches to salvage a decent win from a season that was bereft of such things despite plenty of opportunities.
And just like Pitt had opportunities for decent wins this season, the Panthers had opportunities to beat Virginia Tech on Saturday at Lane Stadium. Multiple opportunities, ranging from a missed field goal to a run defense that became porous in the fourth quarter.
But nothing was more acute, more precise, more on-the-point than the final four plays of the game. Pitt had four chances to gain 54 inches and beat Virginia Tech. And Pitt failed.
https://pittsburgh.rivals.com/news/pitt-comes-up-18-inches-short
