ATLANTA - What was Pat Narduzzi's final words to Chris Blewitt when Pitt's junior kicker ran onto the sidelines to attempt a game-winning 56-yard field goal against Georgia Tech on Saturday?
What wisdom did the first-year head coach offer to the player whose leg could potentially win the game?
What levity or perspective did Pitt's leader offer to its most important player at that particular moment, with the team on the verge of taking a big step forward in a season that continues to grow in its accomplishments?
In a word, Narduzzi said nothing.
"You don't talk to those guys; you just let them kick," Narduzzi said after the game. "Are you kidding me? You ice the other guy and you don't talk to your guy."
Given the outcome, Narduzzi might have taken the right approach, as Blewitt had enough leg to power the kick through the uprights for the longest field goal in Pitt history, one that gave the Panthers a 31-28 lead that would hold up for the final minute of a win over Georgia Tech to improve to 5-1 overall and 3-0 in the ACC.
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What wisdom did the first-year head coach offer to the player whose leg could potentially win the game?
What levity or perspective did Pitt's leader offer to its most important player at that particular moment, with the team on the verge of taking a big step forward in a season that continues to grow in its accomplishments?
In a word, Narduzzi said nothing.
"You don't talk to those guys; you just let them kick," Narduzzi said after the game. "Are you kidding me? You ice the other guy and you don't talk to your guy."
Given the outcome, Narduzzi might have taken the right approach, as Blewitt had enough leg to power the kick through the uprights for the longest field goal in Pitt history, one that gave the Panthers a 31-28 lead that would hold up for the final minute of a win over Georgia Tech to improve to 5-1 overall and 3-0 in the ACC.
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