Pitt wasn’t picked to win the ACC’s Coastal Division in 2021.
Pat Narduzzi’s group came in fourth in the preseason voting for the Coastal, trailing North Carolina, Miami and Virginia Tech. Three teams in the Atlantic Division - preseason favorite Clemson, N.C. State and Boston College - received more preseason votes than Pitt.
That’s six of the ACC’s 14 teams, all picked to finish ahead of the Panthers, whose projection had them somewhere in the dead middle of the Coastal Division.
And yet, on Saturday night, in front of an announced crowd of 45,183, there were the Panthers, celebrating on the team’s logo in the center of Heinz Field after their 48-38 win over Virginia clinched the Coastal and a spot in the ACC Championship Game on Dec. 4 in Charlotte.
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Pat Narduzzi’s group came in fourth in the preseason voting for the Coastal, trailing North Carolina, Miami and Virginia Tech. Three teams in the Atlantic Division - preseason favorite Clemson, N.C. State and Boston College - received more preseason votes than Pitt.
That’s six of the ACC’s 14 teams, all picked to finish ahead of the Panthers, whose projection had them somewhere in the dead middle of the Coastal Division.
And yet, on Saturday night, in front of an announced crowd of 45,183, there were the Panthers, celebrating on the team’s logo in the center of Heinz Field after their 48-38 win over Virginia clinched the Coastal and a spot in the ACC Championship Game on Dec. 4 in Charlotte.
Panther-lair - Picked fourth and finished first: Pitt surpasses expectations in Coastal
Pitt wasn’t picked to win the ACC’s Coastal Division in 2021.
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