With all the talk about procedure penalties - after admittedly a very bad game on that front - here's what this season has looked like on a game-by-game basis.
False starts/illegal formations/illegal shifts/delay of game penalties on Pitt's offense:
Kent State - 0
Cincinnati - 0
West Virginia - 3 false starts (Taylor, Mumpfield, K. Johnson)
Youngstown State - 2 false starts (Enos, unspecified), 1 illegal formation
North Carolina - 1 false start (Lee)
Cal - 0
Syracuse - 0
SMU - 1 false start (Cooper)
Virginia - 2 false starts (R. Williams, Enos), 1 illegal shift, 1 delay of game
Clemson - 3 false starts (Collier, BJ Williams Bartholomew), 1 illegal formation, 1 delay of game
So that's 17 total procedure penalties on Pitt's offense through 10 games - with 9 of them coming in the last two games. I don't think that uptick in procedure penalties is unconnected to the changes in personnel, particularly at quarterback (where a new voice can change how the cadence is perceived) and on the offensive line.
False starts/illegal formations/illegal shifts/delay of game penalties on Pitt's offense:
Kent State - 0
Cincinnati - 0
West Virginia - 3 false starts (Taylor, Mumpfield, K. Johnson)
Youngstown State - 2 false starts (Enos, unspecified), 1 illegal formation
North Carolina - 1 false start (Lee)
Cal - 0
Syracuse - 0
SMU - 1 false start (Cooper)
Virginia - 2 false starts (R. Williams, Enos), 1 illegal shift, 1 delay of game
Clemson - 3 false starts (Collier, BJ Williams Bartholomew), 1 illegal formation, 1 delay of game
So that's 17 total procedure penalties on Pitt's offense through 10 games - with 9 of them coming in the last two games. I don't think that uptick in procedure penalties is unconnected to the changes in personnel, particularly at quarterback (where a new voice can change how the cadence is perceived) and on the offensive line.
