Christian Veilleux will make his debut as Pitt’s starting quarterback on Saturday when the Panthers host No. 14 Louisville at Acrisure Stadium.
It’s a big moment for the Penn State transfer, who will be making his first career start after appearing in five games over two seasons with the Nittany Lions and two games in reserve duty with Pitt so far this season.
So when he walks onto the field for the Panthers’ first series Saturday night, it will be a culmination of sorts, and Donovan Dooley, a quarterback coach based in Michigan who has known Veilleux for 10 years, thinks he is ready for it.
“He’s always been able to persevere, even when he was at Penn State and going through that, and he understood that, hey, when an opportunity comes, you have to seize the moment,” Dooley told Panther-Lair.com.
“And the moment’s now, so he has to do what he has to do.”
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It’s a big moment for the Penn State transfer, who will be making his first career start after appearing in five games over two seasons with the Nittany Lions and two games in reserve duty with Pitt so far this season.
So when he walks onto the field for the Panthers’ first series Saturday night, it will be a culmination of sorts, and Donovan Dooley, a quarterback coach based in Michigan who has known Veilleux for 10 years, thinks he is ready for it.
“He’s always been able to persevere, even when he was at Penn State and going through that, and he understood that, hey, when an opportunity comes, you have to seize the moment,” Dooley told Panther-Lair.com.
“And the moment’s now, so he has to do what he has to do.”
Panther-lair - Veilleux is 'ready for the moment,' says QB coach
Saturday will be a big moment for Christian Veilleux, and his QB coach thinks he's ready for it.
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