Two defensive-minded head coaches with high-scoring offenses at their disposal will watch their teams clash in the cold at Yankee Stadium later this month.
Pitt's Pat Narduzzi and Northwestern's Pat Fitzgerald are in many ways cut from the same cloth. This year they have teams that aren't too different, either. With a couple of weeks to go before the New Era Pinstripe Bowl, we take a look at how the two programs stack up heading into the postseason.
How to beat Pitt: When a defense ranks 127th in pass defense (note: there are 128 FBS teams), that provides a fine starting point for opposing coaches as they begin to devise a game plan.