Michigan State is back in a New Year’s Six Bowl for the first time since the Spartans made the College Football Playoff back in 2015. MSU will face the champions of the ACC, the Pittsburgh Panthers. These teams have not faced off in a while (since 2007), so let’s get to know the Spartans’ Peach Bowl opponent.
School: University of Pittsburgh
Nickname: Panthers
Conference: ACC (Coastal Division)
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Head Coach: Pat Narduzzi (seventh season, 53-36)
Record: 11-2
Mascot: Roc the Panther
All Time Series: MSU leads 6-0-1 (last meeting was in 2007)
While it has been more than a decade since these two teams played, there are some familiar faces, namely Pittsburgh head coach Pat Narduzzi, who was a longtime defebsive coordinator for Mark Dantonio and Michigan State.