Jeff Capel is in his fifth season at Pittsburgh, and he’s a little lucky to be here after a dreadful 11-21 campaign in 2022. Pitt has still yet to finish a season with a winning overall record under Capel, let alone a winning conference record. Roster turnover has made it difficult to establish any sort of continuity.
There’s very little continuity on this edition of Pitt, either, but Capel did exactly what Kevin Keatts did after last season: hit the portal to add experience. Three of the Panthers’ starters are veteran transfers; combined, they’ve played in more than 300 games.