Pitt has lost two games this year, both at home. The first was a real head-scratcher to Western Michigan. The second was to Miami the day before Halloween. This game is more instructive to how Carolina can upset the Panthers.
Miami’s redshirt freshman quarterback Tyler Van Dyke played his best game of the season against Pitt, riding a crescendo that began after a tough, close loss to UNC that included three picks to only one touchdown.
After that loss, he led the Hurricanes to an upset win over NCSU, throwing for 325 yards on 25/33 passing. What was even more impressive than his stat line was the fact that he said this prior to the game:
“Yeah, NC State has a great defense… What are they?