Northwestern (6-6 overall, 5-4 Big Ten) will take on Pittsburgh (8-4, 5-3 ACC) in the Pinstripe Bowl at Yankee Stadium on Wednesday, December 28th at 1:00 p.m. CST.
The Panthers, led by running back James Conner and quarterback Nathan Peterman, have been one of the FBS’ most explosive teams this season while Northwestern has used big years from Justin Jackson and Austin Carr to turn around a campaign that once looked dead in the water. Let’s dig into how Pittsburgh got to this point:
1. This isn’t your usual Pittsburgh offense
A college linebacker, Pittsbugh head coach Pat Narduzzi was a defensive coordinator for Miami (OH), Cincinnati and Michigan State before he was hired by Pitt two years ago.