Pitt’s quarterback hierarchy seemed to be settled heading into the conference matchup with Syracuse in Week 6, as Max Browne had a breakout game against Rice the previous week and apparently put an end to the competition between himself and Ben DiNucci for the starting job.
However, after Browne was sidelined with an injury to his throwing arm against the Orange on Saturday, head coach Pat Narduzzi announced he would miss “a couple weeks” during his postgame press conference, raising a few questions about the future of the position.
The presumption was that DiNucci would get the start in the upcoming matchup with No.