Heading into Pitt’s matchup with Wake Forest, the focus was firmly fixed on Panthers running backs Qadree Ollison and Darrin Hall, as Ollison entered the game with 1,054 rushing yards on the season and Hall was in the hunt for a 1,000-yard year himself, with 844 yards of his own. On top of that, Wake Forest was set to field the 101st-ranked rushing defense in the country.
However, despite the apparent mismatch, the Demon Deacons arrived at Groves Stadium as fixated on the Pitt running backs as the rest of the nation and proved equal to the task of shutting them down.