While Pitt fully embraced the rivalry aspect of Saturday’s game, Penn State head coach James Franklin and his team seemed a little less inclined to do so.
So how did players from both sides feel after Pitt’s narrow 42-39 thriller on Saturday? Still a bit mixed, actually.
Pitt, as they were before, seems all in here.
“To say that this isn’t a rivalry game for us, that’s not true at all,” said quarterback Nathan Peterman. We were ready and we wanted this win, and I think it showed out there.”
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Hopefully they think this is a rivalry now.