Pitt dropped a close game to No. 5 Notre Dame on Saturday, losing 19-14. One of the key plays from that game was a late 4th down play where Pitt tried a fake punt.
Adding some context, Pitt trailed at that point 19-14 with about three and a half minutes left in the game. The Panthers were on their own 45-yard line and had a pair of timeouts left so punting the ball away there could have been seen as a possibility, I suppose. But needing only four yards for a first down, keeping the offense on the field made more sense to me.