A year ago, the Pitt football program had enjoyed its second straight 8-win regular season. Those victories included big wins over rival Penn State and eventual national champion Clemson. Now, 12 months later, the program has a different feel.
The luster of those big wins wore off pretty quickly. The Panthers were taken to overtime by Youngstown State in the season opener and were beaten badly against Penn State, losing by 19 points in arguably the team’s biggest game of the season. Week Three brought an even uglier loss as Pitt was blown out of the water at home by Oklahoma State, losing 59-21.