I have read the tweets.
I have seen the comments.
I have heard the pleas.
So has Pat Narduzzi.
The thing is, I don't have discretion over who starts at quarterback for Pitt.
Now at 4-3 overall and 1-2 in conference play, the defending ACC champion officially has its back against the wall. There is a very realistic -- and at this point, likely -- possibility that Pitt loses both of its next games, at No. 21 North Carolina on Saturday, and against No. 16 Syracuse the following week. That would totally eliminate the Panthers from title contention and place them inside of a mid-tier bowl game.