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A stout defense and special teams units kept Syracuse in the game early, but Pittsburgh rode quarterback Kenny Pickett to a big second half.
In the end, the Panthers (2-0, 1-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) defeated Syracuse (0-2, 0-2) by two scores, 21-10. Syracuse enters its first home game preparation week with many issues to address, as the same problems that plagued the Orange against North Carolina last week resurfaced against Pitt.
Here are three takeaways from the game:
Deja Vu
With 10:33 left in the second quarter, Rex Culpepper took the snap in the shotgun, twirled it once, then launched a touch pass down the sideline to Taj Harris, who tiptoed all the way into the endzone for his first touchdown of the season.