An entire year of practice has come down to the final game.
For Toledo, it represents the end of a star-studded senior class that dealt with a shortened coronavirus season, won a Mid-American Conference championship, played for another, won 11 consecutive games, spent multiple weeks ranked in the top 25, and demolished Mississippi State.
Finishing their careers with a victory over Pittsburgh would be a suitable sendoff.
"The senior class that you're talking about are guys that have lived through some really hard moments here at Toledo," Rockets coach Jason Candle said. "You've got guys that have went through losing a teammate.