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View from the other side: Pitt beat writer breaks down Toledo’s bowl opponent

One of the most memorable wins in University of Toledo history came against Pittsburgh in 2003.

Those Panthers were ranked in the top 10. The 2024 Panthers enter the GameAbove Sports Bowl on a five-game losing streak, so a Toledo win wouldn’t be historic. Or would it?

If the Rockets knock off Pitt, it would be their second power conference win of the season, a feat UT has only accomplished once: defeating Arkansas and Iowa State in 2015. So history is at play when Toledo and Pitt line up the day after Christmas.

We checked in with the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s Pitt beat reporter, Stephen Thompson, to get a pulse on all things Panthers.