Holy moly, October 2 just gave us one of the wildest finishes of the early college football season, with Pitt pulling off a 35-33 stunner over Virginia Tech after a missed Hokies field goal that seriously looked like it should have gone through. The whole thing was a nail-biter right down to the wire, leaving Virginia Tech fans wondering if they got absolutely robbed.
Narduzzi Drops the Mic on the Disrespect
You wanna talk about disrespect? Both these teams, Pitt and Virginia Tech, came into this game 4-0, and ZERO love from the voters. This will live on in infamy as the first time ever two 4-0 major conference teams squared off unranked. And man, Pitt Head Coach Pat Narduzzi was having NONE of it after the game. He didn’t mince words in his postgame on-field interview, saying, “Wow. We’ve got a helluva football team. Now any of those voters out there, if they wake their asses up, they might figure that out. And I’ll tell you what, we beat a damn good football team in Virginia Tech.” You can feel the frustration, right? The guy’s team is winning, showing up week after week, and still getting ignored.
A Thriller That Lived Up to the Hype
Despite the lack of respect from the polls, what these two teams delivered was exactly what college football fans live for. Virginia Tech rolled out the “Enter Sandman” carpet at Lane Stadium and rocketed to a 14-0 lead. You’re thinking, “Here we go, James Franklin is building something.” But Pitt, even after losing starting quarterback Mason Heintschel, just wouldn’t quit. It turned into a sloppy affair, but Pitt’s stubbornness ultimately secured the big win. The ACC’s place in the current college football landscape has been a hot topic since realignment, but on Friday night, it gave everyone a fantastic football game.
Now at 5-0 with a win like that, it’s impossible to keep Pitt out of the top 25. Narduzzi won’t have to worry about the voters sleeping on them next week when they host Bill Belichick and North Carolina. This team’s proven they belong, and the rest of the country is gonna have to wake their asses up and pay attention.
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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