In case you haven't heard, Pitt has a moderately important game on Thursday night against the Virginia Tech Hokies. It could serve as a de facto elimination game of sorts in the race for the ACC Coastal Division title - particularly for the Panthers, who have already lost to North Carolina. The Panthers are hoping that despite potentially bad weather that students and fans will still turn out.
Because the game is on a Thursday, some students will have late afternoon or night classes. On Monday, the Panther Pitt issued a formal request for help from the head football coach Pat Narduzzi, as well as athletics director Scott Barnes and Chancellor Gallagher:
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