Pitt returns perhaps the best offensive line in the ACC and a backfield brimming with talent and depth.
It is no secret the Panthers are going to run the ball this season. But it is the way in which they run the ball that sets them apart in the league.
Pitt has taken an old-school approach that is more Big Ten than ACC, resurrected under Paul Chryst in 2012 and now carried forward under Pat Narduzzi. Their Big Ten backgrounds clearly influenced their philosophies, not to mention the persona of Pittsburgh itself.
That is not to say the Panthers value the run any more than the teams that now employ hurry-up spread offenses.