Our standard caveat about the Covid season is that everyone deserves a pass. It pains us to say it but we can’t say that absolutely about Jeff Capel and Pitt.
The reason why we can’t say it is because there was so much turmoil at the end of the season that is still unexplained. Pitt had some potential last year but things went south after an 8-2 start. The Panthers quickly fell to 9-9 and finished 10-12. Pitt missed six games due to Covid.
But that wasn’t the worst of it.
Within just a few days, and at a key part of the season, Xavier Johnson and Au’Diese Toney either left the team or were removed from it (both were called mutual decisions) and both were key players.