Pitt quarterback Jeff George Jr. earned a promotion and is now the Panthers’ second-stringer, according to Pitt head coach Pat Narduzzi, who announced the move during a press conference on Monday. George displaced Ricky Town, a former four-star recruit and USC signee.
”Right now, Jeff would be the guy,” Narduzzi responded when asked to name his current backup. “We have confidence in Ricky, as well. [But] Jeff has come in and really picked stuff up well.”
While Narduzzi and the Pitt coaching staff are privy to a closer look at their personnel than the media and fans, it’s unclear what prompted the shakeup, as George’s lone accomplishment at Pitt thus far is throwing an incomplete pass while posing as a punter against Notre Dame.