Pitt completes 2020 schedule with addition of Austin Peay

Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty ImagesPitt’s attempts to schedule a non-conference opponent turned into quite a saga, as the program lost Marshall, Miami (Ohio), Notre Dame and Richmond as non-ACC foes. But that issue was put to rest on Tuesday, as Pitt athletic director Heather Lyke announced the addition of Austin Peay to the schedule.

The FCS program went 11-4 and made its first playoff appearance in 2019. However, the Governors notably abstained from scheduling big-name opponents early in the season as they often have in the past. Austin Peay’s most recent contests with FBS teams include a 45-0 shutout at the hands of Georgia on Sept. 1, 2018, and a 73-33 rout by UCF on Oct. 28, 2017. The…