Matt Galambos stopped a threatening Virginia drive to start the second half and put Pitt in the driver's seat.
It was Homecoming and Pitt was cruising.
With the score 17-3 in favor of the Panthers, quarterback Nathan Peterman had a "what happened" moment with a gift-wrapped defensive touchdown to give a dead Virginia Cavaliers team life at Heinz Field yesterday. That cut the lead to 17-10 and made a game of things.
With a close score to kick off the second half, Virginia drove 47 yards on seven plays to start the third quarter. The Cavaliers were driving and the Panthers defense looked flat.