The Panthers were ranked 6th in the coastal division in preseason polling by ACC media members. Then, in the season opener against Youngstown State, reigning ACC Player of the Year and All-American RB James Conner tore his MCL and was knocked out for the year. On top of that, returning QB Chad Voytik was benched for a guy who only arrived at Pitt in March.
Naturally, then, this Pitt team is now 3-1 after beating Virginia Tech in Blacksburg last week. Their lone loss was at Iowa, a team that just won a road game at Wisconsin.