ABOUT PITTSBURGH (7-3, 5-1): Freshman Qadree Ollison rushed for 111 of the Panthers’ 268 yards rushing – their most versus an FBS opponent this season – and Nate Peterman threw for three TDs in the throttling of the Blue Devils.
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“Seven wins is awesome”, said Pitt linebacker Mike Caprara. The Panthers are already in the postseason, but a strong finish would give the team nine regular season wins and a chance at a very nice bowl game. It’s win No. 8.
Not that the Panthers are getting ahead of themselves, which is probably wise considering the way the Cardinals are playing. The Cardinals had won six of seven thanks in part to a defense that founds its legs while the offense sorted itself out under Bolin. “We stuck to our beliefs and didn’t change how we believe you should practice and how you should prepare for a game”. “We did make a few plays throwing it but we weren’t consistent enough”. Sorry, the days when the Panthers get tight in tight situations are over.
Louisville isn’t quite the offensive powerhouse of previous iterations under Petrino. Knocking off the Panthers with rival Kentucky looming in the finale would improve the Cardinals’ spot in the bowl pecking order.
Petrino is undoubtedly eager to get on with preparations for next Saturday’s game against United Kingdom in Commonwealth Stadium because his team certainly turned in a forgettable performance while losing 45-34 to Pitt. The Panthers’ only losses this season have been narrow defeats at the hands of the well-regarded trio of Notre Dame, North Carolina and Iowa.
“We’re not anxious about road games anymore”, Narduzzi said. “We’re anxious about home games, and we have to win at Heinz Field here”.
“Give Louisville credit, they made a few plays”, Narduzzi said. “I wanted to join these guys and a bunch of guys from the WPIAL”. “We were able to start clicking on offense and hitting on cylinders”. Watch Louisville Cardinals vs Pittsburgh Panthers live stream online NCAA College Football 11/21/2015 TV broadcast coverage, live scores, Game Kickoff time & schedule and Radio Commentary info here.
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“Well, obviously our kids are excited about win number eight, which is just another step forward”, Naduzzi said. “Kyle didn’t do a great job of mixing the ball around and understanding what was coming, and then made a few errors on our checks”. “I said, ‘Hey, we aren’t anxious about winning this game, it’s just by how many points are we going to win this game?’ That’s kind of the attitude”. He tossed three touchdowns versus Duke, none of them to Boyd.
