Pitt Offense Fights Back in Second Scrimmage

What fueled the lopsided outcome in Scrimmage No. 1 was a flurry of turnovers. According to Pitt's head coach, the Eli Holstein-led crew showed a major clean up in that area.

"We're getting a lot of good work in with three groups working. One turnover in the entire scrimmage. Anytime you do that, you've got to eliminate those in that many plays,...135 plays or so, not counting special teams, you've got a chance to win the game," Narduzzi said. "So, the offense came out with the victory." 

"Some nice plays, threw the ball well and protected the ball, so that made a head coach happy. I can tell you that. It makes me have a better Sunday than if we don't take care of business," Narduzzi said. "So, I was happy with the way the guys played. Deuce Spann had some nice plays." 

"I think we ran the ball solid. Zion (Fowler-El) had a nice catch down the middle. Deuce (Spann) had a nice touchdown catch. You know, just some good plays made overall offensively...it wasn't like things were wide open, but...guys made plays."

Asked midway through his segment of the press conference whether it would be risky to be excessively optimistic about the Pitt offense.

“We've got a long way to go...I'm just giving you the highlights," Narduzzi said. "I didn't give you any low lights, but we've got a long way to go. We always do. Shoot, I'm going to say that in mid-August, that we still have a long way to go, but I like the way our guys are working."

"I'm always a positive guy," Narduzzi added. "I'm optimistic, but I won't be as optimistic when I get in with the offense, talk about those turnovers today. Actually, today were takeaways, like I said, but we've got to protect the ball."