With the regular season now complete, the 2025-2026 College Football Playoff debate primarily centers around two bubble teams: Miami and Notre Dame. As the only head coach to face both teams, Pittsburgh’s Pat Narduzzi feels strongly that only one should get in.
Pittsburgh head coach Pat Narduzzi was unable to get his team to win a meaningful contest in November to get into the College Football Playoff. That doesn’t mean Narduzzi is against trying to put his stamp on the final bracket.
PITTSBURGH — The recent lifting of transfer restrictions has caused a boom in transfer portal activity. Some teams rely almost solely on transfer additions and skimp on traditional high school recruiting.
PITTSBURGH — The Pitt Panthers' ACC Championship hopes died in Acrisure Stadium after a 38-7 loss to No. 12 Miami. In large part due to the performance of the Hurricanes' true freshman wide receiver, Malachi Toney.
PITTSBURGH — The No. 22 Pitt Panthers suffered an embarrassing, 38-7 defeat to No. 12 Miami at Acrisure Stadium in the regular season finale, with head coach Pat Narduzzi witnessing it all from start to finish.
PITTSBURGH - Fresh off a big-time upset vs. then-No. 16 Georgia Tech, Pitt Panthers head coach Pat Narduzzi has earned the title of Bear Bryant National Coach of the Week.
The Pitt Panthers' 42-28 win over No. 16 Georgia Tech nearly wasn't a win due to a poor coaching decision by Pat Narduzzi. Georgia Tech scored a touchdown to make it a 35-21 with 8:34 remaining in the fourth quarter, but Pitt still led.
PITTSBURGH — Pitt head coach Pat Narduzzi and James Franklin used to be the head coaches of two bitter in-state rivals. The two have traded distant shots at each other's programs in the past, like when Narduzzi called out Penn State numerous times for dodging its rivalry with Pitt, and when Franklin compared Pitt to beating Akron.
PITTSBURGH — Pitt Panthers true freshman defensive tackle Trevor Sommers will play in this week's game against Georgia Tech, Pat Narduzzi announced at his end of the week press conference.
One good piece of news for Pitt Panthers football this week was head coach Pat Narduzzi being named a semifinalist for the 2025 George Munger College Coach of the Year Award.
Despite an 0-2 start to the season, Notre Dame football has steadied itself from that initial wobble and is now on a collision course with the College Football Playoff.
Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman was not in the mood for pleasantries with Pitt rival Pat Narduzzi at the end of Saturday’s game. The Fighting Irish beat the Panthers 37-15 in Saturday’s rivalry game at Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh, Pa., in a game that was never particularly close.
It's a good thing hosting No. 9 Notre Dame didn't mean anything to No. 22 Pittsburgh head coach Pat Narduzzi on Saturday, because his team was outclassed from jumpstreet in a game the Fighting Irish entirely dominated for 60 minutes.
PITTSBURGH — The Pitt Panthers will host the No. 9-ranked Notre Dame Fighting Irish for the biggest game so far this season. Pitt had a much-needed bye last week to prepare for this game.
PITTSBURGH — College football head coaching legend and seven-time national champion Nick Saban joined Pittsburgh native Pat McAfee on his self-titled show, 'The Pat McAfee Show' on ESPN, as part of College GameDay hosting its show for the Pitt Panthers' top 25 matchup with No.
PITTSBURGH - If there's a moment in former Pitt Panthers quarterback Tyler Palko's collegiate career that stands out, it would be hard to find a better one than his postgame speech following an upset win against Notre Dame.
Thursday night, the West Virginia Mountaineers put it to the Pitt Panthers on the basketball court, winning 71-49 and improving to 4-0 on the young season.
PITTSBURGH - With the biggest game at Acrisure Stadium in at least a few years coming up this weekend, Pat Narduzzi sent a message to the fanbase. "It's noon," he said about the 12 p.m.
PITTSBURGH — The No. 22 Pitt Panthers head into their most important football game of the season and will have one of their best players back for it. Pitt head coach Pat Narduzzi announced on his radio show that senior running back Desmond Reid will play vs.
It is a top-25 matchup and the site of College Game Day as Notre Dame visits Pittsburgh. Notre Dame currently has a spot in the College Football Playoff, sitting ninth in the second set of rankings.
By now you've almost certainly seen it, as Pittsburgh head coach Pat Narduzzi took "downplaying" to a new level in discussing his expectations for Saturday's game against Notre Dame.
Pittsburgh Panthers head coach Pat Narduzzi raised eyebrows with a shocking take on Saturday’s Notre Dame showdown. While fans and media call it a must-win, Narduzzi dismissed that narrative entirely, prioritizing ACC games over the high-profile matchup.
The Pittsburgh Panthers football program is stuck in a perpetual state of mediocrity under head coach Pat Narduzzi, and there might not be an easy way for the program to escape it.