The Iowa game mentioned below is the second of three consecutive away games in the months of September and early October. The teams in the first two of those three games; Akron (5-7 in ’14), Iowa (7-6) and then Virginia Tech (7-6) accounted for two of our seven losses last season. This will be, to me anyway, a benchmark for Narduzzi. If he isn’t 3-1 or at the very least 2-2 after the first four games it will be very disappointing… even if three of those games are away.
Narduzzi is working with 17 returning starters, less any starter changes he makes in fall camp, so that has to work in his favor. Plus he is the best defensive mind ever to coach in college football.
PITT’S GAME AT IOWA TO KICK AT 8 P.M.
PITTSBURGH—The Pitt football team’s Sept. 19 game at Iowa will kick off at 8 p.m. (ET), and be televised by the Big Ten Network, it was announced today.
This is the first kickoff time announced for the Panthers’ 2015 schedule. Additional start times will be announced once television arrangements have been confirmed. Pitt and Iowa have played six prior times and the series is tied, 3-3. The Hawkeyes rallied for a 24-20 win at Heinz Field last year.
Season tickets and mini-plans for the 2015 Pitt football season are now on sale. Call the Pitt Ticket Office at (800) 643-PITT (7488) or log on to PittsburghPanthers.com. First-year head coach Pat Narduzzi will have 17 returning starters at his disposal this fall, including All-America running back James Conner, the reigning ACC Player of the Year, and dynamic wide receiver Tyler Boyd.
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