The Pitt Panthers weren’t far from being in the Top 25 of the first major preseason poll.
In the first Preseason USA Today Coaches Poll, Pat Narduzzi’s team came in at No. 30.
This poll is done with 63 head coaches at the Football Bowl schools. Each coach submits a Top 25 with a first-place vote worth 25 points, second place 24 points and so on down to one point for 25th.
Three ACC schools made the Top 25: Florida State No. 8, Clemson No. 9 and North Carolina No. 20.
Here was the complete Top 25.
1. Georgia
2. Michigan
3. Alabama
4. Ohio State
5. LSU
6. USC
7. Penn State
8. Florida State
9. Clemson
10. Tennessee
11. Washington
12. Texas
13. Notre Dame
14. Utah
15. Oregon
16. TCU
17. Kansas State
18. Oregon State
19. Oklahoma
20. North Carolina
21. Wisconsin
22. Ole Miss
23. Tulane
24. Texas Tech
25. Texas A&M.
Let me take a wild guess…
Franklin gave Pitt a 1 (maybe even a zero from a Zero).
Doesn’t really matter where you start, just where you end. Just win and it will take care of itself.
H2P!
Agree and don’t lose games that should have been won…GT & L’ville 🤦