Pitt handled its business early last week, knocking off Syracuse, 41-13, on Thursday night, and the Panthers were able to watch the rest of the week unfold from the couch.
It wasn’t the wildest week of college football, but a couple more unbeaten teams fell from the ranks.
Pitt is one of eight FBS programs that remains unbeaten through Week 8. And the Panthers are one of five Power Four programs and two ACC programs.
The undefeated teams include Army, BYU, Indiana, Iowa State, Miami, Oregon, Penn State and Pitt — with Liberty and No. 24 Navy falling over the weekend.
Pitt is 7-0 for the first time since 1982, one of the two undefeated schools in the ACC, and the Panthers are riding a high that hasn’t been felt since the ACC title-winning season in 2021.
A matchup against SMU will very likely be the first ranked matchup for the Panthers since hosting Tennessee in 2022.
It’s a matchup that drew College GameDay hype (ultimately ending up at Penn State vs. Ohio State in State College, Pa.) and will have conference and national storylines.
“Again, team win overall,” Narduzzi said Thursday night. “Moving on to the next, SMU. Big game down in Dallas. Looking forward to it.”
It’s a big game, the biggest in years. The ACC is still talked about as a three-team race between Miami, Clemson and SMU. ESPN gives Pitt a 2.4% chance to win the conference, behind the three aforementioned teams by a considerable margin.
A win against SMU would go a very long way in establishing Pitt as a legitimate conference (and Playoff) contender. And make the November matchup against Clemson that much bigger.
SMU is a good team, with an offense capable of scoring points in bunches, but the Pitt defense is coming off the best performance of the season. And Jennings threw three interceptions and fumbled the ball four times against Duke, losing two. It’s another big opportunity for the defense.
Pitt, of course, is coming off a 41-13 drubbing of Syracuse Thursday night, improving to 7-0 for the first time since 1982. A win against SMU would improve the Panthers to 8-0 for the first time since 1981.
Pitt and SMU are scheduled to kickoff at Gerald J. Ford Stadium next Saturday at 8 p.m. on ACC Network.
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