Pitt vs. Clemson Receives Second Highest ESPN Broadcast Crew

Pitt has perhaps its toughest test of the season this weekend against No. 23 Clemson.

Pitt has received a top ESPN crew for the matchup against Clemson. Sean McDonough will handle play-by-play duties, Greg McElroy will serve as his analyst and Molly McGrath will report from the sideline.

Bill Hillgrove — in his 51st season as the voice of the Pitt Panthers — will handle play-by-play duties on 93.7 the Fan and the Pitt Radio Network as usual, with Pat Bostick serving as his analyst and Larry Richert and Dorin Dickerson reporting from the field at Acrisure Stadium.

Pitt is coming off its worst performance of the season against Virginia. The Panthers came out flat, failed to adjust and went out with a whimper against Virginia. Pat Narduzzi blamed himself for the second weekend in a row.

“It starts with me, starts with our coaches putting our kids in position to make plays,” Narduzzi said Saturday night. “We had way too many penalties in the first half offensively. Again, we got iPads. So I’m seeing a lot of things on iPads. But we lost as a team. Again, it starts with me. I’ve got to do a better job getting our guys prepared. I thought we had a great week of practice, but Virginia came in with a week off and did a nice job.”

The Panthers dropped to 7-2 (3-2 ACC) with the loss to Virginia, a Cavaliers squad that entered as a 7.5-point underdog, and the record doesn’t do a good job highlighting the hole they’ve fallen into over the last month.

But there’s no time to waste. Clemson is coming to town for a big matchup, and Narduzzi recognizes that the Tigers are still the gold standard.

“We closed that last night,” Narduzzi said Monday at his weekly presser. “We’re heading on to Clemson, maybe the best football team we’ve played this year. I shouldn’t say maybe. They are. They’re 315 across the line on their defensive line. They’ve got some big dudes. They’re athletic, a bunch of first rounders on defense and offense.”

Pitt vs. Clemson is scheduled to kick off at Acrisure Stadium at noon on Saturday on ESPN.

Television — ESPN

Sean McDonough (play-by-play)

Greg McElroy (analyst)

Molly McGrath (reporter)

Radio — 93.7 The Fan, Pitt Panthers Radio Network 

Bill Hillgrove (play-by-play)

Pat Bostick (analyst)

Larry Richert and Dorin Dickerson (reporters)

SiriusXM Satellite Radio

Channels 138 or 193 or on the SiriusXM app

WPTS Radio (Pitt Student Station) — 92.1 FM