Pitt will travel to Louisville tomorrow with both Eli Holstein and Nate Yarnell in tow, but there isn’t a confirmed starter yet.
Pat Narduzzi announced Thursday at his weekly presser that Eli Holstein is cleared to play against Louisville, after not being cleared last weekend, but he declined to name a starter.
If Holstein is unable to go, Ty Dieffenbach and walk-on David Lynch would back up Nate Yarnell, who started against Clemson.
Yarnell completed 34-of-50 pass attempts for 350 yards with a touchdown and an interception against Clemson, but he was sacked eight times and hit 10 more times in a gritty performance.
Holstein burst onto the scene as a second-year freshman this season, starting his collegiate career with a whole lot of yards and touchdowns (and back-to-back comeback wins against Cincinnati and West Virginia), but he’s struggled in his last four games and been knocked out of two of his last three games with apparent head injuries.
Holstein took a late, high hit from Virginia linebacker Trey McDonaldas he slid on a second-and-4 play midway through the third quarter. Holstein was helped off the field, went to the medical tent and left for the the locker room.
He’s completed 177-of-286 pass attempts for 2,176 yards with 17 touchdowns and six interceptions, adding 323 yards and three touchdowns on the ground, this season.
The starter against Louisville will become clear during warmups against Louisville on Saturday afternoon.
Pitt is scheduled to kickoff against Louisville at L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium at 4 p.m.
