If you’re wondering where the “Pitt Week in Review” feature went, it’s been replaced by this until the end of the college football season. If you really want to catch up on the last week of Pitt news, we suggest you just read the last week of columns here on Pittsburgh Sports Now.
THE BIG LEAD:
Pitt avoids a potential trap game and defeats Villanova 28-7 in their home opener.
PHOTOS:
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James Conner leads Pitt out of the tunnel before the season opener against Villanova (Photo credit: David Hague)
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Jester Weah receives TD pass in opener against Villanova (Photo credit: David Hague)
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Ejuan Price (Photo credit: David Hague)
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THE RETURN OF CONNER:
James Conner in his first game back: scores two touchdowns, makes grown men cry. (Also makes ESPN as their AT&T ‘Best of the Best’ from last week).
https://twitter.com/thejoshbanks/status/772142068835635200
Pitt alumni and football players across the country tweet their congratulations. (And Ellen DeGeneres).
KEYS TO THE GAME:
AFTERMATH:
LOOKING AHEAD:
It’s all anyone has talked since the schedule was announced and next week the Penn State Nittany Lions come to town, rekindling what was once one of the biggest rivalries in the country. It’s now known as the “Keystone Classic” but literally no one will ever call it that.
KNOW YOUR ENEMY:
EXTENDED COVERAGE: