Pitt Panthers head coach Pat Narduzzi made a number of controversial decisions prior and during their six-overtime defeat to Toledo in the GameAbove Sports Bowl at Ford Field. Narduzzi gave redshirt freshman/walk-on David Lynch starting quarterback duties against the Rockets.

Pat Narduzzi clearly didn’t go to the Herm Edwards School of Coaching. Social media and college football fans ripped the Pittsburgh coach for opting for a conservative strategy that ultimately backfired in Pittsburgh’s 48-46 loss in six overtimes to Toledo on Thursday in the GameAbove Sports Bowl.

In a thrilling, six-overtime contest, Pitt football fell to the Toledo Rockets 48-46 in the GameAbove Sports Bowl at Ford Field in Detroit, Mich.

In a contest that lasted nearly five hours and went into a record six overtimes, Jason Candle’s Toledo club outlasted Pitt 48-46 to capture the 2024 GameAboveSp

Hard to believe anyone knew the name of the game — GameAbov Sports Bowl — that saw Toledo outlast Pitt, 48-46, in six overtimes. Just think if Pitt had not blocked a Rockets TD early and returned it for two points, the 34 points scored in the extra sessions might have been avoided.

Nothing about Pat Narduzzi’s 10th season should be shocking news for anyone who has followed the passionate coach throughout his time at Pitt. He loves his players. Sincerely, I believe. Many of them love him back,