No. 25 Pitt looking to keep Syracuse on slide

Gene Chizik has completely turned around North Carolina’s defense, and the results couldn’t be more apparent. “We just have to learn to win these types of games”. The Tar Heels averaged 6.6 yards per play in posting 422 yards of total offense. Turner paved the way for Elijah Hood to rush for 101 yards and a pair of 3-yard touchdown runs. He accounted for 40 percent of Pitt’s offensive putout for the game. It will be a close game and will probably come down to the wire, I can’t imagine the Pitt winning this one by a whole heap of points.

Dungey finished 21 for 30 for 210 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions.

Pitt: WR Tyler Boyd, who has 41 catches for 396 yards and four TDs this season, is the most prolific receiver in school history with 204 career catches, ahead of Devin Street (202), Latef Grim (178), Antonio Bryant (173), and Larry Fitzgerald (161). Watch Pittsburgh Panthers vs Syracuse Orange live stream online NCAA College Football ESPNU TV broadcast coverage, live scores, Game Kickoff time & schedule and Radio Commentary info here.

The big rushing performance comes on the heels of a 420-yard passing day against Boston College last week. Later, Syracuse managed to force Pittsburgh into a fourth-and-seven, but Pitt got creative.

Over the offseason, the “fourth quarter” to Pitt players meant getting up before the sun and going through more than an hour of grueling workouts.

The Orange (3-4, 1-2) led 17-13 at the half after the teams combined to score 17 points in the final 1:37 of the second quarter.

Syracuse true freshman quarterback Eric Dungey played very well before being blasted by linebacker Nicholas Grigsby in the third quarter. Per ESPN.com, Galambos is the only linebacker in the nation since 2006 to record an interception and a reception in the same game. In the last five seasons, only five other teams have had both a 400-yard passing game and running game in the course of a season, and only one – 2012 West Virginia – did it in consecutive games. Golden intercepted Everett Golson’s pass in the end zone with just over eight minutes left in the game – the first Florida State turnover of the season. It’d make it 27-20 and give the Orange about a minute to work a miracle.

SPECIALIST – Lance Austin, Georgia Tech, So., DB, 5-10, 187, Barnesville, Ga.

And after Syracuse tied the game on a Cole Murphy field goal, Pitts’ ensuing drive served as the nail in the coffin.

A fake punt for a first down helped set up Chris Blewitt’s 25-yard field goal on the final play of the game to lift No. 25 Pittsburgh over Syracuse 23-30 on Saturday.

Barnes’ stance comes as Power Five conferences have added mandates that their teams play at least one non-conference game against a Power Five opponent per season.

ROOKIE – Qadree Ollison, Pitt, Fr.-r, RB, 6-2, 230, Niagara Falls, New York .

Ollison carried 22 times for 103 yards and two touchdowns.