Pitt could have won in the second overtime with a touchdown, but Narduzzi elected to kick a tying 18-yard field goal instead

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.

With Eli Holstein still injured and Pitt losing two scholarship quarterbacks to the transfer portal, walk-on David Lynch started the game and was 10-for-18 for 65 yards and two interceptions in the third quarter. The coaching staff then decided to ride true freshman Julian Dugger the rest of the way.

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.

The Pitt Panthers fell to the Toledo Rockets in the GameAbove Sports Bowl on Thursday night, 48-46. The contest went into six overtime sessions, with the

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,

Pat Narduzzi meets the media after loss to Toledo