No. 24 Pitt’s recreation towards No. 10 Notre Dame is among the largest of Week 12. Nevertheless, Pitt coach Pat Narduzzi doesn’t suppose it’s as important because the Panthers’ final two video games of the season.
Narduzzi is targeted on Saturday’s recreation. However he’s additionally very, very centered on his staff’s convention title hopes. When requested if the sport towards Notre Dame was a must-win, he dismissed the notion fairly rapidly.
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“Completely not, it isn’t an ACC recreation,” Narduzzi stated Monday. “I’m glad you introduced that up. It’s not an ACC recreation. I’d gladly get beat 103 or 110-10 in that recreation, they will put 100 up on us so long as we win the following two after that. However once more, our focus is on Notre Dame and getting as many wins as we will.”
Since Notre Dame is an unbiased, no matter occurs on Saturday doesn’t have an effect on Pitt’s standing within the ACC race. And the ACC race is, uh, crowded after Week 13.
Pitt is one among 5 groups with one convention loss heading into the ultimate three weeks of the season. Georgia Tech, Virginia and SMU are additionally 5-1 together with the Panthers and Duke is 4-1. Behind these 5, Louisville is 4-2 after dropping in extra time to Cal in Week 11 and Miami is 3-2.
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The Panthers have the hardest schedule remaining of any ACC contender too. They’re the one one of many seven groups with a shot on the league title who face ranked opponents over every of the following three weeks. After Notre Dame in Week 12, Pitt is on the Yellow Jackets after which finishes the season with a house recreation towards the Hurricanes.
If Pitt wins each of its video games towards Georgia Tech and Miami, it’s taking part in for the ACC title and a shot on the Faculty Soccer Playoff. If it goes 2-1, and a type of wins is over Notre Dame, Pitt’s playoff likelihood is lots, lot decrease. And Narduzzi is properly conscious of that.
