Pat Narduzzi is not having a very Merry Christmas.
Narduzzi and his Pittsburgh Panthers are preparing to play the UCLA Bruins in the Sun Bowl, but Narduzzi is angry at Pac-12 schools other than UCLA. We’ll explain below.
Pitt didn’t have a terrible season in 2022, but the Panthers were certainly much worse than they were in 2021, when they won the ACC championship and reached a New Year’s Six bowl game. Kedon Slovis did not thrive in Pitt’s offense; he wanted out, and has made his decision to enter the transfer portal yet again.
The 2022 season didn’t go as coach Pat Narduzzi intended. Crucially, the ACC moves to a division-less format in 2023. Pitt will not be able to win the ACC Coastal and get to the ACC Championship Game. It will have to finish in the top two of the conference standings to get there. With Florida State clearly moving up the ladder in the conference behind Clemson, Pitt’s chances of returning to the ACC title game just got worse. Maybe that’s why Narduzzi is mad at another Pac-12 school.
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