(File Photo: Source for Photo: Pittsburgh linebacker Rasheem Biles (3) celebrates with linebacker Braylan Lovelace (0) after returning an interception for a touchdown during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Notre Dame in Pittsburgh, Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) Pitt’s college football team is now #22 in the latest College Football Playoff Rankings released yesterday. Pitt has an overall record of 8-3 after defeating Georgia Tech in Atlanta 42-28 on Saturday night, and they are 6-1 in Atlantic Coast Conference play. The Panthers have been a resurgent team since freshman quarterback Mason Heinstchel became the starting quarterback in their 48-7 victory over Boston College on October 4th, 2025. In their last seven games this college football season, Pitt is 6-1, with their only loss in that span to #9 Notre Dame, as the Fighting Irish took the win by a score of 37-15. Pitt started their season 2-2 in their first four games in 2025 with losses to West Virginia on the road and Louisville at home, and they benched redshirt sophomore quarterback Eli Holstein after the loss to Louisville. Pitt will take on #12 Miami at Acrisure Stadium this Saturday at noon.