Pitt has now played 27 games under Pat Narduzzi. One thing is abundantly clear: Pitt has a sub-par defense. Talent-wise, scheme-wise, and coaching-wise, the defense is simply not up to ACC standards to compete at this level.

Yesterday was no exception in Pitt’s narrow 28-21 victory in the 2017 season opener versus Youngstown State at Heinz Field. You wouldn’t know it, though, based on the first-half score.

It was the Pitt offense that hid the deficiencies on defense. Junior tailback Qadree Ollison started things off with a run of 4 yards and then took a screen pass 30 yards, a play in which he leaped a YSU defender, to the Penguins 37 yard line. Redshirt junior superstar WR Quadree Henderson then ran it for 4 yards.

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