The No. 25 Pittsburgh Panthers host Bill Belichick's North Carolina Tar Heels in an ACC battle on Saturday. Pittsburgh cracked the rankings for the first time this season after its 35-33 road victory over Virginia Tech last week to improve to 5-0, including 2-0 in the ACC. North Carolina hung with No. 3 Notre Dame the majority of the contest before losing, 37-26, last week at home to drop to 2-2 overall.
The Tar Heels are 0-1 in ACC play. Kickoff is scheduled for noon ET at Acrisure Stadium, also the home of the Pittsburgh Steelers. Bet on North Carolina vs.
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Pittsburgh head coach Pat Narduzzi called out the voters for the top 25 after its 35-33 road victory over Virginia Tech last week, stating his belief that his team should be ranked. Ask, and you shall receive, as Pittsburgh emerged No. 25 in the nation for this week's rankings. Now the Panthers' test is to see how long they can stay there and how high they can climb.
Pittsburgh is 5-0 overall and ranks 31st in scoring offense (33.3 ppg) and 25th in scoring defense (25.8 ppg). However, quarterback Mason Heintschel tore his ACL in last week's win, and senior Holden Geriner takes over as QB1. Geriner completed 8 of 12 passes for 78 yards and a touchdown in relief last week.
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