PITT 24, Louisville 17
- To no surprise Pitt showed up this week and now, thanks to a Wets Virginia win over Cincinnati, again have an outside chance at a Big East title. I pretty much wrote them off last week as we all hoped they'd at least become bowl eligible, but another co-Big East title isn't unrealistic anymore even if a BCS bowl berth is.
- Pitt definitely tried to lose this game though didn't they. Just as they always do, they kept it exciting until the last minute even with several chances to put the game away. If this team protected the ball better, especially in the clutch, they'd be the team we all thought they would be this season.
- I've become a fan of Tino Sunseri in the spread offense, but one thing still remains nonexistent and that is the deep ball. The only thing lacking from this offense is the ability to recover from 2nd and long and 3rd and long situations. Pitt doesn't even pretend that they want to take those chances anymore and that is a bit disconcerting. On 3rd and long, even if Tino just throws the ball up for grabs, it's as good as one of those pooch punts that fans hate so much.
- Pitt has really had some players turn into defensive stars. You could point to literally about half of the defense as some of the best at their positions in the NCAA. If Brandon Lindsey returned to his 2010 form, that defensive line would be unstoppable.
WEST VIRGINIA 24, Cincinnati 21
- I was really surprised that West Virginia pulled this win off even after Zach Collaros left the game. They've played poorly for quite some time now, but they did what they had to do this week.
- I really think that West Virginia doesn't deserve to be ranked, but they are again this week after beating ranked Cincinnati. However, there is no way Southern Mississippi deserves to be ranked either so I suppose it could be worse.
Nebraska 17, PENN STATE 14
- I don't think Penn State played any differently this week than they would have with or without the scandal. The defense played well, the offense struggled, and they almost came up with just enough plays to come out with a victory.
- In any case, it was inspiring to see the scandal, the one that these current players had nothing to do with, seemingly not affect them. Would it have affected me if I was in their shoes? I don't know, but we've seem teams respond much worse to tragedies.
DUQUESNE 29, Sacred Heart 15
Wagner 38, ROBERT MORRIS 17
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