Pittsburgh — The Syracuse football team takes on the No. 19 Pittsburgh Panthers at 7:30 p.m., Thursday here at Acrisure Stadium.
The game will be broadcast on ESPN.
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Pregame
Update 6:15 p.m.: Linebacker Marlowe Wax and slot receiver Trebor Pena will play tonight, coach Fran Brown told ESPN.
The game between the two Northeast rivals is likely the biggest between the two since at least 1991, when both teams entered the midseason matchup ranked in the national polls.
Pittsburgh (6-0, 2-0 ACC) will be looking to remain unbeaten. Syracuse (5-1, 2-1) is looking to remain alive in the College Football Playoff race and beat its third AP Top 25 ranked opponent (at time of the game). The Orange hasn’t accomplished that feat since 1998.
The Panthers seem more vulnerable than their record indicates, needing to win two of those games on dramatic comebacks and a third on a missed field goal attempt by California. Still, Pitt has owned the recent history between the schools (16-3 in the last 19 meetings) and Syracuse hasn’t won at Pitt since 2001.
Pittsburgh is known for consistently blitzing under head coach Pat Narduzzi and is tied for fourth in the ACC, averaging three sacks per game.
Syracuse quarterback Kyle McCord has been tremendous against the blitz this season while ranking second overall in the conference in passing yards, but he is expected to have to operate without Trebor Peña, who leads the team in catches.
Peña was unable to practice on Tuesday after taking a blow to the head in SU’s last game against North Carolina State. He thrives underneath on the types of throws required to beat blitzes.
The status of two of Pittsburgh’s starting offensive linemen (left tackle Branson Taylor and left guard Ryan Jacoby) is uncertain. Both left the Panthers’ most recent win against Cal with injuries and did not return.
