I watched the game. The final touchdown for Virginia came on a short field after Pitt went for it on 4th down, late in the game. Also, another Virginia score came on a short field after a punt block. Keep in mind that its difficult to determine how good Virginia is after 1 game.......but on this limited sample, I would say that the Pitt D played well enough to win the game. Pickett was intercepted which led to points as well. Their DBs get away with a lot of holding and hand checking. They are fast, aggressive and talented.
My impression is that the rest of the D wore down....probably a lack of depth.
The Pitt O is an entirely different story. Pickett is extremely inconsistent....showing flashes or good natural ability (both to run or scramble and on occasion hitting receivers in a bad place (hands). But inexplicably, he will run into a sack or throw the ball right at the D. My experience is that after more than one entire season and parts of 2 others.....this is who Kenny Pickett is. Pitt will have to take the good with the bad. Could he string together one or two games of brilliance....perhaps.....he does have some natural ability. However, he spent and inordinate amount of time on the turf, doing a Christian Hackenberg impression. Blitzes reached him time and again. He was one beat up young man.
I would be respectful of Pitt's D to give us a test. However, if Virginia pounded Kenny, PSU's D should make the day a nightmare for KP with pressure and hits. I don't think Pitt can sleep on Ohio. While they will likely win.....they won't have the luxury of staying "vanilla."
