Points came at a premium in the first quarter with the two programs combining for 12 turnovers in the first 10 minutes and the Mountaineers held a 12-9 lead at the end of the period.  West Virginia began to sperate themselves from the Panthers in the second period,

No. 19-ranked Pitt was upset by unranked Virginia on Saturday by a final score of 24-19. With Virginia up 21-19 midway through the fourth quarter, they were facing a 4th-and-1 in Pitt territory and decided to go for it.

Let’s call Pitt’s complicated 24-19 loss to Virginia on Saturday night a missed opportunity by a team with lofty expectations, a letdown with the season on the line and a mix of penalties, injuries, dropped passes,