North Carolina, Pittsburgh Are Matching Up Saturday At Noon In Pittsburgh
North Carolina, Pittsburgh are matching up Saturday at noon in Pittsburgh!
On the gridiron!
North Carolina comes into the game with Pittsburgh with record of 2-2 0-1 in the Atlantic Coast Conference is thirteenth in the Atlantic Coast Conference standings because North Carolina Coming off a bye week a team wants to start off on the right foot though North Carolina didn’t do that as North Carolina suffered 37-26 loss to Notre Dame who is a member of Atlantic Coast Conference with the exception coming on the gridiron where Notre Dame is independent.
In North Carolina’s 37-26 loss to Notre Dame it started out badly as North Carolina starting quarterback Billy Edwards Jr. threw two interceptions that came in 1st quarter. As a far as the scoring went in 37-26 loss to Notre Dame Billy Edwards threw touchdown to Shemar Easter putting North Carolina ahead 7-0 before Notre Dame would score three straight touchdowns as Jordan Faison who is Wide Receiver would catch 28 yard pass from CJ Carr Spencer Porath would kick, make extra point evening score 7-7 before Notre Dame would extend their lead 14-7 21-7 in 1st and 2nd quarter as Jaden Greathouse who is wide receiver would catch 12 yard pass from CJ Carr Spencer Perath would kick, make extra point. In 2nd quarter Jordan Faison caught 39 yard pass from Billy Edwards Jr. Rece Verhoff kicked, made extra point extending Notre Dame’s lead over North Carolina 21-7 before North Carolina got on scoreboard before halftime as Jelani Thurman would catch 14 yard pass from Billy Edwards Jr. trimming Notre Dame’s lead North Carolina’s deficit 21-14. In the 3rd quarter North Carolina got even closer to Notre Dame as Jaden Jefferson had a kickoff return for touchdown making score 21-20 Notre Dame though two point conversion failed before CJ Carr would extend Notre Dame’s lead with rushing touchdown though two point conversion would fail extending Notre Dame’s lead yet again over North Carolina this time 27-20. In the 4th Notre Dame would continue to extend lead on Nolan James Jr. pass from CJ Carr, Spencer Porath would kick, make extra point extending Notre Dame’s lead on North Carolina 34-20 before North Carolina would score final point of the game as Jelani Thurman who is tight end would catch 10 yard pass from Billy Edwards Jr.
Following North Carolina’s 37-26 loss to Notre Dame Saturday in Chapel Hill Bill Belichick shared his thoughts by saying we were certainly competitive. We missed some opportunities . We just need to do better job of coaching and playing , take advantage of those opportunities. They’re a good team . It’s not like anything easy it was today.
According Associated Press ESPN Article
Pittsburgh comes into the game with North Carolina with record of 5-0 2-0 in the Atlantic Coast Conference is second behind Miami who unlike North Carolina won on Friday October 2, 2026 35-33 as they came back to win over Virginia Tech . Pittsburgh coming back started in 2nd quarter when Cataurus Hicks who is Wide Receiver caught 22 yard pass from quarterback Mason Heinttchel , Antonio Chadha kicked, made extra point before Pittsburgh took the lead as Caturus Hicks caught 22 yard pass from Mason Heintchel , Antonio Chadha 24-21 . In the 3rd quarter Cataures Hicks caught 29 yard pass from Mason Heintchel putting Pittsburgh up 35-24 before Virginia Tech scored a safty, touchdown making final score 35-33 Pittsburgh
Following Pittsburgh’s coming back for 35-33 win Head Coach Pat Narduzzi shared his thoughts by saying . Just finding a different way to win . We talk about respect I tell our guys all the time that there’s going to be ups and downs. Our guys rode the wave and never gave in. They never batted an eye. They believed until the end. Faith and belief, that’s what this football team’s got. They’ve got a lot of guts in that locker room.”
According to https://www.espn.com/college-football/recap/_/gameId/401858245
Kick-off is set for 12:00pm from Aceisure Stadium!
The game is going to be televised on ESPN with Tom Hart, Roddy Jones, Quint Kessinch commentating!
Tom Hart is a veteran play-by-play commentator for ESPN and SEC Network. In 2026, he joined the ABC and ESPN game crews after nearly a decade in the booth on the SEC Saturday Night franchise which features SEC Network’s marquee college football game each Saturday. Hart also served as a play-by-play commentator for ABC and ESPN’s coverage of the XFL in 2020, teaming up with Cubelic and analyst Joey Galloway. He returned to the XFL in 2023 with Cubelic, Greg McElroy and Katie George.
Hart is the lead play-by-play voice of regular season college baseball and SEC basketball and is one of the main voices on ESPN’s coverage of the NCAA Baseball Tournament. Hart also calls select games and events for ESPN Radio, including MLB and NBA.
Hart joined ESPN with a wealth of experience, having called more than 1,200 professional baseball games. He has previously worked at the Big Ten Network, FOX Sports South, SportsSouth, Fox Sports Radio and CBS College Sports.
Hart is a native of Columbia, Mo. and graduated from the University of Missouri. He now resides in Atlanta, Ga., with his wife and three children.
Roddy Jones joined ESPN in 2017 as a college football sideline reporter and now serves as an in-game analyst for marquee college football matchups on ESPN and ABC. He is the co-host of the ACC Network Football Podcast and is a regular contributor to college sports programming on Sirius XM. Jones also currently serves as an analyst for college baseball games on ACC Network. Prior to joining ESPN, Jones covered ACC football for Raycom during the 2015 and 2016 seasons.
Jones was a four-year starter for the Georgia Tech from 2008-11 and served as team captain his senior season. As a speedy slotback, Jones was a key figure in the Yellow Jackets’ high-powered rushing attack that broke numerous long-standing school records on the way to defeating Clemson in the 2009 ACC Championship Game. While on The Flats, Jones set a Georgia Tech record for career starts (52) while amassing the highest yards-per-carry average in GT history (7.6). He is forever etched in Georgia Tech football lore for rushing for 212 yards in an upset win at arch-rival Georgia in 2008. Off the field, Jones was a three-time All-ACC Academic Football Team honoree. He graduated with a bachelor’s in business administration (2010) and earned his MBA in 2013.
Quint Kessenich began at ESPN in 1993 covering men’s lacrosse. He currently serves as a lacrosse analyst and college sports reporter, working on football and wrestling.
Kessenich works on television’s most extensive college lacrosse package – featuring regular-season action and the NCAA Division I Men’s Lacrosse Championship, an event he has covered since 1995. He also works as an analyst and reporter on Premier League Lacrosse games across ESPN platforms.
Under his reporting duties, Kessenich covers college football and the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championship.
Since joining the company, his responsibilities expanded to high school football, men’s college basketball and various NCAA championships, including track and field, and soccer. He established the ESPNU Lacrosse Podcast in 2010, and it quickly became the industry leader for lacrosse news. He was also a frequent contributor to ESPNU.com. In addition, he has covered the Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont Stakes for ESPN and ABC.
Kessenich contributes to Inside Lacrosse Magazine, and is actively involved with “First Stick”, a non-profit that introduces urban schools and athletes to the game of lacrosse. He was also a columnist on college lacrosse for the Baltimore Sun.
Kessenich played one year of professional lacrosse with the Baltimore Thunder in 1999, and at the amateur level for the storied Mount Washington Lacrosse Club.
A four-time all-American goalkeeper, Kessenich was a two-time winner of the Ensign C. Markland Kelly, Jr. Award as the nation’s best goalie. A 1990 graduate of Johns Hopkins University, Kessenich remained in Baltimore where he has been an assistant lacrosse coach at the Boys’ Latin School, a perennial national power since 1992.
He is a member of the Johns Hopkins Athletic Hall of Fame, as well as the Long Island Chapter and the Baltimore Chapter of USA Lacrosse Hall of Fame.
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