Pitt HC Pat Narduzzi Names Starting QB For Backyard Brawl
PITTSBURGH -- The Pitt Panthers finally have a starting quarterback. After a lengthy competition that spanned spring ball and the vast majority of training camp, head coach Pat Narduzzi announced that Kedon Slovis will start for Pitt when they take on the West Virginia Mountaineers next week in their season opener at Acrisure Stadium.
Slovis beat out veteran Panther Nick Patti with primarily his consistency and accuracy, in addition to better care of the football, according to Narduzzi. He and offensive coordinator Frank Cignetti made the decision following this past weekend's scrimmage.
"I've got a lot of confidence in what he's done," Narduzzi said. "I guess it comes down to maybe a little bit more consistency. He was very accurate with the football. He's a really, really good passer and we think he can lead us."
Narduzzi called it a difficult decision and said that he had confidence in both Patti and Slovis' abilities. But Narduzzi also said that he could sense that Slovis was putting a tighter grip on the job as camp wore on and he thinks the rest of the team could sense that too.
"I haven't gone around and asked a bunch of guys during camp," Narduzzi said. "I think it just became evident as time went on that it was what we had to do."
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