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Pitt Panthers head coach Pat Narduzzi breaks down the season-opening win vs. Duquesne and looks ahead to the matchup against Central Michigan.
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Pitt head coach Pat Narduzzi breaks down win against Duquesne and looks ahead to matchup against Central Michigan
Pitt head coach Pat Narduzzi breaks down win against Duquesne and looks ahead to matchup against Central Michigan | Karl Ludwig

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PITTSBURGH - The Pitt Panthers are coming off a win against Duquesne in the season opener, a 61-9 drubbing in which the Panthers were able to use 73 players, and while head coach Pat Narduzzi is pleased with the result, he knows there's a lot of work to do.

Narduzzi broke down the performance during his weekly press conference at the UPMC Rooney Sports Complex on Monday, discussing the play of Eli Holstein, the impact made by Desmond Reid and the playmakers, as well as the performance of the offensive line.

Holstein racked up over 250 yards of offense and a career-high four passing touchdowns in three quarters of play, Desmond Reid turned 12 touches into nearly 150 all-purpose yards and two touchdowns and the defense clamped down on the Dukes' offense - with Kyle Louis racking up three tackles for loss and two sacks.

Narduzzi also looked ahead to the Panthers' matchup against the Central Michigan Chippewas at Acrisure Stadium on Saturday, the first meeting between the two programs.

Narduzzi touched upon the Chippewas using three quarterbacks and the history of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) playing teams well, regardless of classification.

Pitt and Central Michigan are slated to kick off at 12 p.m. on Saturday, with ESPNU broadcasting the game for those who are unable to attend. CMU is coming off a 16-14 on the road against San Jose State on Friday night. It will be the final test for the Panthers before traveling to Morgantown, W.Va. in two weekends for the Backyard Brawl against West Virginia.

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Karl Ludwig
KARL LUDWIG

Karl Ludwig is a Pittsburgh Panthers on SI sportswriter. He has spent the past three years covering the Pitt Panthers for a couple of platforms. While he did not attend Pitt, he grew up in the Pittsburgh area, attending North Allegheny Senior High School and Slippery Rock University. As a student at SRU, he served as the sports editor of SRU’s student-run newspaper, The Rocket, and provided award-winning coverage in football, men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s soccer. It was at SRU that his love for sports journalism blossomed. Karl spent three seasons as the Pitt football beat writer for Pittsburgh Sports Now, following time as an intern for the Sports Now Network. His most recent coverage of the University was for Pitt Sports News of the On3/Rivals network. He’s also contributed to Athlon Sports and SB Nation’s Behind the Steel Curtain.

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