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Date Announced for Pitt's 2024 Season Opener

The Pitt Panthers have an official kickoff date for the 2024 season.

Stephen Thompson

Date Announced for Pitt's 2024 Season Opener
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PITTSBURGH -- The ACC has announced an official start date for the Pitt Panthers' 2024 season this week, with the announcement of more kickoff times still to come. 

The Panthers will open their 2024 campaign with a non-conference contest at home inside the friendly confines of Acrisure Stadium against Kent State on August 31st, the first full Saturday of the college football season. 

Pitt has played 13 straight season openers at home dating back to 2010, when the then-No. 15 Panthers suffered an upset win on the road to Utah. They haven't opened against a Mid American Conference opponent since drubbing Buffalo, 35-14 at then-Heinz Field in September of 2011. 

After a disappointing 3-9 season in 2023, Pitt has reloaded with a new offensive coordinator and three other new offensive assistant coaches. They'll hope to lead an offense that returns most of its starters from last season to more points and aid a defense that remained solid under the direction of head coach Pat Narduzzi and defensive coordinator Randy Bates. 

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STEPHEN THOMPSON

Stephen Thompson graduated with a bachelor's degree in communications and political science from Pitt in April 2022 after spending four years as a sports writer and editor at The Pitt News, the University of Pittsburgh's independent, student-run newspaper.  He primarily worked the Pitt men's basketball beat, and filled in on coverage of football, volleyball, softball, gymnastics and lacrosse, in addition to other sports as needed. His work at The Pitt News has won awards from the Pennsylvania News Media Association and Associated College Press.  During the spring and summer of 2021, Stephen interned for Pittsburgh Sports Now, covering baseball in western Pennsylvania. Hailing from Washington D.C., family ties have cultivated a love of Boston's professional teams and Pitt athletics, and a fascination with sports in general.  You can reach Stephen by email at stephenethompson00@gmail.com and follow him on Twitter. Read his latest work:

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