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Pitt Benches Starting QB Christian Veilleux

The Pitt Panthers made a change at quarterback late in their game against Syracuse.

Stephen Thompson

Pitt Benches Starting QB Christian Veilleux
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PITTSBURGH -- In the middle of a miserable second half against Syracuse, the Pitt Panthers made a change at quarterback. 

Starter Christian Veilleux had just coughed up his second fumble of the game, which was also third turnover of the game, and with the Panthers trailing 28-13 early in the fourth quarter, Pitt turned to redshirt sophomore Nate Yarnell with just over 14 minutes left in the fourth quarter.  

Veilleux finished the day 13-22 for 161 yards, one touchdown and one interception. He had thrown seven interceptions to just two touchdowns over his last three games. 

Yarnell's last action came very late in a blowout loss to Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana. He completed a pair of passes for 75 yards and a touchdown in his limited action in that game.  

Following the Notre Dame game, Narduzzi said that Veilleux would remain the starter moving forward. It remains to be seen if that will be the case again over the final two games of the regular season. 

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Stephen Thompson
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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