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Pitt Gets New Bowl Projection After Cincinnati Loss

The Pitt Panthers could head back to New York City this winter.

Stephen Thompson

Pitt Gets New Bowl Projection After Cincinnati Loss
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PITTSBURGH -- The Pitt Panthers have been taken down a peg after falling to Cincinnati, 27-21 at Acrisure Stadium in Week 2 and their position in bowl game projections has taken a hit. 

Action Network's Brett McMurphy had the Panthers headed out west to San Diego for a date with current No. 16 Oregon State, but now, he has Pitt as a candidate for the Pinstripe Bowl, where they'd face Wisconsin. The game is scheduled for December 28 at Yankee Stadium. 

The Panthers are already scheduled to play one game at Yankee Stadium this season in Week 11, when they meet Syracuse to honor the 100th anniversary of the first football game ever played at the old Yankee Stadium. 

Pitt has played in one Pinstripe Bowl before, a 31-24 loss to Northwestern in 2016. Starting quarterback Nathan Peterman and star running back James Conner both sustained concussions and Justin Jackson ran for 224 yards and three touchdowns to fuel the Wildcats' victory. 

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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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