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Pitt Will Play Wisconsin in International Season Opener

The Pitt Panthers will take on Wisconsin in Ireland to open the 2027 season.

Stephen Thompson

Pitt Will Play Wisconsin in International Season Opener
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PITTSBURGH -- The Pitt Panthers will take a trip overseas to open the 2027 season against a marquee opponent.    

According to a report from NBC Sports college sports insider Nicole Auerbach, the Panthers will meet Wisconsin for the second game of what is supposed to be a home-and-home series in Ireland. The Pitt program later confirmed the report. 

The game was originally scheduled for September 11, 2027, but has been moved up to August 28, 2027. They will meet at Aviva Stadium in Dublin, Ireland, where Navy and Notre Dame played to open the 2023 season, according to a release from the Wisconsin program. 

The 2027 contest between the Badgers and Panthers was supposed to be a home game for Pitt at Acrisure Stadium. According to the same release from Wisconsin, this trip to Ireland will serve as a home game for Pitt. The Panthers will travel to Madison, Wisconsin to open this two-game set against the Badgers in 2026. 

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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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