Filed under: Pittsburgh, West Virginia, Big East
The Pittsburgh Panthers football program is in free-fall. Its well-earned two game lead in the Big East Conference race is now mush, having fallen in humiliating fashion to rival West Virginia 35-10 on Friday. "You look at the scoreboard and can't believe that is the score," said Pitt defensive tackle Chas Alexcih following the Backyard Brawl.
Believe it.
The Panthers spotted the Mountaineers a 14-7 halftime lead, later stretched to 21-7 to start the third quarter when Geno Smith found Tavon Austin downfield for a 71-yard strike. "The (air) kind of came out of the balloon after that," said Panthers coach Dave Wannstedt. At that point the Mountaineers had three touchdowns against just two first downs. Guess who the obvious culprit was in such a lopsided outcome?
Turnovers, of course.
Panthers quarterback Tino Sunseri started the show off with an interception the Mountaineers took back to the Panther two-yard line. A touchdown followed. Three drives later, normally reliable back Dion Lewis fumbled the ball near the Mountaineers' 20-yard line. West Virginia returned that to near midfield. Back Ray Graham took up the act with another fumble of his own, this time deep in Panthers territory. West Virginia again took advantage to grab the 14-7 lead.
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Source: http://ncaafootball.fanhouse.com/2010/11/26/turnovers-doom-pittsburgh-in-lopsided-backyard-brawl/
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