PITTSBURGH — Pitt has obviously felt added pressure without Mason Heintschel in the saddle.
In the two games since the standout sophomore quarterback was lost for the season with a torn ACL, both losses, ‘s team has had to try to make up for it.
“We have really smart guys,” Narduzzi said during his weekly press conference on Monday. “They go to the University of Pittsburgh. They go to Pitt. They’re smart. They know that our starting quarterback is out. I don’t think they have blinders on and don’t get it. They know that. And then they know everybody’s gotta step up and do more, and that’s what we’ve certainly tried to do. But we move on. Our quarterbacks are gonna get better every week. It’s a process, and we can’t ask for instant success at that position, because you can’t take a year’s worth of experienced quarterback, put him on the bench and think that it’s all gonna be the same…