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When: Saturday, noon
Where: Acrisure Stadium
Records: Both teams are 1-0
TV: ESPNU
Radio: WBFD-FM 98.7; The Fan 93.7-FM in Pittsburgh
Satellite radio: Sirius XM Channel 139 and 202
Point spread: BetMGM has the Panthers opening at 21.5-point favorites.
Notes: Pitt is coming off a 61-9 win over FCS Duquesne. Central Michigan won at San Jose State, 16-14. ... CMU QB Angel Flores was 3-for-3 for 59 yards, no TDs and no picks. On the ground, Nahree Biggins carried the ball 18 times for 102 yards. Tommy McIntosh had two catches for 61 yards. ... Pitt QB Eli Holstein passes for 215 yards, four TDs and one pick on a 15-for-23 showing. He also carried the ball seven times for 41 yards. ... Panther Desmond Reid had eight carries for 66 yards and a score, plus a 2-yard touchdown reception. ... CMU finished with 351 yards of offense against San Jose State. The defense gave up 383 yards. ... Pitt LB Kyle Louis had six tackles and two sacks last week vs. the Dukes.
Pitt coach Pat Narduzzi on Central Michigan: "They're a tough football team. They are blue-collar.Their coach (Matt Drinkall) came from Army. Brings that Army toughness. They get their best players on the field. They play with three quarterbacks.If you're out there watching, you're not going to say 'What happened to the quarterback? Did he get hurt?' They play with three. They have packages for all three offensively. They are about a 70 percent run football team."