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Saturday: Noon
Records: Louisville (3-0), Pittsburgh (2-1)
Last week: Louisville beat Bowling Green, 40-17. Pitt had its bye week.
TV: ESPN2
Radio: WBFD-FM 98.7; The Fan 93.7-FM
Satellite radio: Sirius XM Ch. 139 & 202
The betting line: Panthers are 4.5-point underdog
Notes: Louisville has the No. 2 defense in the ACC at 244.7 yards per game. Out of the 136 Division I programs, the Cardinals are ranked 16th in the FBS. They are stronger against the pass (No 4) than the run (No. 58). … Pitt has the No. 3 offense in the ACC at 43.3 points-per game. Overall, it is 53rd. ... Pitt's offensive line coach, Jeremy Darveau, started at tackle for Louisville in 2004 and 2005. ... The last time Pitt hosted Louisville, the Panthers upset the No. 14-ranked Cardinals, 38-21. ... Rasheem Biles is averaging 10.0 tackles-per game for Pitt. ... Poppi Williams has caught 12 passes for 245 yards and three touchdowns in three games for Pitt. ... The Cardinals are giving up 16.0 points-per game while scoring 39.7 ppg.
Pitt head coach Pat Narduzzi: When asked by reporters earlier this week on the status of No. 1 running back Desmond Reid, who was hurt in the West Virginia game, said this when asked if he Reid at practice last week and this week: "He was out there last week. What else you got?"
On Louisville: "(Head coach) Jeff Brohm is an excellent football coach, one of the best in the business offensively. Him and his brother (Brian Brohm) kind of run that offense. (QB) Miller Moss (transfer from USC) only took two snaps (against Bowling Green) .. he'll be freshened up. Isaac Brown at tailback, he will be ready to roll. We'll have our hands full like we had the last two years defending them. On defense, we've got to keep them away from our quarterback. They're talented. Our job is not to really worry about who they are. It's worry about Pitt. That's kind of where we are."