Eli Holstein went 21 of 28 passing for 304 yards and 4 touchdowns to guide Pitt to a 45-17 nonconference win over Central Michigan on Saturday in a recreation performed at Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh.
Raphael Williams caught six passes for 121 yards and two touchdowns, and operating again Desmond Reid had 69 receiving yards and 46 speeding yards for Pitt (2-0).
Joe Labas went 11 of 14 passing for 89 yards and a landing in defeat for Central Michigan (1-1), which ran for simply 40 yards on 41 carries.
Trailing 24-10, Central Michigan reduce Pitt’s result in 24-17 with 3:01 remaining within the third quarter on a 6-yard landing go from Labas to DeCorian Temple.
Pitt answered proper again, taking a 31-17 lead simply 46 seconds in a while a 48-yard landing go from Holstein to Raphael Williams. The rating got here two performs after a 60-yard kickoff return by Cade Graham to the Central Michigan 48-yard line.
The Panthers then took a 38-17 lead with 10:34 remaining within the recreation on a 2-yard landing run by Juelz Goff.
Pitt rounded out the scoring with 45 seconds left on a 2-yard landing run by Ja’Kyrian Turner, a freshman who scored his first profession landing.
Pitt began sturdy, scoring touchdowns on three of its first 4 drives of the sport to take a 21-3 lead within the second quarter.
Holstein hit Williams on a 3-yard landing go with 11:56 left within the first quarter to provide the Panthers a 7-0 lead, after which threw a 12-yard landing go to Justin Holmes with 11:03 to go within the second quarter that gave Pitt a 14-3 lead.
With 6:40 remaining within the second quarter, Holstein threw a 2-yard landing go to Josh Altsman to make it 21-3 Pittsburgh.
Central Michigan did get some momentum going into halftime, slicing Pitt’s result in 24-10 with 9 seconds remaining within the second quarter on a 2-yard landing run by Jadyn Glasser.
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