Pitt HC Pat Narduzzi believes the slide rule should be reviewed

PITTSBURGH — Pitt didn’t lose to Wake Forest simply because an official marked Christian Veilleux’s fourth quarter slide on 3rd-and-8 short of the line to gain, but it’s hard to imagine the Panthers lose if that play is converted.

By now, everyone knows that Pitt punted the ball away on the ensuing 4th-and-1 from deep within its own territory, a short 32-yard punt at that, and Wake Forest drove 52 yards in a little under a minute to walk off the field at Allegacy Stadium with a shocking win.

Considering the history of slides between Pitt and Wake Forest, there were plenty of people who brought up Kenny Pickett’s fake slide in the 2021 ACC championship game, but Veilleux wasn’t trying to fake a slide.

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