Football
By DAN SCIFO
Associated Press
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Eli Holstein threw for three touchdowns and ran for two more as Pittsburgh blasted Youngstown State 73-17 on Saturday.
Pitt is 4-0 for the first time since 2000 and also the first time the Panthers have put up 70 or more points since scoring 77 against New Hampshire in 2021. Pitt’s 644 yards of total offense is tied for the fifth-most in school history. The Panthers, one of the nation’s early-season surprises, are coming off a 3-9 mark a year ago.
Holstein, a redshirt freshman transfer from Alabama, has helped the Panthers to this point. He completed 16 of 24 passes for 247 yards and three touchdowns. He also rushed nine times for 93 yards and two scores. It was the most yards rushing for a Pitt quarterback since Chad Voytik ran for 118 yards in 2014.
Nate Yarnell threw a touchdown pass to Daniel Carter, who also rushed for 109 yards and two scores. Censere Lee caught an 82-yard touchdown pass, Raphael Williams Jr. had four receptions for 71 yards and a score, and Kenny Johnson also added a touchdown catch.
Beau Brungard completed 18 of 28 passes for two touchdowns and an interception for Youngstown State (1-3), one of the nation’s most successful Football Championship Subdivision programs. Cyrus Traugh caught four passes for 87 yards and two scores.
Pitt overcame double-digit second-half deficits in each of the last two weeks. The Panthers rallied from 21 down in the third quarter to stun Cincinnati and then scored 14 points in the final 3:15 to surge past West Virginia in the 107th edition of the Backyard Brawl.
A comeback wasn’t necessary against Youngstown State, a team that has played Pitt close in the…
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