Pitt football hasn’t exactly played its cleanest brand of ball this fall.

The Panthers have wobbled, sputtered, and looked unsure of themselves at times. A handful of position groups are still searching for stability. But amid all that, there’s been one area that has quietly done exactly what it was supposed to: the defensive line.

Through four games, Pitt’s front has been the kind of steady, disciplined group that any coach would build around. Even as the offense has looked uneven and other defensive spots have had their lapses, the defensive line has been a constant.

That’s not just coach-speak or box score cherry-picking. The numbers back it up.

Pitt is holding opponents to 83.7 rushing yards per game, the third-best mark in the ACC. Only West Virginia managed to push the Panthers a

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