As Pitt football prepares for a regular season finale with massive stakes, the team earned some recognition. After a one-week absence following its 22-point loss to Notre Dame, Pitt is back in the College Football Playoff rankings at No. 22, it was announced Tuesday night.

It sets up the second CFP ranked-on-ranked matchup of the season at Acrisure Stadium and only the fourth of the Pat Narduzzi era between Pitt and No. 12 Miami, which moved up one spot after a win at Virginia Tech on Saturday.

Pitt defeated the Yellow Jackets behind 201 rushing yards and a touchdown from true freshman tailback Ja’Kyrian Turner. Classmate Mason Heintschel threw for 226 yards and tallied three total touchdowns, and linebacker Braylan Lovelace’s 100-yard pick-six, one of two interceptions the Panthers def

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