Bill Belichick, North Carolina dish Pitt first loss of season

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The No. 25 Pitt crowd got to celebrate for only so long.

In front of members of the Panthers’ 1976 national championship team and moments after Pat Narduzzi reclaimed the lead in the fourth quarter with sixth-year running back La’Vell Wright’s second rushing touchdown of the day, Bill Belichick’s North Carolina connected on a blow of its own.

Tar Heels graduate quarterback Billy Edwards Jr. hit redshirt junior tight end Shamar Easter in stride down the right seam, letting the 6-foot-5, 230-pounder outrace the hosts’ back end for a 75-yard touchdown with 12:36 to go.

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