Pitt attack falters after hot start, fails road test at Boston College

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Pitt lived and died with Corey Dailey launching it deep.

The Panthers’ 27-21 road loss to Boston College on Saturday afternoon began with their new starting quarterback skying a 75-yard bomb to senior Cataurus “Blue” Hicks, who ran under it and took it the rest of the 75 yards for a touchdown on the first play from scrimmage.

The Eagles’ offense then struggled mightily on its first series, with McKenzie taking a sack, then throwing an incompletion on third-and-15 before Panthers fifth-year Kanye Thompson blocked Bryce LaFollette‘s punt, which was batted out of the back of the end zone for a safety. Over five minutes later, fifth-year kicker Antonio Chadha added a 28-yard field goal.

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