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Eli Holstein earned his first Division I offer – from Ed Orgeron’s staff at LSU – before he played a down of varsity football. As a junior, he threw for 3,228 yards, 30 touchdowns and rushed for an additional 523 yards and 14 scores on the ground. That effort earned him Louisiana Class 5A all-state honors. Both of Holstein’s parents attended LSU and his father, Scott, played football for the Tigers. His brother, Caleb, won a state championship as a quarterback at St. Thomas More before graduating and signing with Louisiana Tech in 2020.

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It was an intriguing 2025 season to say the least when it came to the Pitt football offense.  In Kade Bell’s second season as the offensive

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Pitt 2025 Grades: Regular Season Offense

The off-season mission of the Pitt football program is to try and retain as many of their core players as possible and that begins with quarterback

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Pitt/Mason Heintschel NIL News

It's no doubt been a weekend to forget if you're a fan of Pitt athletics considering the results from Pitt football, Pitt men's basketball and the

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Vukovcan: Pitt's Problem Was Obvious, but Nothing Lost

After dropping to 2-2 with close losses to West Virginia and Louisville, the Pitt offense was searching for answers.  It wasn't downright awful, but

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Comparing the Pitt Offense with Heintschel as Starter vs. Holstein

A major storyline to this point of the Pitt football 2025 season is no doubt the number of injuries this team has been forced to deal with.It seems

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Vukovcan: This Pitt Staff Deserves Major Props for One Thing

It's mindboggling to think about the 360-degree turn that the Pitt football season has taken over the last 3 weeks.The season was viewed by many

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Pitt Has Clear Path to the ACC Championship Game

It's pretty incredible how the fortunes of the Pitt 2025 season have completely changed.Just two weeks ago, the Panthers were sitting at 2-2

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Pitt's Recruits React to Impressive Win over Florida State

A regular college football fan will see the final score of the Pitt-Florida State game and be surprised that the Panthers went on the road as

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Vukovcan: The Highs and Lows of Being a Pitt Fan

This past Saturday, news broke that Pat Narduzzi was sitting incumbent starting quarterback Eli Holstein and replacing him with true freshman Mason

'An Immense Feeling of Pride:' Mason Heintschel's Dad Details Family Emotions of First Start

No one could've dreamed or scripted a better college debut for Pitt's Mason Heintschel.For a true freshman to go out against a Power 4 program and

Vukovcan: Slow Your Expectations for Mason Heintschel

After two winnable games slipped out of Pitt football's hands and with the offense stumbling, the coaching staff came to a critical juncture just

How Did Pitt Navigate Uncharacteristic Quarterback Change?

Certainly, an out of character move for Pitt head coach Pat Narduzzi with the benching of starting quarterback Eli Holstein in favor of true freshman

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The Ramifications of Benching Eli Holstein

Pitt reportedly made a QB change to Mason Heintschel after benching starter Eli Holstein ahead of the Boston College game. On3's Pete Nakos confirmed

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Pitt benches Eli Holstein, will start Mason Heintschel vs. Boston College

There were expectations entering the 2025 season that Pitt football's offense would see improvements in the second year under offensive coordinator

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Five Areas Holding Back the Pitt Offense

The competition and the stakes have never been higher in high school football recruiting.With the amount of money on the line for both the players

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Football Recruits Need to Look at Big Picture Before Committing

ESPN ranked every Power 4 QB in college football with a surprise No. 1 signal caller after Week 5 of the season. Of course, as rankings are, these

ESPN ranks every Power 4 QB after Week 5 of college football with surprise No. 1

To borrow a famous line from former Pittsburgh Steeler Hall of Fame head coach Chuck Noll, "Our problems are many and they are great."That's a

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Will/Should Pitt Make a QB Change?

PITTSBURGH -- A promising start from quarterback Eli Holstein and Pitt football turned sour Saturday afternoon as the Panthers' second-year starter

Narduzzi Sticks By QB Eli Holstein as Pitt Starter After Benching

Oh, where to begin. I know a lot of attention will be on the ACC refs blown call that no doubt changed this game. Instead of holding a 17-0 lead and

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Vukovcan: Pitt's Coaching Just Isn't Good Enough

University of Louisville moves to 4-0 and 1-0 in the ACC following its first road and conference test of the season, a 34-27 win at Pittsburgh.   The

Sep 27, 2025; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; Louisville Cardinals tight end Nate Kurisky (85) catches a touchdown pass behind Pittsburgh Panthers defensive backs Rashad Battle (15) and Cruce Brookins (12) during the fourth quarter at Acrisure Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images

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How it happened: Louisville fights back at Pitt, remains unbeaten

Pittsburgh has benched Eli Holstein in the fourth quarter down seven against Louisville. Pat Narduzzi has turned the keys to the car over to backup

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Pitt benches Eli Holstein, replaces him with Cole Gonzales at QB vs. Louisville

Our Opposition in-depth series will be released two days before each game this season, providing an in-depth review of the opponent. This review will

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Opposition in-depth: Week five, Pittsburgh

It’s been 13 years since Louisville won a game at Pittsburgh.   Which is pretty hard to believe, considering the two have been in the ACC for

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At a glance: Louisville seeks first-ever ACC win at Pittsburgh

Following a week off, the Pitt Panthers return to action this Saturday when they host Louisville starting at Noon from Acrisure Stadium.This morning,

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Kickoff Time Set for Pitt/Boston College

Yes, the sun has come up each day but if you're a Pitt football fan, you probably don't feel any better than you did following Saturday's overtime