This Cornballer Bad Hands Play of the Week goes to the entire Pitt offense.
The Panthers tied the NCAA record for fumbles in a quarter, coughing up the rock an unbelievable five times in the first period.
Not only did they all occur in the same quarter, four of the fumbles came in six snaps.
The first one came at the end of a first down run by Pitt quarterback Chad Voytik. Ever heard of a slippery slope?
Pitt looked to be back on track its next drive, when tailback James Conner was a foot away from putting a 75-yard touchdown on the board. But the ball was popped out just before the goal line.
Football really is a game of inches.
Tailback Isaac Bennett was already in trouble on Pitt's fifth offensive play, having already lost seven yards on this run. There was nothing worse he could have done than lose control of the ball.
The fourth fumble, stripped away from Pitt receiver Tyler Boyd after an 11-yard reception, was not captured on the internet in glorious GIFinity.
But trust me, that fumble was just as egregious as the rest.
The fifth one, however, is readily available for our viewing pleasure. At the end of Pitt's first sustained drive, a snap was botched in Georgia Tech territory. When it rains, it pours.
As a result, Pitt found itself in an early 28-0 hole against Georgia Tech halfway through the first quarter.
That's an offensive implosion if I've ever seen one. But even more startling than the historically bad start is the fact that Pitt was still able to make the game interesting for a while, even pulling to within 14 points at the end of the third quarter.
But they were never able to overcome their multitude errors, arguably the worst five minutes ever in football.
They even coughed up another fumble before it was all said and done!
Sorry, Pitt. You're going in the record books for the wrong reason.
The Panthers tied the NCAA record for fumbles in a quarter, coughing up the rock an unbelievable five times in the first period.
Not only did they all occur in the same quarter, four of the fumbles came in six snaps.
The first one came at the end of a first down run by Pitt quarterback Chad Voytik. Ever heard of a slippery slope?
Pitt looked to be back on track its next drive, when tailback James Conner was a foot away from putting a 75-yard touchdown on the board. But the ball was popped out just before the goal line.
Football really is a game of inches.
Tailback Isaac Bennett was already in trouble on Pitt's fifth offensive play, having already lost seven yards on this run. There was nothing worse he could have done than lose control of the ball.
The fourth fumble, stripped away from Pitt receiver Tyler Boyd after an 11-yard reception, was not captured on the internet in glorious GIFinity.
But trust me, that fumble was just as egregious as the rest.
The fifth one, however, is readily available for our viewing pleasure. At the end of Pitt's first sustained drive, a snap was botched in Georgia Tech territory. When it rains, it pours.
As a result, Pitt found itself in an early 28-0 hole against Georgia Tech halfway through the first quarter.
That's an offensive implosion if I've ever seen one. But even more startling than the historically bad start is the fact that Pitt was still able to make the game interesting for a while, even pulling to within 14 points at the end of the third quarter.
But they were never able to overcome their multitude errors, arguably the worst five minutes ever in football.
They even coughed up another fumble before it was all said and done!
Sorry, Pitt. You're going in the record books for the wrong reason.
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