June 13, 2026

Ohio State competition? Pittsburgh's Pat Narduzzi says team could win Big Ten 'every year'

Pat Narduzzi didn’t hold back his feelings when asked about Ohio State football’s conference last week.  In a recent episode of Bazzy’s Black and Gold Banter — a predominately Pittsburgh Steelers podcast — the Pittsburgh Panthers head coach took a shot at Michigan State and the rest of the Big Ten.  When asked about former Pittsburgh quarterback Kenny Pickett sitting out the Peach Bowl against the Spartans to protect his draft status, Narduzzi called Pickett a “21-point difference,” saying Michigan State would have gotten “their butt kicked in.”  “If that’s one of the best Big Ten teams,” Narduzzi continued, “let’s go to the Big Ten and win it every year.”  Since he arrived at Pittsburgh in 2015, Narduzzi has lost six of seven games against Big Ten teams, beating Penn State, 42-39 in 2016. In those six losses, the Panthers have lost by an average of 25 points, including a 51-6…

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