Coming into today's game between Pittsburgh and Rutgers, the two teams had only surpassed the 30-point mark three times combined. The strength of the Rutgers team has been the defense by default, because the offense has almost been nonexistent. Likewise for Pitt, although their offense has been able to run the ball effectively and pass only when needed.
But only once has either defense allowed a 30-point game, when North Carolina put up 44 points on the Scarlet Knights. If anything, this was supposed to be a grind-it-out, defensive game.
However, on a day when offense has been the story around college football, these two teams have been anything but themselves.
Mike Teel threw for over 300 yards and five touchdowns in the first half, while LeSean McCoy rushed for nearly 100 yards and three touchdowns. Pitt quarterback Bill Stull wasn't any slouch either, with over 200 yards passing in the first half. Rutgers went into the half with a 34-24 lead.
For Rutgers, the second half was a lot like the first, as they opened up the lead to 48-31 by the end of the third quarter, and forced Pitt to play catch-up in the passing game. McCoy's day pretty much ended at that point, as did Teel's, as Rutgers tried to run the clock out and Pitt passed on almost every play. Teel ended the day with 347 yards on only 13-for-20 passing with six touchdowns, and Rutgers throws the Big East into disarray with a 54-34 win.
