Pitt sticking with Holstein as QB1 after debut

PITTSBURGH– The quarterback competitors at Pittsburgh is over.Coach Pat Narduzzi called Eli Holstein the starter for Saturday’s game at Cincinnati(1-0), taking away the”or “that connected Holstein and Nate Yarnell when the team’s first official depth chart was released last week.Holstein, a transfer from Alabama, apart

himself from Yarnell by throwing for 336 yards and 3 goals in a 55-24 triumph over Kent State in the opener. The 6-foot-4 redshirt freshman completed 30 of 40 passes, looking at ease in first-year offensive planner Kade Bell’s up-tempo attack.Narduzzi saw enough that he eliminated any pretense before facing the Bearcats

, stating Monday that Holstein has actually made the starting job till further notice.”You take a look at the tape and he just made truly great choices,”Narduzzi said.” He’s calm. It’s his first start; you never ever understood what was going to happen. But Eli was outstanding on game tape. “Editor’s Picks 1 Associated Holstein’s 336 lawns passing were the second most in school history by a freshman in his first start. Yet

it wasn’t just the numbers that stuck out to Narduzzi, however also the way Holstein looked at ease directing a completely new offense. “Just his composure on game day, how he carried himself, how he led the offense, how there wasn’t a bunch of incorrect starts and mechanical issues as far as simply the operation, “Narduzzi stated. “It was a tidy start. That’s tough to do for a redshirt freshman.”Yarnell ended last season as the starter and was atop the depth chart at the beginning of training camp last month just

to see Holstein– who was limited by a hamstring injury throughout spring drills– gradually make inroads up until he pulled even. Though Narduzzi called Holstein the starter for the opener, the coach worried at the time that both quarterbacks would play.Yet by the time Yarnell saw the field, the Panthers were well in front thanks to Holstein. Yarnell did throw for 33 lawns and a goal to end up the blowout, but

Holstein’s play made Narduzzi’s choice moving forward a simple one, though Narduzzi was quick to applaud Yarnell for the way he has managed the news.”He understands it’s a long season,”Narduzzi stated.”All of us understand it’s a long season. If we get our quarterback struck like we did last week, Nate will be the guy in

there, and we have actually got a heck of a lot of confidence in him.”