ACC rebukes Pitt’s Narduzzi for ripping officials

Andrea Adelson, ESPN Elder WriterSep 15, 2024, 08:20 PM ET

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• ACC press reporter.
• Signed up with ESPN.com in 2010.
• Graduate of the University of Florida.The ACC publicly reprimanded Pitt coach Pat Narduzzi and fined the school $5,000 on Sunday after he criticized the officiating following a 38-34 win over West Virginia.Pitt finished a fourth-quarter comeback over its rivals Saturday afternoon in Pittsburgh. In his postgame talk about ESPN, Narduzzi stated,”A few of the calls we got– late hit out of bounds, they capture a ball with a hands in the face and I’ve never seen anything like it, you understand? Wow. We beat West Virginia in the Yard Brawl, and we beat the officials, too, in one game. “Pitt was penalized 12 times for 112 backyards, while West Virginia

  had 7 charges for 67 yards.In its declaration Sunday night, the ACC stated Narduzzi breached the ACC sportsmanship policy, which states, in part: “Public criticism of authorities or public comments examining the officiating of specific contests is not in the best interest of intercollegiate sports.”