The Wolfpack (4-3, 1-2 ACC) had an open week to regroup after a 36-7 loss to Notre Dame in Week 7. Pitt (5-2, 3-1 ACC) enters on a three-game win streak, capped by a 30-13 victory at Syracuse. The Panthers sit fourth in the ACC standings,

The Pitt football team is riding a four-game win streak into Stanford on Saturday. The matchup against the Cardinal is the first time the two schools have met since December 1922. The two have met on the field four other times, with the series even at 2-2.

Pitt center Lyndon Cooper walked into the postgame press conference Saturday night following the Panthers’ conference win over NC State with the entire starting offensive line unit, or also known as “O-block.

According to Pro Football Focus, Brookins has been the best defender for Pitt through his six games played for the Panthers. The sophomore safety enters the NC State matchup with a cumulative grade of 89.0 for his efforts.

As it rides a four-game losing streak that dropped it from the top 10 of the US LBM Coaches Poll to sweating over bowl eligibility, Florida State will be on bye during Week 9 of the season, with no game scheduled for this weekend.