Later today, Pitt football will take on the Akron Zips in the team's second game of the season. Tyler Boyd and Rori Blair return from suspension and the Panthers hope to have a few other players back from injury as well.
The big news, of course, is that Pitt will be without star running back James Conner, who was diagnosed with an MCL tear earlier in the week.
Below is the pertinent game day information for today's matchup.
Date: Saturday, September 12, 2015
Time: 6:00 p.m. (EST)
Location: InfoCision Stadium (Akron, OH)
Odds: As of Friday, Pitt was favored by 12
TV: ESPN3/WatchESPN app
Radio: Locally, the broadcast will be on the flagship, 93.7 FM The Fan, and also on WPTS (student station) 92.1 FM
Sirius Channel: 145
XM Channel: 194
Series: Pitt leads the overall series over the Zips, 2-1
Last Game: Akron won 21-10 under then Pitt head coach Paul Chryst
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