Fans Roast Pitt’s Pat Narduzzi for Gutless Field Goal in OT in GameAbove Sports Bowl

Toledo escaped with a thrilling victory during Thursday’s clash against Pitt in the GameAbove Sports Bowl in a game that went to six overtimes. If not for a questionable coaching decision by Pitt coach Pat Narduzzi, the game may have gone into double OT.

The Panthers had the ball at Toledo’s 1-yard line on fourth-and-goal, trailing the Rockets 40-37. Needing less than a full yard for the game-winning touchdown, Narduzzi controversially elected to take his offense off the field and kick a field goal to tie things up at 40.

It was a costly decision as the teams traded two-point conversions for four more overtime periods until the game came to a close with Toledo pulling away 48–46. After the game, Narduzzi was seen heading to the locker room after the game without shaking hands with anyone from the team he just practiced against for nearly five hours.

After the six-OT thriller, fans on social media couldn’t help but question Narduzzi’s questionable coaching decision to kick the field goal in the game’s second overtime instead of just going for the win.