There were topics Pat Narduzzi wanted to discuss with reporters Monday at his final regular-season news conference of 2024. Eli Holstein wasn’t one of them. But the manner in which Pitt’s starting quarterback suffered a lower-body injury was certainly up for discussion.

Pitt quarterback Eli Holstein’s season isn’t over after suffering a left lower leg injury against Louisville Saturday – at least according to coach Pat Narduzzi.

Pat Narduzzi and the Pitt Panthers will be hoping for good news on Saturday morning regarding the availability of quarterback Eli Holstein

Pittsburgh quarterback Eli Holstein was carted off the field with a left leg injury sustained while being sacked in the first quarter at Louisville but returned to the sideline by halftime of the Panthers' 37-9 loss on Saturday.

Pat Narduzzi declined to name a starting quarterback earlier this week, but it’s Eli Holstein who is getting the nod over backup Nate Yarnell.

Pittsburgh football has announced Eli Holstein will start in Week 13 against Louisville. Holstein missed the team’s Week 12 game against Clemson, but the freshman quarterback has been medically cleared for Saturday’s contest,

If he chooses to use them, Pat Narduzzi will have both quarterbacks available Saturday when Pitt visits Louisville. Narduzzi said Thursday that Eli Holstein, who left the Syracuse and Virginia games with apparent head injuries,