Undermanned Pitt drops finale at Boston College, finishes regular season on 5-game losing streak

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass.

The final week of the regular season offered no respite from the injuries and losing that have plagued the back half of a once-promising season for Pitt football.

Pitt (7-5, 3-5 ACC) completed a long, five-game slide to close its fall with a 34-23 loss at the hands of Boston College (7-5, 4-4 ACC) on Saturday afternoon at Alumni Stadium.

Down their starting quarterback, Eli Holstein, and, revealed just hours before kickoff, star tailback Desmond Reid, the Panthers dug themselves a deep hole early, and attempts at a comeback were quickly undone by self-inflicted errors, as they ended the regular season on a sour note.

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