Pitt QB Chad Voytik Posts Career High in Win Over Va Tech

October 16, 2014

Rick Nyman,

PITTSBURGH (AP) – James Conner ran for 85 yards and two scores and Pittsburgh ended a three-game losing streak with a 21-16 victory over Virginia Tech on Thursday night.

Quarterback Chad Voytik added a career-high 118 yards on the ground, and the former Cleveland High School standout hit Tyler Boyd for a 53-yard touchdown pass as the Panthers (4-3, 2-1 ACC) took control early and held off a late rally by the Hokies.

Virginia Tech (4-3, 1-2) trailed by 12 in the fourth quarter but had the ball and a chance to take the lead in the final minutes. Michael Brewer’s fourth-down pass to Cam Phillips sailed high and the Panthers ran out the clock.

Brewer shook off a slow start to finish with 265 yards passing and a 14-yard score to Phillips, but the Hokies remained winless in four visits to Heinz Field.