Pitt in the Peach Bowl 2021 By Jim Mendenhall Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Michigan State wide receiver Jayden Reed pulls in a pass for the go-ahead touchdown against Pitt defensive back M.J. Devonshire in the fourth quarter of the Peach Bowl, Thursday, Dec. 30, 2021, at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette) Pitt fans react after Michigan State wide receiver Jayden Reed pulls in a pass for the go-ahead touchdown against defensive back M.J. Devonshire in the fourth quarter of the Peach Bowl, Thursday, Dec. 30, 2021, at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette) Pitt quarterback Davis Beville reacts after throwing an interception against Michigan State late in the fourth quarter of the Peach Bowl, Thursday, Dec. 30, 2021, at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette) Pitt tight end Gavin Bartholomew and wide receiver Jared Wayne console quarterback Davis Beville after throwing an interception against Michigan State late in the fourth quarter of the Peach Bowl, Thursday, Dec. 30, 2021, at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette) Pitt wide receiver Jared Wayne consoles quarterback Davis Beville after he threw an interception against Michigan State late in the fourth quarter of the Peach Bowl, Thursday, Dec. 30, 2021, at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette) Michigan State defensive end Jacub Panasiuk sacks Pitt quarterback Davis Beville in the fourth quarter of the Peach Bowl, Thursday, Dec. 30, 2021, at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette) Pitt long snapper Byron Floyd walks off the field after losing to Michigan State in the Peach Bowl, Thursday, Dec. 30, 2021, at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette) Pitt linebacker Cam Bright recovers a fumble for a touchdown against Michigan State in the third quarter of the Peach Bowl, Thursday, Dec. 30, 2021, at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette) Pitt linebacker Cam Bright dunks the ball along the sideline after he recovered a fumble for a touchdown against Michigan State in the third quarter of the Peach Bowl, Thursday, Dec. 30, 2021, at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette) Michigan State defensive ends Drew Beesley and Brandon Wright take down Pitt quarterback Davis Beville in the third quarter of the Peach Bowl, Thursday, Dec. 30, 2021, at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette) Pitt head coach Pat Narduzzi talks on his headset as his team takes on Michigan State in the first quarter of the Peach Bowl, Thursday, Dec. 30, 2021, at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette) Michigan State quarterback Payton Thorne drops back to pass against Pitt in the second quarter of the Peach Bowl, Thursday, Dec. 30, 2021, at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette) Pitt quarterback Nick Patti heads to the sideline after scoring a touchdown against Michigan State in the first quarter of the Peach Bowl, Thursday, Dec. 30, 2021, at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette) Pitt wide receiver Jared Wayne celebrates a touchdown reception with Jordan Addison against Michigan State in the second quarter of the Peach Bowl, Thursday, Dec. 30, 2021, at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette) Michigan State running back Jordon Simmons carries against Pitt linebacker Cam Bright in the second quarter of the Peach Bowl, Thursday, Dec. 30, 2021, at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette) Michigan State quarterback Payton Thorne scrambles for a first down against Pitt defensive lineman John Morgan III in the second quarter of the Peach Bowl, Thursday, Dec. 30, 2021, at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette) Michigan State wide receiver Jalen Nailor pulls in a pass in front of Pitt defensive back Brandon Hill in the second quarter of the Peach Bowl, Thursday, Dec. 30, 2021, at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette) Pitt quarterback Davis Beville tosses to running back Vincent Davis as they take on Michigan State in the second quarter of the Peach Bowl, Thursday, Dec. 30, 2021, at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette) Pitt quarterback Davis Beville scrambles as heÂ’s taken down by Michigan State safety Angelo Grose in the second quarter of the Peach Bowl, Thursday, Dec. 30, 2021, at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette) Pitt defensive back Brandon Hill intercepts a ball intended for Michigan State tight end Maliq Carr in the second quarter of the Peach Bowl, Thursday, Dec. 30, 2021, at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette) Pitt head coach Pat Narduzzi enters the field with offensive lineman Terrence Moore to take on Michigan State in the Peach Bowl, Thursday, Dec. 30, 2021, at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette) Pitt running back Todd Sibley Jr. enters the field with offensive lineman Terrence Moore to take on Michigan State in the Peach Bowl, Thursday, Dec. 30, 2021, at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette) Pitt quarterback Nick Patti dives for the pylon as he scores a touchdown against Michigan State in the first quarter of the Peach Bowl, Thursday, Dec. 30, 2021, at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette) Pitt quarterback Nick Patti dives for the pylon as he scores a touchdown against Michigan State in the first quarter of the Peach Bowl, Thursday, Dec. 30, 2021, at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette) Pitt running back Israel Abanikanda carries against Michigan State in the first quarter of the Peach Bowl, Thursday, Dec. 30, 2021, at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette) Pitt fans watch as their team warms up before taking on Michigan State in the Peach Bowl, Thursday, Dec. 30, 2021, at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette) A Pitt fan watches as his team warms up before taking on Michigan State in the Peach Bowl, Thursday, Dec. 30, 2021, at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette) Pitt wide receiver Tre Tipton gets pumped up before taking on Michigan State in the Peach Bowl, Thursday, Dec. 30, 2021, at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette) Pitt quarterback Nick Patti warms up before taking on Michigan State in the Peach Bowl, Thursday, Dec. 30, 2021, at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette) Pitt quarterback Nick Patti warms up before taking on Michigan State in the Peach Bowl, Thursday, Dec. 30, 2021, at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette) Pitt quarterback Nick Patti greets offensive lineman Owen Drexel before taking on Michigan State in the Peach Bowl, Thursday, Dec. 30, 2021, at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette) Pitt head coach Pat Narduzzi greets wide receiver Jared Wayne before taking on Michigan State in the Peach Bowl, Thursday, Dec. 30, 2021, at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette) Pitt head coach Pat Narduzzi heads to the locker room as his team arrives to take on Michigan State in the Peach Bowl, Thursday, Dec. 30, 2021, at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette) Related Photos