Eli Holstein threw for a career-best 381 yards and three touchdowns and rushed for another score as Pittsburgh beat North Carolina 34-24 on Saturday for its first 5-0 start since 1991. Holstein completed 25-of-42 passes,

Former Alabama QB Eli Holstein has come out of the gate strong in his first season at Pitt. Here's a look back at what led to him to transfer from Alabama:

One of the biggest surprises in college football this season has been the Pitt Panthers. Head coach Pat Narduzzi has led the Panthers to a 5-0 start for the first time since 1991. It's been an impressive start against a relatively tough start over the first five weeks.

Pitt and North Carolina spent much of Saturday afternoon trading touchdowns before the Panthers’ 31-24 victory reached a climatic moment early in the fourth quarter. With Pitt clinging to a seven-point lead after the score had been tied three times at 10,

Pitt quarterback Eli Holstein threw a costly interception in the first quarter at North Carolina. Tar Heels defensive back Kaleb Cost picked off Holstein's pass attempt and returned it 84 yards for a touchdown and a 7-3 lead after the extra point.

Eli Holstein completed 25 of 42 passes for 381 yards, three touchdowns and an interception to lead Pittsburgh to a 34-24 win over North Carolina on Saturday afternoon in Chapel

For the first time in Pitt football history, the Panthers emerged the victors at Kenan Stadium Saturday afternoon, defeating North Carolina 34-24 in their ACC opener. In seven previous trips

Holstein is already establishing himself as one of the top quarterbacks in the country and he's doing things at the start of his career that no Pitt quarterback has done since Dan Marino.