Holstein left Pitt's game against Virginia last week with a head injury​ and is questionable for the ACC matchup against the No. 17 ranked Tigers.

There's no hiding it. After starting the season 7-0 and getting off to its best start in over 40 years, Pitt has played its worst football over the last two weeks of the season, both of which resulted in disappointing losses.

The Pittsburgh Panthers got off to their first 7-0 start since 1982, and perhaps the biggest reason for a flawless opening two months was the presence of redshirt freshman quarterback Eli Holstein. The Alabama transfer burst onto the scene and immediately looked the part of a former 4-star recruit finding his form as a starter.

The status of Pitt Panthers quarterback Eli Holstein is still up in the air as the team prepares to host the Clemson Tigers. This comes after he left last week’s loss to Virginia early with an apparent head injury.

Pat Narduzzi walked inside the big conference room adjacent to his office Thursday afternoon and correctly read the minds of the assembled reporters. “Probably the big question is how is Eli doing, right?

A Pitt offense that has been struggling for the last month may now be without two of its most important players.

After a 7-0 start to the season, Pitt has now suffered back-to-back losses, the first a 45-28 rout by Southern Methodist in Dallas Nov. 2 and the latest

Pittburgh football's quarterback situation remains uncertain ahead of Saturday’s game against No. 20 Clemson. Starter Eli Holstein, who left each of the past two games with a head injury, is listed as a game-time decision.