'Pitt Special' ends UCF's 27-game reg.-season run

PITTSBURGH -- Pittsburgh offensive coordinator Mark Whipple installed the play he dubbed "Pitt Special" during the second week of training camp. Whipple had his first-stringers run it once against the starting defense and it worked. So he made sure the Panthers practiced it during Thursday walk-throughs and tucked it into his back pocket just in case. Just in case arrived late Saturday afternoon with Pitt trailing 15th-ranked UCF by six and a minute to go. Facing fourth-and-2 at the UCF 3, an official came over and told Whipple the Panthers could still get a first down if they got to the 1. "Nah, we're going to score," Whipple said. Running back A.J. Davis took a direct snap from center, ran to his left and flipped the ball to Aaron Mathews , who was heading right. Mathews, a former high school quarterback, thought he might have to make a run at the pylon.