Pitt is heading into Saturday’s matchup with No. 1 Miami with a new name at quarterback, but likely not just one. The Panthers are expected to start fifth-year senior Holden Geriner, while true freshman Corey Dailey is also expected to play against the Canes.
Geriner got the nod in Pitt’s Oct. 10 game against North Carolina, his first career start, and that came after he stepped in for Mason Heintschel at Virginia Tech and helped the Panthers close out a 35-33 win. Against UNC, he finished 27-of-44 for 219 yards with two interceptions in a 21-17 loss.
Dailey started last week’s road game at Boston College and went 11 of 25 for 193 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions as Pitt fell 27-21.
Geriner’s path to this point has been a winding one. The 6-foot-3, 215-pound Savannah, Ga., native starred at Benedictine Military School and led the Cadets to a Class 4A state title as a senior.
He signed with Auburn as a highly regarded prospect, played in eight games over three seasons there and finished 9-of-20 for 116 yards before moving on to Texas State for 2025, where he saw minimal work. He transferred to Pitt in January.
This season, Geriner has appeared in four games and completed 46 of 70 passes, a 65.7% clip, for 438 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions. For his college career, he is 55-of-91 for 554 yards, with two touchdowns and three interceptions.
Dailey arrives with a different kind of resume. The true freshman from Seguin, Texas, was a four-star recruit and a four-year starter at Seguin High School. He set school records with 757 completions, 1,235 attempts, 9,138 passing yards, 100 passing touchdowns, 10,009 total yards and 122 total touchdowns.
As a senior, Dailey completed 246 of 408 passes for 2,921 yards with 22 touchdowns and four interceptions, while also running for 660 yards and 13 scores. He first saw the field for Pitt in the Sept. 26 blowout of Bucknell, when he completed 3 of 5 passes for 57 yards and a touchdown.
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