Big East 8 of the last 9 years.

# Pitt middle linebacker H.B. Blades is ranked No. 1 in the Big East and No. 2 nationally in tackles with 13.7 tackles per game. Blades interception against Michigan State gave him five during his career at Pitt. Blades is set to move into the top ten all-time in Pitt history in tackles. Blades has 327 tackles and is only one behind Ramon Walker who had 328 while at Pitt.

# Quarterback Tyler Palko is No. 6 in all-time career total yards with 6,325 yards. He is set to move past No. 5 John Congemi who had 6,361 total yards during his career at Pitt.

# The Big East is now averaging 40,596 in attendance this year after three weeks. West Virginia leadsHiggins was an assistant coach with the Detroit Lions prior to coming to The Citadel.

# The Citadel will run the spread offense on Saturday. Duran Lawson will quarterback the Bulldogs. In his last game against Charleston Southern he completed 21 of 27 passes for 205 yards. His longest completion was a 36-yard score to true freshman Andre Roberts.

# Pitt has won 635 football games in its 177th season. It now ranks No. 21 all-time in NCAA victories.

# Pitt has now scored in 116 consecutive games which is easily the scoring longest streak in the Big East Conference.