PITTSBURGH — On a historic night for Pittsburgh sports, it was the hometown kid who sent a record-setting crowd of 70,622 home with smiles from ear to ear.
Tied 31-31 with just over three minutes remaining and rivalry game pride on the line, redshirt junior cornerback M.J. Devonshire came up with the play of the night, intercepting a JT Daniels pass and returning it 56 yards for the game-winning score, lifting No. 17 Pitt to a 38-31 victory over West Virginia on Thursday evening at Acrisure Stadium.
After being the victim of opportunistic plays all evening long, Devonshire’s pick was the break the Panthers (1-0) needed.
