Report: Pitt’s Nate Yarnell will start at quarterback against Boston College

A week after Eli Holstein injured his leg early in the Nov. 23 loss to Louisville, Pitt coach Pat Narduzzi will stick with backup quarterback Nate Yarnell on Saturday at Boston College. Yarnell will start Pitt’s final game of the regular season.

TribLive news partner WTAE-TV first reported the news.

Yarnell was the backup and starting quarterback in each of his three seasons at Pitt from 2022-24. He first played at Western Michigan in 2022 when Kedon Slovis was injured and started the final two games of 2023 when Phil Jurkovec and Christian Veilleux were on the bench.

In and out of the lineup this season, Yarnell replaced Holstein in Games 7, 8, 9 and 11 against Syracuse, SMU, Virginia and Louisville after Holstein suffered two head injuries and a leg injury.

Yarnell threw for 350 yards starting the 24-20 loss to Clemson in Game 10 on Nov. 16, giving Pitt a 20-17 lead with 1 minute, 36 seconds to play.

Yarnell played most of the game last week when Holstein was injured against Louisville.