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Pat Narduzzi Explains What's Really Happening with Pitt RB Boosie Turner
PITTSBURGH — After leaving Pitt’s home loss to North Carolina in Week 6, Ja’Kyrian “Boosie” Turner hasn’t gotten back on the field.
The Panthers sophomore running back, who led the team in rushing last season, has missed a large portion of this season. He was listed as questionable on the ACC’s availability report last Wednesday, upgraded to probable on Thursday and surprisingly ruled out on Friday.
Pitt head coach Pat Narduzzi explained what’s been happening with the star ballcarrier.
“No setback, it’s just seeing where he is and how he feels,” Narduzzi said on Thursday afternoon. “I mean, you think he’s gonna go, you think he’s gonna go and then you go, ‘Oh.’ So we’ll just see how it goes. I mean, you’ve got 48 hours right now — well, more than that — really 50-something hours until game time, so we’ll see how it is. Again, we’re never gonna put a kid in jeopardy to get re-injured. He’s played 91 plays all year. It’s disappointing. Just like after a game, I look at myself and go, ‘Hey, what could I have done better?’ And take responsibility. It’s the same thing. We’ve just gotta get him...