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Virginia Tech Falls to Pitt in Controversial 35-33 Loss on Missed Field Goal

Virginia Tech suffers its first loss of the James Franklin era after a controversial missed game-winning field goal by John Love seals a 35-33 defeat to Pitt.

2 publishers · 9 articles · first seen 3 Oct 2026 · updated 33d ago

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0%50%100%86%1 Oct, 13:36 UTCnowSI Feed: HUGHES: Virginia Tech's Loss to Pitt Hurt. The Fact That It Did Says Plenty · 4 Oct, 23:35 UTCSI Feed: Virginia Tech's Loss to Pitt Boils Down to More Than One Missed Field Goal · 4 Oct, 16:00 UTCSI Feed: Grading Virginia Tech's Position Groups From Its 35-33 Loss to Pitt · 4 Oct, 13:49 UTCSI Feed: PFF Grades and Snap Counts for Virginia Tech In Its 35-33 Loss to Pitt · 4 Oct, 01:53 UTCSI Feed: Stock Report: What's Trending Up, Down For Virginia Tech After the Loss to Pitt? · 3 Oct, 21:00 UTCSI Feed: What We Learned From Virginia Tech's 35-33 Loss to Pitt · 3 Oct, 16:49 UTCCBS Sports Headlines: Virginia Tech loses to Pitt on controversial missed field goal: Was it actually good? · 3 Oct, 15:35 UTCSI Feed: Was Virginia Tech Robbed of A Victory Against Pitt Due To A Poor Call On Final Field Goal Attempt? · 3 Oct, 05:00 UTCSI Feed: Slo-Mo Video Calls Into Question Controversial End of Virginia Tech vs. Pitt Game · 3 Oct, 03:51 UTC

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The story so far

2 publishers have covered this in 9 articles since 3 Oct 2026. SI Feed published first, on 3 October at 03:51 UTC; CBS Sports Headlines followed 11h 44m later. The most recent article, from SI Feed, appeared on 4 October at 23:35 UTC.

Outlets reporting it: SI Feed, CBS Sports Headlines.

3 prediction markets price this story:

  • 7+ wins — the market puts it at 86%, with $40 traded in the last 24 hours, closing 20 Dec 2026. The market resolves to Yes if the Virginia Tech football team achieves seven or more victories during the 2026 regular season. It resolves to No if they win fewer than seven games in that same period. Readers often mistake the deadline, assuming the count includes postseason bowl games rather than just the regular season.
  • Virginia Tech — the market puts it at 1%, closing 23 Feb 2027. The market resolves to Yes if Virginia Tech wins the College Football Playoff National Championship Game. Otherwise, it resolves to No.
  • Virginia Tech — the market puts it at 4%, closing 25 Jan 2027. The market resolves to Yes if Virginia Tech qualifies for the College Football Playoff National Championship Game. It resolves to No if the team does not reach that specific championship game. Readers often mistake reaching the playoff semifinals or winning a regular-season ACC game as sufficient, but only making the final national title game counts.

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  1. HUGHES: Virginia Tech's Loss to Pitt Hurt. The Fact That It Did Says Plenty SI Feed
  2. Virginia Tech's Loss to Pitt Boils Down to More Than One Missed Field Goal SI Feed
  3. Grading Virginia Tech's Position Groups From Its 35-33 Loss to Pitt SI Feed
  4. PFF Grades and Snap Counts for Virginia Tech In Its 35-33 Loss to Pitt SI Feed
  5. Stock Report: What's Trending Up, Down For Virginia Tech After the Loss to Pitt? SI Feed
  6. What We Learned From Virginia Tech's 35-33 Loss to Pitt SI Feed
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  1. Virginia Tech loses to Pitt on controversial missed field goal: Was it actually good? CBS Sports Headlines
  2. Was Virginia Tech Robbed of A Victory Against Pitt Due To A Poor Call On Final Field Goal Attempt? SI Feed
  3. Slo-Mo Video Calls Into Question Controversial End of Virginia Tech vs. Pitt Game SI Feed

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  • Kalshi 7+ wins 86% +4 $40 24hends 20 Dec 2026

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  • Kalshi Virginia Tech 1% $0 24hends 23 Feb 2027

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  • Kalshi Virginia Tech 4% $0 24hends 25 Jan 2027

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  • Virginia Tech
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  • James Franklin
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