Quarterback Eli Holstein left Pitt’s game against Louisville Saturday in the first quarter with an injury. The Panthers’ first-year starting quarterback, who transferred into the program from Alabama in the offseason, was sacked by Ashton Gillotte for ...

Pittsburgh quarterback Eli Holstein was carted off the field and taken to a hospital with an air cast on his left leg in the first quarter of Saturday's eventual 37-9 loss at Louisville. Holstein appeared to have his leg rolled up on when Cardinals defensive lineman Ashton Gillotte sacked him on the second drive of the game.

The redshirt freshman’s left ankle was caught at an awkward angle beneath Louisville defensive end Ashton Gillotte’s hip on a twisting tackle for a 4-yard loss at midfield.