On 30 March 2021 at the Annual League Meeting, NFL team owners voted in favor of expanding the regular season, marking the first major change to the competition’s format in more than four decades.

Pitt won both regular season meetings between the two powerhouses with one being a five-set thriller on Oct. 25 before a 3-1 victory on Nov. 27. Just like the Huskers, the only blemish on Pitt’s ...