TV: ACC Network Radio: WBFD-FM 98.7; The Fan 93.7-FM Satellite radio: Channel 371 The betting line: The Panthers are 10.5-point favorites Last week: Pitt beat Florida St., 34-31. Syracuse lost 31-18 at SMU.

Usually playing late afternoon or night games, the 12:30 start time marks the earliest home game of the season for Stanford and the second earliest game of the season overall. Stanford's earliest game of the season was the matchup against SMU in Dallas, which began at 9:00 a.m. (PT).

Despite a somewhat sloppy performance on offense, Pitt left Syracuse Saturday night with a 30-13 win, the Panthers’ third in a row.