Holstein left Pitt's game against Virginia last week with a head injury​ and is questionable for the ACC matchup against the No. 17 ranked Tigers.

The status of Pitt Panthers quarterback Eli Holstein is still up in the air as the team prepares to host the Clemson Tigers. This comes after he left last week’s loss to Virginia early with an apparent head injury.

The Pittsburgh Panthers got off to their first 7-0 start since 1982, and perhaps the biggest reason for a flawless opening two months was the presence of redshirt freshman quarterback Eli Holstein. The Alabama transfer burst onto the scene and immediately looked the part of a former 4-star recruit finding his form as a starter.

Pat Narduzzi walked inside the big conference room adjacent to his office Thursday afternoon and correctly read the minds of the assembled reporters. “Probably the big question is how is Eli doing, right?

After leaving each of the past two games with a head injury, the status for Pitt starting quarterback Eli Holstein is up in the air for Saturday’s matchup with No. 20 Clemson. On Thursday,

A Pitt offense that has been struggling for the last month may now be without two of its most important players.

After a 7-0 start to the season, Pitt has now suffered back-to-back losses, the first a 45-28 rout by Southern Methodist in Dallas Nov. 2 and the latest

It will be a game-time decision for Eli Holstein this weekend. Pat Narduzzi announced Thursday at his weekly presser that Holstein has not been cleared by the Pitt medical staff yet, and his status is a game-time decision.