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Q: Pitt will have a few days to savor a well deserved road win over another ranked opponent. When they get back to practice (1) will there be a change in punt protection? and (2) what will be the key to keeping Navy under 45 points?

Ryan Steffanacci, Columbus, Ohio

ZEISE: I think that the spread punt thing is here to stay because it is something that the coaches --- including the head coach -- believes gives the punt team the best chance to get off the ball quickly and get down the field to make the tackles and, let's face it, Pitt has only had one bad night with it. I think the key with that is recognizing who is coming from where and being able to block the guys at the line who have a chance to get to the punter. As for Navy -- I think that one advantage the Panthers have is that they've seen that offense, they've played against it, they know how well it is executed and they are going to be better prepared for the way it is blocked, the cutting that the Navy offensive line will do and everything else. Plus, having two week to look at it and coach up the younger guys like Greg Williams, Dom DeCicco and Elijah Fields on it will be a huge advantage.

Now, knowing what is coming is one thing -- but as we've seen from teams that execute that option-style offense well -- stopping it is another thing all together. I honestly, though, don't expect Navy to run up and down the field on Pitt's defense this year. The Midshipmen will obviously score some points and Pitt will need to score probably at least 28 or so in order to have a chance to win but again, I think having played against it last year, Pitt's defense will be a little less powerless to stop it.

Q: While LeSean McCoy had a great game against South Florida, I still feel he danced on occasion. Didn't they say the same thing about Franco Harris?

David Hogan, Devon

ZEISE: Yes, he did do a little dancing -- but not much. I thought in terms of running down hill and breaking tackles and being a physical runner this was one of his best games. He made runs when Pitt absolutely needed to have a big play. He kept the chains moving and the defense honest. And while he did leave a couple of runs out there because he hesitated instead of hitting the hole hard and fast, those runs were minimal. I think he's certainly got his groove back and he is the kind of player who can carry an offense and that's going to be a big advantage for Pitt coming down the stretch.

Q: What is the attitude of Jonathan Baldwin? I'm wondering whether he is kind of cocky and all full of himself. I admit, he looks like he is going to be a great receiver for Pitt but his first touchdown reception against USF could have turned ugly really fast when he showboated the ball out there at arm's length just before crossing the goal line as he almost got it knocked away by the trailing defender. That kind of nonsense makes you wonder. You would think a freshman would be happy to just tuck it away and score rather than looking for style points at this stage of his career. How do you see it?

Tom Richards, Manassas, Virginia

ZEISE: I completely disagree. First off, the kid is a very humble person. In fact, getting two words out of him is a chore as he is clearly not interested in talking about himself or his accomplishments. And we asked him about that play -- sticking the ball out in front of him and he said -- and this is actually pretty refreshing because sometimes you forget these are just kids -- basically that he was trying to make sure that ball crossed the goal line because he didn't want to mess up his first collegiate touchdown. So he wasn't showboating at all, he was just trying to get into the end zone as quickly as possible. He's a young kid and he obviously will mature, but it was funny to hear a player of his potential talking about how "awesome" it was to have an opportunity to score a touchdown and how he was just making sure the ball crossed the goal line. He's got a good attitude, there is no question about.