Pitt 35, Virginia Tech 33, and a final kick nobody saw twice

The Panthers went to 5-0 in Blacksburg, a day after James Franklin told Bussin' & Pate on Campus that his new team keeps finding ways to win.

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Pittsburgh Panthers vs. Virginia Tech Hokies | Full Game Highlights | ESPN College Football

"Pittsburgh Panthers vs. Virginia Tech Hokies | Full Game Highlights" went up on ESPN College Football within an hour of the final whistle, and the comment section was already arguing about one kick. Pitt won 35-33 in Blacksburg to move to 5-0, and the game ended on a field goal attempt that many viewers wanted to see from another angle. The highlights show it once. A long reply thread turns into a seminar on college rules for kicks that sail over the upright, while others thank the channel for keeping the result out of the thumbnail.

The timing gave the week a neat shape. A day earlier, James Franklin, in his first season at Virginia Tech after his long run at Penn State, sat down with Will Compton, Taylor Lewan and Josh Pate on Bussin' & Pate on Campus and said his team was finding ways to win. Saturday's comments return to him again and again, some harsh, some defending how he coached the game.

The Pat McAfee Show supplied the week's other two quick risers, both pointed at Iowa City. Kirk Ferentz, Iowa's longtime head coach, explained why the Hawkeyes were the only job that could have pulled him out of the NFL, and Nick Saban previewed Ohio State-Iowa, praised Jeremiah Smith and talked about his upcoming docuseries. Those two and the Franklin interview are the channel's fastest videos right now, three of fifteen uploads in seven days.

The daily pace sits below the channel's usual level, which is still enormous: close to 28 million views in a week, the most among the sports channels near its size, with Sportsnet and The Rich Eisen Show both running far above their own norms. The channel added about 10,000 subscribers and stands at 1.4 million.

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The videos drawing views on ESPN College Football right now

‘I NEVER WANTED TO BE A HEAD COACH!’ 🤯 Kirk Ferentz on his career at…16,126 views · 2026-10-02 Jeremiah Smith is ‘ONE OF THE BEST PLAYERS IN COLLEGE FOOTBALL!’ - Ni…12,714 views · 2026-10-02 James Franklin on coaching at Virginia Tech: We're finding ways to wi…12,602 views · 2026-10-02 Best QB, most disappointing team & more 🍿 + Dap of the Week | Bussin…5,396 views · 2026-10-02 PITT PANTHERS DEFEAT VIRGINIA TECH IN BLACKSBURG 🔥4,718 views · 2026-10-03

The numbers

Here is how ESPN College Football's week looks in figures.

views gained this week, compared with similar channels

ESPN College Football

27,942,141

The Rich Eisen Show

9,811,301

SPORTSNET

6,578,909

CBS Sports

6,366,982

NFL Throwback

4,528,201

The Herd with Colin Cowhe…

3,534,885

NFL Films

3,162,129

SportsCenter NEXT

802,787

TPS

347,842

subscribers

1,400,000

▲ 10,000 in the last 7 days

total views

1,555,032,345

views per day

3,983,616

typical day: 5,969,433

compared with similar channels (subscribers)

SportsCenter NEXT

1,500,000

The Herd with Colin Cowhe…

1,410,000

ESPN College Football

1,400,000

NFL Films

1,390,000

SPORTSNET

1,270,000

CBS Sports

1,240,000

TPS

1,230,000

NFL Throwback

1,210,000

The Rich Eisen Show

1,140,000

As of October 3, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube

Subscriber, view, like and comment counts are YouTube's. Rates, usual days, rankings, comparisons and categories are Trari's own calculations.

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