Panthers bowling in Arizona: No. 24 Pitt will play in insight; Bowl, Dec. 26

PHOENIX Pittsburgh accepted an invitation Tuesday to play in theInsight Bowl Dec. 26 at Bank One Ballpark. The 24th-ranked Panthers(8-4) finished third in the Big East. They will face a Pac-10 teamthat has yet to be determined, pending the outcome of SaturdaysWashington State-UCLA game. Pittsburgh, under coach Walt Harris, willplay in its third consecutive bowl game and fourth in six years. ThePanthers biggest victory of the season came at Virginia Tech, rankedNo. 3 at the time. Pittsburgh gained 343 yards against No. 1 Miamibefore falling to the Hurricanes by a 28-21 score. The Panthers lostto Iowa State in the 2000 Insight.com Bowl, the first football gameever played at Bank One Ballpark. The bowl sponsor dropped the .comfrom its name this year. Under a new agreement, the Insight Bowl hasthe No. 4 pick in the Pac-10, a conference that has seven teams bowl-eligible.