Report: Pitt QB Phil Jurkovec to start against Virginia Tech

(Photo credit: Michael Longo/For USA Today Network / USA TODAY NETWORK)Pitt starting quarterback Phil Jurkovec will play Saturday night on the road against Virginia Tech, multiple outlets reported.

Jurkovec's status had been unclear after he left last week's game against North Carolina before halftime after he absorbed a hit from Tayon Holloway.

Holloway was flagged for targeting and ejected.

Jurkovec, a sixth-year se