CJ Edwards chose Tennessee over more than a dozen schools, including Michigan, Minnesota, North Carolina, NC State, Pittsburgh and West Virginia.

University of North Carolina head coach Bill Belichick has extended a scholarship offer to a familiar face, and a former Super Bowl champion of his. But in the middle of his two New England runs, this powerback spent time with the Pittsburgh Steelers.

The hard truth Pitt’s players and coaches must face after six days of travel — from Pittsburgh to North Carolina to Texas and back home — is that they are a beaten team in more ways than one.

Syracuse (11-15, 5-10 ACC) heads to Pittsburgh (15-10, 6-8 ACC) to face the Panthers tonight at 7 p.m. The Orange are looking to bounce back after a narrow 88-82 loss to North Carolina last Saturday,

CJ Edwards chose Tennessee over more than a dozen schools, including Michigan, Minnesota, North Carolina, NC State, Pittsburgh and West Virginia.

All Times EST No. 1 UCLA (23-0) at No. 6 Southern Cal (21-2), 10 p.m. No. 2 Notre Dame (21-2) at Pittsburgh (11-14), 8 p.m. No. 3 Texas (24-2) at No. 8 Kentucky (19-3), 7 p.m. No. 4 South Carolina

RJ Davis had 20 points, Seth Trimble came off the bench to score 17 and North Carolina cruised to a 96-85 victory over Florida State.