Jet travel is faster and more affordable than ever in the current era of college football, but few teams take advantage of the glamour and headline-making opportunities intercontinental matchups can provide.

When the Pitt Panthers make the 1,668-mile trip from Pittsburgh to Salt Lake City to take on Utah, they will be retracing journeys made by the Pitt teams of the past.

Pitt squads coached by John Michelosen, Dave Hart, and Carl DePasqua regularly trekked across the country to kick off their seasons.

Pitt's first season-opening trip to California occurred on September 30, 1939 when the Panthers traveled to Seattle to meet the Washingt...

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