On Saturday, Pitt Panthers defensive back Rasheem Biles intercepted a pass from Louisville’s Miller Moss and took it all the way to the house for a 75-yard touchdown return.
Then, he faced his most formidable challenge: The Louisville ball boy.
After the pick-six, Biles returned to the Pitt sidelines to celebrate with teammates when, all of a sudden, the Cardinals staffer grabbed the ball from him and attempted to take it back for his side. Biles and teammate Isaiah Neal then put the double-team on the ball boy and got it back. The relentless staffer continued to try to retrieve it, so Neal flipped the ball over his back into the air, where it was caught by someone on the Pitt sidelines and returned to Biles. Noting how this ball boy was essentially a terminator hellbent on getting the pigskin back, Biles tossed it into the crowd and continued celebrating.
— no context college football (@nocontextcfb) September 27, 2025
Presumably, as schools all use different footballs, this staffer was tasked with holding onto the one that originated with the Cardinals. However, his aggressive retrieval method may have been his undoing.
College football folks on social media had a lot of sympathy for the relentless ball boy just trying to do his job.
Poor Louisville ball boypic.twitter.com/t5DlW8WLoh
— Justin Hokanson (@_JHokanson) September 27, 2025
poor Louisville ball guy just trying to do his job
— CJ Fogler (@cjzero.bsky.social) September 27, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Pitt players went to WAR with this Louisville ball boy after their pick six oh my god 😂 pic.twitter.com/XZDEydrno1
— 2StripesCPD (@2StripesCPD) September 27, 2025
For those wondering… Each team brings their own balls to games. That one was Louisville’s (has their logo and stuff on it) so the ball boy was trying to get it back. https://t.co/fa0iUI6kpC
— Zack Gibney (@zackgibney) September 27, 2025
If it makes him feel any better, Pitt’s 17-0 lead evaporated, and, as of the time of this writing, they find themselves clinging to a 27-20 lead in the fourth quarter.
About Sean Keeley
Along with writing for Awful Announcing and The Comeback, Sean is the Managing Editor for Comeback Media. Previously, he created the Syracuse blog Troy Nunes Is An Absolute Magician and wrote 'How To Grow An Orange: The Right Way to Brainwash Your Child Into Rooting for Syracuse.' He has also written non-Syracuse-related things for SB Nation, Curbed, and other outlets. He currently lives in Seattle where he is complaining about bagels. Send tips/comments/complaints to sean@thecomeback.com.