PITTSBURGH — The number one priority for University of Pittsburgh redshirt sophomore quarterback Kevan Smith is to improve his accuracy over last season.

Everyone concerned, including his coach, believes he's done just that.

Smith, a 2006 graduate of Seneca Valley High School, completed five-of-10 passes for 48 yards and a touchdown in Pitt's Blue-Gold game Saturday night at Heinz Field.

Smith's performance helped the Gold (offense) defeat the Blue (defense), 60-25.

"Number one for Kevan, he needs to be more accurate than he was last year," said Panthers' head coach Dave Wannstedt. "When a guy's open, you have to get him the ball.

"He wasn't always able to do that last season and it hurt him," added Wannstedt. "He's worked on it and he will continue to work on it. He made some great decisions today."

Smith, who stands 6-foot-3 and weighs 225 pounds, took over as the Panthers' starter in the second game of 2007 following Bill Stull's broken right thumb in the season opener against Eastern Michigan.

Smith completed 36-of-64 passes for 415 yards with one touchdown and four interceptions, but it was freshman Pat Bostick who started the final eight games.

Bostick completed 155 of 252 passes last year for 1,500 yards, eight touchdowns and 13 interceptions and was the starting quarterback in Pitt's 13-9 upset win over then-No. 2 West Virginia in the season finale.

"Last year matured me so much as a person and a quarterback," said Smith. "I experienced a lot of ups and downs. There were some good moments and other times when I was down in the dirt.

"I never really got a chance to experience all of that at Seneca Valley. But it has shown me what I need to do to be successful."

That path to success began shortly after the 2007 season ended.

"I worked on my accuracy all winter," said Smith. "I just wasn't comfortable last year, but today I felt pretty good out there."

Smith entered Saturday's game on the offense's fourth possession and engineered a 70-yard scoring drive that ended with his 15-yard touchdown pass to sophomore wideout Maurice Williams.

He was three-of-four for 39 yards on the drive.

"(Williams) was the number one receiver on the play, but we noticed the defense was coming on a blitz, so I was going to the hot route," said Smith. "But the defense backed off and I went back to him."

It was the only touchdown pass for all four signal callers who saw action in the game.

Smith's second possession of the ame resulted in Conor Lee's 20-yard field goal.

On the previous play, Smith almost had his second scoring pass of the day, but the ball sailed just over the fingertips of junior tight end Dorin Dickerson, who was well covered.

Stull, a redshirt junior, started the game and completed seven-of-10 passes for 56 yards while Bostick connected on 11-of-15 passes for 105 yards.

Greg Cross, a junior quarterback from Fort Scott Community College (KS) played in the second half and completed two-of-five passes for 42 yards.

Wannstedt did not reveal a depth chart at the quarterback position after the game, saying, "As a group, I liked how the quarterbacks played. We pressed our (cornerbacks) only about three or four times, but our quarterbacks made some plays."

Smith was also a star catcher for Seneca Valley's baseball team and entertained several offers to play in college.

"Baseball has always been in my back pocket," said Smith, a marketing major. "Right now, I'm focused on football, 110 percent. But if football doesn't work out, yeah, baseball would be a possibility for me."

One thing that Smith did rule out was playing football at another school.

"I don't feel the need to transfer, sit out a year and compete for the starting job when I'm competing right here," he said.

Notes: Andrew Janocko, a redshirt freshman quarterback from Clearfield, did not see time under center, but was the holder on all extra points and field goal attempts. ... The announced attendance was 7,549.