Sebastian earned a scholarship to the
University of Pittsburgh, where he again starred in both football and track. He played football as a
fullback and helped the
1931 Pittsburgh Panthers football team share the
national championship. On November 5, 1932, Sebastian faked a pass, cut for the west sidelines, reversed his field, for a 45-yard touchdown run against a heavily favored
Notre Dame. Pitt won the game 12–0 for the first victory in the
rivalry. That same year Sebastian caught a ball for 52 yards in a 0–0 tie against
Ohio State. Sportswriter John Dietrich of
The Plain Dealer later called the game "one of the thrillers of a lifetime." Sebastian contributed to a hard-fought 19–12 Pitt victory over
Penn by catching a 27-yard touchdown pass late in the game. In 1930, and again in 1933, he played in the
Rose Bowl, which resulted in a 47–14 and 35–0 losses to the
USC Trojans. In 1934, Sebastian played and was the starting running back in the first
College All-Star Game. The game, which became a tradition from 1934 until 1974, was played between the
National Football League (NFL) champions and a team of star college seniors from the previous year. That very first game was played on August 31, 1934, before a crowd of 79,432 at
Chicago's
Soldier Field. The game resulted in a scoreless tie between the all-stars and the
Chicago Bears. That year, Sebastian also played in the second
East–West Shrine Game in Chicago. ==Professional career==