Pickett, Howell square off as No. 25 Pitt hosts UNC
3 years, 1 month ago

Pickett, Howell square off as No. 25 Pitt hosts UNC

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PITTSBURGH — Kenny Pickett stole Sam Howell’s thunder. Now Pickett and the 25th-ranked Panthers are eager to grab something more valuable: The Coastal Division title most thought was the Tar Heels’ to lose two months ago. They’re gone.” If the Tar Heels can beat a ranked opponent for a second time in six days, the chaos that’s become the Coastal Division’s calling card returns. “We’ve got to keep improving as a football team, all the other stuff is out of our control,” UNC coach Mack Brown said. “Everything is on display when people are at the game, whether it’s ESPN people, GMs, it doesn’t matter,” Narduzzi said.

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SMU Dominates Pitt, Remains Unbeatable in ACC Debut
2 months ago

SMU Dominates Pitt, Remains Unbeatable in ACC Debut

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SMU dominates Pitt, maintaining their lead in the Atlantic Coast Conference standings. Brashard Smith shines with two rushing touchdowns and a spectacular tiptoe catch, while Kevin Jennings throws for 306 yards and two touchdowns. The Mustangs' defense remains impenetrable, holding Pitt to only 25 points in the first half. The outcome could have significant implications for the AP Top 25 …

Panthers' Rising Stars Seek Revenge on Syracuse in ACC Showdown
2 months, 1 week ago

Panthers' Rising Stars Seek Revenge on Syracuse in ACC Showdown

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Syracuse and Pittsburgh clash in a pivotal ACC matchup. The Orange, ranked 19th in the AP Top 25, will look to disrupt the heavily-favored Panthers, who are coming off a bye. Key matchups to watch include the offensive line clash between the two teams and the passing duel between Kyle McCord and Eli Holstein. Syracuse, seeking their third consecutive victory …

No. 22 Pitt is off to its best start in 33 years as new ACC member Cal visits
2 months, 3 weeks ago

No. 22 Pitt is off to its best start in 33 years as new ACC member Cal visits

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The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! They’re celebrating together.” So much so that Pitt re-entered the AP Top 25 for the first time since 2022 after last week’s cathartic 34-24 victory over North Carolina, the Panthers’ first-ever win in Chapel Hill. If there’s any lesson to be learned, Cal tight end Jack …

No. 22 Pitt is encouraged but hardly satisfied with the program off to its best start since 1991
2 months, 3 weeks ago

No. 22 Pitt is encouraged but hardly satisfied with the program off to its best start since 1991

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The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Even with the 22nd-ranked Panthers off to the program’s best start since 1991 after a 34-24 win over North Carolina last weekend pushed them to 5-0. Not with Alabama transfer Eli Holstein putting up numbers not seen since Dan Marino was a Panther more than 40 …

Freshman QB Eli Holstein guides late rally, Pitt slips by West Virginia 38-34 in the Backyard Brawl
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Freshman QB Eli Holstein guides late rally, Pitt slips by West Virginia 38-34 in the Backyard Brawl

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The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Holstein guided a pair of late touchdown drives, hitting Daejon Reynolds with a 40-yard scoring heave with 3:06 to go then taking Pitt 77 yards in six plays, the last a 1-yard dive by Derrick Davis with 32 seconds to go to lift the Panthers to …

Pitt roars back from 21-point deficit for 28-27 win over Cincinnati and 2-0 start
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Pitt roars back from 21-point deficit for 28-27 win over Cincinnati and 2-0 start

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The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! CINCINNATI — Eli Holstein threw touchdown passes on three consecutive drives, Ben Sauls kicked a 35-yard field goal with 17 seconds left and Pittsburgh rallied from 21 points down to take a 28-27 win over Cincinnati on Saturday. That’s how I started playing the second half.” …

Hubert Davis backs Pitt for NCAA Tournament, but loss to Tar Heels leaves Panthers in limbo
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Hubert Davis backs Pitt for NCAA Tournament, but loss to Tar Heels leaves Panthers in limbo

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WASHINGTON — Now all Jeff Capel and his team can do is wait and hope. Pittsburgh had a chance to take a giant step toward an NCAA Tournament berth Friday night, but after a late rally, the Panthers allowed a 7-0 run and lost 72-65 to No. I know if you look over the past — since January 20th — …

Pittsburgh squares off against Oregon State
1 year, 1 month ago

Pittsburgh squares off against Oregon State

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Oregon State Beavers vs. Pittsburgh Panthers New York; Friday, 3 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: The Pittsburgh Panthers take on the Oregon State Beavers at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. Pittsburgh leads the ACC with 32.2 defensive rebounds per game led by Ishmael Leggett averaging 5.8. Pittsburgh averages 11.0 made 3-pointers per game, 2.8 more made shots than the 8.2 …

Yarnell throws for a TD and runs for another in his second career start as Pitt tops BC 24-16
1 year, 1 month ago

Yarnell throws for a TD and runs for another in his second career start as Pitt tops BC 24-16

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The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Unlike Yarnell’s first start — a victory at Western Michigan in 2022 in which the Panthers leaned heavily on the run — this time, Yarnell had the full playbook at his disposal. “Nobody catching me.” It’s been a lost season for the Panthers, who will fail …

Kiner runs for 153 yards as Cincinnati holds off Pitt 27-21 in renewal of River City Rivalry
1 year, 3 months ago

Kiner runs for 153 yards as Cincinnati holds off Pitt 27-21 in renewal of River City Rivalry

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The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! “It’s on the road against an ACC team that won the ACC two years ago.” Emory Jones threw for 125 yards and two scores for the Bearcats, who built a 20-point second-half lead before holding on in the renewal of the River City Rivalry after an …

Pitt edges Mississippi St in back-and-forth First Four game
1 year, 9 months ago

Pitt edges Mississippi St in back-and-forth First Four game

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DAYTON, Ohio — Jamarius Burton made a go-ahead jumper with 10 seconds left and Pitt edged Mississippi State 60-59 in a back-and-forth First Four game Tuesday night that featured 21 lead changes — most in the NCAA Tournament in five years. “We were who we’ve been all year, and it wasn’t pretty — but it was beautiful.” A layup by …

Maryland holds off No. 25 NC State in Duke’s Mayo Bowl
2 years ago

Maryland holds off No. 25 NC State in Duke’s Mayo Bowl

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The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! “There are some people out there that will laugh at us and think that is funny, but if you take a Terp for granted, I promise you, we will make you pay.” Ben Finley, one of four different starting quarterbacks for North Carolina State this season, …

Nix, No. 15 Oregon rally past North Carolina in Holiday Bowl
2 years ago

Nix, No. 15 Oregon rally past North Carolina in Holiday Bowl

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The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Oregon’s Bucky Irving had touchdown runs of 2 and 66 yards LIBERTY BOWL ARKANSAS 55, KANSAS 53, 3 OT MEMPHIS, Tenn. — KJ Jefferson passed to Rashod Dubinion for a 2-point conversion in the third OT and Arkansas held off a furious second-half rally by Kansas. …

Pitt holds off Duke 28-26 for third straight victory
2 years, 1 month ago

Pitt holds off Duke 28-26 for third straight victory

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The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Israel Abanikanda ran for 113 yards and his FBS-leading 19th touchdown before leaving with an injury, Brandon Hill returned a fumble 30 yards for a score and SirVocea Dennis shut down a potential game-tying two-point conversion late in the fourth quarter to help the Panthers edge …

Pickett-less Pitt turns to Patti in Peach Bowl
3 years ago

Pickett-less Pitt turns to Patti in Peach Bowl

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The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! PITTSBURGH — Kenny Pickett walked into Pittsburgh coach Pat Narduzzi’s office last week and spent 30 minutes laughing about the 13th-ranked Panthers’ remarkable season, one that carried them to the program’s first ACC title and Pickett to a prime spot on NFL draft boards. Narduzzi knew …

Pitt’s reward for ACC title is Peach matchup vs Michigan St
3 years ago

Pitt’s reward for ACC title is Peach matchup vs Michigan St

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The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! 13 Pitt’s reward for its first Atlantic Coast Conference championship is the Panthers’ first New Year’s Six bowl since 2004 in the Dec. 30 game in Atlanta against No. Though Pickett likely will be among the top quarterbacks selected in next year’s NFL draft, he already …

Pitt QB Pickett’s stock surging after ACC championship
3 years ago

Pitt QB Pickett’s stock surging after ACC championship

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The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Pickett’s ascent to a likely Heisman Trophy candidate and a prospective first-round NFL draft pick took another big step forward as he threw for 253 yards and two touchdowns and ran for a 58-yard score, helping Pittsburgh defeat Wake Forest 45-21 on Saturday night and giving …

Pickett throws 4 TD passes in Pitt’s 31-14 win at Syracuse
3 years, 1 month ago

Pickett throws 4 TD passes in Pitt’s 31-14 win at Syracuse

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SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Pitt coach Pat Narduzzi was worried about a letdown. Pickett threw for four touchdowns to break the Pittsburgh school record for scoring passes in a season, and the 20th-ranked Panthers beat Syracuse 31-14 on Saturday night for their fourth straight win heading into next week’s Atlantic Coast Conference championship against Wake Forest. I’m just grateful for it …

No. 20 Pittsburgh visits Syracuse; win or else for Orange
3 years, 1 month ago

No. 20 Pittsburgh visits Syracuse; win or else for Orange

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20 Pittsburgh at Syracuse, Saturday at 7:30 p.m. EST. Panthers quarterback Kenny Pickett has 36 TD passes on the year and the offense is averaging 370 yards passing and 9.1 yards per attempt. FACTS & FIGURES Pickett ranks third in ACC history with 11,841 passing yards and is just 64 yards shy of passing Clemson’s Tajh Boyd for second. Pickett …

Pickett, Addison lead No. 20 Pitt to ACC Coastal title
3 years, 1 month ago

Pickett, Addison lead No. 20 Pitt to ACC Coastal title

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PITTSBURGH — Kenny Pickett knew a year ago. Something that looked and felt an awful lot like Pitt’s 48-38 victory over Virginia on Saturday, when Pickett, rising star wide receiver Jordan Addison and the 20th-ranked Panthers put to bed the idea that this is the “Same Old Pitt” for now, and maybe for good. Pickett and Addison connected for four …

In the ACC, picking the top quarterback won’t be easy task
3 years, 1 month ago

In the ACC, picking the top quarterback won’t be easy task

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Someone is getting snubbed. “I don’t think there’s another quarterback in the country doing more for his team than what Brennan is doing for us,” Virginia coach Bronco Mendenhall said. He’s now the Demon Deacons’ recordholder for career and single-season touchdown passes, is the catalyst for the highest-ranked team in the conference and can wrap up Wake’s first trip to …

Pickett, No. 25 Pitt escape Howell, UNC 30-23 in OT
3 years, 1 month ago

Pickett, No. 25 Pitt escape Howell, UNC 30-23 in OT

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The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Pitt’s defense did the rest, harassing Tar Heels star Sam Howell into a desperation fourth-down heave that landed in the outstretched arms of Panthers defensive back M.J. Devonshire to finish off a 30-23 victory. Pickett’s pass on the first snap of the Panthers’ next drive bounced …

Star QBs Howell, Pickett face off as UNC visits No. 25 Pitt
3 years, 1 month ago

Star QBs Howell, Pickett face off as UNC visits No. 25 Pitt

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North Carolina at No. Pitt can take another big step toward winning its second ACC Coastal Division title in four years if it can find a way to outscore the Tar Heels. North Carolina, which began the season as heavy favorites to win the Coastal, needs a win and a bunch of help elsewhere to keep any remote chance of …

No. 17 Pitt can cement its spot as Coastal leader vs. Miami
3 years, 2 months ago

No. 17 Pitt can cement its spot as Coastal leader vs. Miami

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17 Pittsburgh, Saturday at noon EDT. He’s thrown for 23 touchdowns against just one interception and became Pitt’s all-time leader in pass completions last week against Clemson. Miami’s secondary gave up 310 yards and two scores in a narrow win over N.C. State last Saturday and will play without leading tackler Bubba Bolden, who is out for the season with …

Same old Pitt? Pickett, No. 17 Panthers proving otherwise
3 years, 2 months ago

Same old Pitt? Pickett, No. 17 Panthers proving otherwise

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PITTSBURGH — The silence in the Pittsburgh locker room was deafening. Uaigalelei twice, once in the red zone to thwart a scoring opportunity and another linebacker SirVocea Dennis turned into a 50-yard touchdown that gave Pitt a 21-7 lead it didn’t really flirt with squandering. Pitt’s 464 total yards against the nation’s second-ranked scoring defense included 162 yards on the …

Pitt is it: No. 23 Panthers top reeling Clemson 27-17
3 years, 2 months ago

Pitt is it: No. 23 Panthers top reeling Clemson 27-17

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The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Pitt ran the game’s final 15 plays, the last three kneel-downs by Pickett that set off a raucous celebration in front of an announced Heinz Field crowd of over 60,000. A month after a stunning home overtime loss to Western Michigan that gave off the familiar …

No. 23 Pittsburgh looks to prove itself as Clemson visits
3 years, 2 months ago

No. 23 Pittsburgh looks to prove itself as Clemson visits

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PITTSBURGH — Kenny Pickett didn’t return to Pittsburgh for one last run to launch a dark horse Heisman Trophy campaign. It’s the kind of showdown Pickett believed was possible when he stunned coach Pat Narduzzi and announced last December he was going to stick around rather than head to the NFL. “I know a lot of guys are excited to …

Pickett leads Pitt to 28-7 victory over Virginia Tech
3 years, 2 months ago

Pickett leads Pitt to 28-7 victory over Virginia Tech

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BLACKSBURG, Va. — Kenny Pickett threw two touchdown passes and rushed for a score to lead Pittsburgh to a 28-7 victory over Virginia Tech on Saturday. Just play Pitt football.” Pickett, arguably the leader for ACC Player of the Year at the season’s halfway point, now has thrown 21 touchdown passes and just one interception. “It’s my job to get …

Pitt’s Pickett emerging in ACC’s next wave of NFL-ready QBs
3 years, 2 months ago

Pitt’s Pickett emerging in ACC’s next wave of NFL-ready QBs

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ATLANTA — Kenny Pickett’s decision to return for his redshirt senior season is working out well for Pittsburgh, the nation’s top-scoring team. Pickett is poised to join North Carolina’s Sam Howell, Virginia’s Brennan Armstrong and possibly others in the next wave of Atlantic Coast Conference quarterbacks on NFL draft boards. Pitt leads the nation with 52.4 points per game following …

Pickett and Pitt keep rolling, blast Georgia Tech 52-21
3 years, 3 months ago

Pickett and Pitt keep rolling, blast Georgia Tech 52-21

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ATLANTA — Kenny Pickett pumped his Heisman Trophy candidacy as Pitt dominated Georgia Tech 52-21. Pitt intercepted the first two passes thrown by Georgia Tech quarterback Jeff Sims, with linebacker John Petrishen returning the second 33 yards for a touchdown, to help the Panthers to a 42-14 lead by halftime on Saturday. Manages to keep plays alive and break contain …

Pickett’s 2 TDs key Pitt rout of UMass, 51-7
3 years, 3 months ago

Pickett’s 2 TDs key Pitt rout of UMass, 51-7

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PITTSBURGH — Kenny Pickett threw for two touchdowns passes and the Pitt defense held Massachusetts to 209 yards of total offense as the Panthers cruised to a 51-7 season-opening victory on Saturday. The Panthers held UMass to 209 yards of total offense, sacking Lytle five times, making six tackles for loss and forcing a fumble. NEW FOCUS IN THE PASS …

Pickett’s last stand: QB ready for one more ride at Pitt
3 years, 4 months ago

Pickett’s last stand: QB ready for one more ride at Pitt

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PITTSBURGH — Kenny Pickett remembers being a freshman at Pittsburgh in the summer of 2017 listening to the seniors tell the newcomers to enjoy the ride because of how quickly it goes. “I think there’s an opportunity for this team to have a really special year,” Pickett said. “If he has got to scramble, he has to scramble but we’d …

Pitt eyeing one last run under longtime QB Kenny Pickett
3 years, 4 months ago

Pitt eyeing one last run under longtime QB Kenny Pickett

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PITTSBURGH — By Pat Narduzzi’s math, his skill position players ran so much during Pittsburgh’s offseason conditioning program — 113 miles to be exact — that they could have made it from the team’s training facility all the way to Akron, Ohio. Last season, Pitt was a couple of minutes away from the program’s first 4-0 start since 2000 when …

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