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

Associated Press  

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 last week’s 52-21 win at Georgia Tech. He’s put the work in, and he deserves what he’s getting right now.” Pickett impressed Georgia Tech coach Geoff Collins, who said Tuesday “I think that quarterback is the real deal.” Georgia Tech defensive coordinator Andrew Thacker said Pickett “is a first-team All-American right now as far as the first five games.” Armstrong, the red-headed, left-handed passer, ranks second in the nation with his average of 394.60 yards passing per game. Sims’ 359 yards passing in last week’s loss to Pittsburgh were the most for a Georgia Tech quarterback since George Godsey’s school-record 486 yards against Virginia in 2001.

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No. 22 Pitt is off to its best start in 33 years as new ACC member Cal visits
2 months, 1 week ago

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

Associated Press  

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 …

Freshman QB Eli Holstein guides late rally, Pitt slips by West Virginia 38-34 in the Backyard Brawl
3 months, 1 week ago

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

Associated Press  

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 quarterbacks Nate Yarnell and Eli Holstein will both play in the opener against Kent State
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Pitt quarterbacks Nate Yarnell and Eli Holstein will both play in the opener against Kent State

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! PITTSBURGH — Nate Yarnell and Eli Holstein have spent the last eight months jockeying for position in the fight to be the starting quarterback at Pitt. Yarnell, a redshirt junior, and Holstein, a redshirt freshman transfer from Alabama, will both play during Saturday’s season opener against …

Kenny Pickett is eyeing consistency as Steelers’ homestand ends with a visit from Packers
1 year, 1 month ago

Kenny Pickett is eyeing consistency as Steelers’ homestand ends with a visit from Packers

Associated Press  

PITTSBURGH — The Kenny Pickett the Pittsburgh Steelers drafted — the swaggy, sublimely confident and ultra-competitive quarterback who practically willed the University of Pittsburgh to an ACC title two years ago — is not always the Kenny Pickett that takes the field. “He’s awesome in the fourth quarter,” Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said. PICKENS’ PLIGHT Steelers wide receiver George Pickens …

Kenny Pickett passes for 2 touchdowns as Pittsburgh Steelers top Las Vegas Raiders 23-18
1 year, 2 months ago

Kenny Pickett passes for 2 touchdowns as Pittsburgh Steelers top Las Vegas Raiders 23-18

Associated Press  

LAS VEGAS — Even picking up first downs was a challenge for Pittsburgh’s offense in the first two games, so much so that fans loudly chanted for a change in the offensive coordinator. All is not settled after the Steelers’ 23-18 victory over the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday night, but Kenny Pickett said it was something to build upon …

Steelers display big-play ability as Pickett, Warren shine in 27-15 preseason victory over Bills
1 year, 4 months ago

Steelers display big-play ability as Pickett, Warren shine in 27-15 preseason victory over Bills

Associated Press  

PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Steelers spent all of the spring and most of the summer talking about building an offense capable of big plays, the kind they’ve been lacking for large swaths of the past few seasons. Jaylen Warren sprinted practically untouched for a 62-yard score, Pickett delivered a perfect 25-yard strike to Pat Freiermuth and the Steelers breezed past …

Steelers see Kenny Pickett as a star, and it’s unanimous: ‘We have our QB’
1 year, 9 months ago

Steelers see Kenny Pickett as a star, and it’s unanimous: ‘We have our QB’

New York Times  

INDIANAPOLIS — Check Steelers general manager Omar Khan off the list. And, of course, everybody knows what Mike Tomlin thinks of the first franchise quarterback he ever drafted, after the game-winning touchdown against the Ravens that spawned the apparent “Kenny Pickett” comment caught on the broadcast. Despite Pickett’s pedestrian numbers and an offense that was severely limited at times, the …

Virginia’s Armstrong commits to play QB at NC State
1 year, 11 months ago

Virginia’s Armstrong commits to play QB at NC State

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! RALEIGH, N.C. — Virginia quarterback Brennan Armstrong is transferring to North Carolina State. The move allows him to reunite with his former offensive coordinator Robert Anae, who directed the Cavaliers’ offense during the most productive years of Armstrong’s career with the Cavaliers and recently signed on …

Steelers expect QB Kenny Pickett to start against Raiders
2 years ago

Steelers expect QB Kenny Pickett to start against Raiders

Associated Press  

PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Kenny Pickett should leave the concussion protocol this week, clearing the way for him to start on Saturday against Las Vegas. Pickett did not play in Sunday’s 24-16 victory over Carolina after sustaining his second concussion in two months early in a loss to Baltimore on Dec. 11. Mitch Trubisky played well while filling in, …

Steelers tab Pitt QB Kenny Pickett as Big Ben’s successor
2 years, 7 months ago

Steelers tab Pitt QB Kenny Pickett as Big Ben’s successor

Associated Press  

PITTSBURGH — Kenny Pickett stayed in school at Pittsburgh an extra year just so he could move next door. Now all the Pittsburgh Steelers’ newest quarterback has to do is replace a future Hall of Famer, beat out two veterans for the starting job and do it all while trying to maintain the perpetually high standard of a franchise that …

Steelers bet big on Pitt’s Kenny Pickett, 39 years after passing on Dan Marino: Bouchette
2 years, 7 months ago

Steelers bet big on Pitt’s Kenny Pickett, 39 years after passing on Dan Marino: Bouchette

New York Times  

Minutes before the Steelers made Kenny Pickett the first quarterback drafted into the NFL this year, I could not get an old vision out of my head. At that time, somewhere in the mid-1980s, the Steelers did not have a good quarterback as they likely did not have this year until about 10:15 p.m. That’s when they called Pickett at …

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

Pickett-less Pitt turns to Patti in Peach Bowl

Associated Press  

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

Pitt QB Pickett’s stock surging after ACC championship

Associated Press  

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 …

Pitt QB Kenny Pickett to the Panthers? The Athletic’s draft expert says yes
3 years ago

Pitt QB Kenny Pickett to the Panthers? The Athletic’s draft expert says yes

New York Times  

If the season ended today, the Panthers would hold the 10th pick in the 2022 NFL Draft. 6 pick, which The Athletic’s draft expert Dane Brugler predicted Matt Rhule would use on Ohio State quarterback Justin Fields. Panthers college scouting director Cole Spencer was among the nearly 40 scouts and GMs in Pittsburgh on Nov. 11 to see Pickett and …

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

Associated Press  

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 …

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

Associated Press  

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 …

Pickett and Pitt keep rolling, blast Georgia Tech 52-21
3 years, 2 months ago

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

Associated Press  

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

Associated Press  

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 …

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