Kenny Pickett – Noteworthy
Coach Pat Narduzzi wasn’t worried about a jinx. The Pitt coach had his equipment staff to bring the commemorative ACC caps and T-shirts all the way from Pittsburgh. “I said, ‘Get them. It’s going to happen,’” Narduzzi said. It did happen – thanks to Kenny Pickett’s career day. Pickett threw a career-best three touchdown passes, all in the second half, and Pittsburgh beat Wake Forest 34-13 on Saturday to clinch its first berth in the Atlantic Coast Conference championship game. “Everyone knows this is a special group,” Pickett said. “Honestly, we show it every week. We play with the kind of heart and toughness that I don’t think is seen very often in this day and age in football.” Pickett finished 23 of 30 for a career-high 316 yards with scoring passes of 4 yards to Rafael Araujo-Jones, 63 yards to Taysir Mack and 23 yards to Maurice Ffrench. – AP College Football
