Kenny Pickett – Noteworthy
NOV 19 ACC QUARTERBACK OF THE WEEK: Kenny Pickett, Pitt, So.; Oakhurst, N.J.,…Pickett’s career game lifted Pitt past host Wake Forest, 34-13, clinching the Panthers’ first Dr Pepper ACC Championship Game berth … Completed 23-of-30 passes for a career-high 316 yards and three touchdowns … Each of his TD passes came in the second half to help Pitt erase a 10-6 halftime deficit … After Wake Forest kicked a field goal to close within 20-13 early in the fourth quarter, Pitt responded with an 11-play, 78-yard drive capped by Pickett’s 23-yard touchdown pass to Maurice Ffrench, boosting the lead to 27-13 with 7:27 to play and putting the Panthers back in control. – ACC Football