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  10/16/21 - Kenny Pickett, rSr/2022, Pittsburgh, 6-3, 219 (DS#1 QB) + More +

  Kenny Pickett threw two touchdown passes and rushed for a score to lead Pittsburgh to a 28-7 victory over Virginia Tech on Saturday. Pickett threw touchdown passes of 8 yards to Gavin Bartholomew and 36 yards to Jared Wayne, and he scored on a 3-yard run - all in the first half - as the Panthers (5-1, 2-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) won their third straight game. Pittsburgh, which won in Blacksburg for the first time since 2015, moved into sole possession of first place in the ACC's Coastal Division. "I think every game is a statement (game)," Pittsburgh coach Pat Narduzzi said. "We're not worried about the crowd or anything else. Just come out and execute and play Pitt football. That's what we came here to do - play Pitt football. We didn't care who was out there. We didn't care what the scoreboard looked like. 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. He completed 22 of 37 for 203 yards. "It feels great," said Pickett, who won for the first time in three starts in Blacksburg. "I had this one circled for sure. We had probably one of the worst offensive performances two years ago (a 28-0 loss). It meant a lot to everyone to come in here and get a win." - Pittsburgh/AP College Football

(DS#1 QB) rSr/2022 QB Kenny Pickett, Pittsburgh
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  10/03/21 - Kenny Pickett, rSr/2022, Pittsburgh, 6-3, 219 (DS#1 QB) + More +

  Kenny Pickett passed for 389 yards and four touchdowns on Saturday, and Pittsburgh dominated Georgia Tech 52-21. Pitt (4-1, 1-0 ACC) intercepted the first two passes 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. Tech (2-3, 1-2) moved the ball effectively on a couple drives in the first half, but failed to convert any of its five third-down tries and misfired on two fourth downs in that time. Pickett was methodical in completing 23-of-36 passes. On the season, he has passed for 19 touchdowns with just one interception, which wasn't made by Georgia Tech. Pitt has scored at least 41 points in each of its five games, the first such streak in program history. The Panthers are averaging 52.4 points per contest.

Pickett left the game with five minutes remaining, and the Panthers running out the clock. Sims returned to a starting role Saturday, and had some success while completing 23-of-32 passes for 342 yards and two scores. The Jackets mustered little on the ground, however, and leading rusher Jahmyr Gibbs carried 10 times for minus-10 yards. Tech rushed for just 73 yards. Eleven Pitt players caught at least one pass and wide receiver Jordan Addison (six receptions, 117 yards, one touchdown) and Taysir Mack (five receptions, 121 yards, one touchdown) had big days. - Pittsburgh/AP College Football

(DS#1 QB) rSr/2022 QB Kenny Pickett, Pittsburgh
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  09/25/21 - Derek Kyler, rSr/2023, Pittsburgh, 6-0, 180 (DS#999 QB) + More +

  Nick Howard and Zack Bair combined for 257 yards and three touchdowns on the ground, Derek Kyler threw for two scores and Dartmouth rolled to a 41-3 win over Sacred Heart on Saturday. Howard had 154 yards on nine carries with touchdown runs of 53 and 39 yards in the second half. Bair ran for 103 yards on 11 carries with a 47-yard scamper. Kyler found Paxton Scott for 7 yards to open the scoring and his 9-yard hookup with Jonny Barrett made it 20-0. Kyler completed all 10 of his passes for 106 yards. Dartmouth (2-0) piled up 400 yards, 282 on the ground. The Pioneers (2-2), who got a field goal in the closing seconds of the first half, had 274 yards but couldn't stop the Big Green, which was 6 of 8 on third downs and converted their one attempt on fourth down. - AP College Football

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  09/25/21 - Kenny Pickett, rSr/2022, Pittsburgh, 6-3, 219 (DS#1 QB) + More +

  Kenny Pickett threw for 403 yards and five touchdowns and ran for another in just over a half of work and Pittsburgh finished up nonconference play by drilling New Hampshire 77-7 on Saturday. A week after a stunning upset loss at home to Western Michigan, Pitt (3-1) bounced back by pouncing quickly on the overmatched Wildcats (3-1). Pickett led the way, completing 24 of 28 passes while pushing his touchdown pass total to 15 on the season, two more than he had in 2020. Pickett's 1-yard fourth-down scoring plunge gave him 17 career rushing scores, the most ever by a quarterback in school history.

Jordan Addison caught six passes for 193 yards and three touchdowns for Pitt. The Panthers piled up a school-record 707 yards of total offense and scored on 10 of their first 11 drives. Pitt's 77 points were the program's most in a game since 1926 when the Panthers beat Westminster 88-0. New Hampshire, ranked 22nd in the Football Championship Subdivision, saw any hopes of the school's first win over a Power Five program in 15 years evaporate after falling behind by four touchdowns in the game's first 14 minutes. - Pittsburgh/AP College Football

(DS#1 QB) rSr/2022 QB Kenny Pickett, Pittsburgh
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  09/18/21 - Derek Kyler, rSr/2023, Pittsburgh, 6-0, 180 (DS#999 QB) + More +

  Derek Kyler threw for three touchdowns and Zack Bair ran and caught a score and Dartmouth beat Valparaiso 28-18 on Saturday in the Big Green's season opener. Dartmouth picked up its 11th straight season-opening victory and 17th consecutive non-conference win. Kyler connected with Bair on a 41-yard touchdown pass with 36 seconds left in the first quarter and Dartmouth went ahead 7-5 and never trailed again. Kyler threw a 10-yard scoring pass to Jonny Barrett to end an 11-play, 75-yard drive that took almost six minutes to start the second half for a 21-8 advantage. The Beacons (0-3) closed to within three following their second safety of the contest and Teryn Berry's 14-yard pass to Ollie Reese with 1:16 left in the third. Later, Jalen Mackie intercepted Berry and returned it 28 yards to the Valpo 25. Bair closed it out with a 14-yard run and his 11-yard touchdown run made it 28-18. Robert Washington ran for 117 yards on 24 carries for the Beacons. - AP College Football

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  09/13/21 - *Brandon Hill, Jr/2023, Pittsburgh, 5-10, 193 (DS#7 SS) + More +

  SEPT 13 ACC CO-DEFENSIVE BACK OF THE WEEK: Brandon Hill, Pitt, So., S, Apopka, Fla.,...Led the Panthers with seven tackles and came up with a game-clinching turnover in Saturday's 41-34 win at Tennessee ... With Pitt holding a one-touchdown lead and just under five minutes remaining, intercepted a Hendon Hooker pass at Pitt's 17 and returned it 25 yards ... The Panthers then ran out the final 4:52 of clock time for the victory. - Atlantic Coast Conference Football

(DS#7 SS) Jr/2023 SS *Brandon Hill, Pittsburgh
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  09/11/21 - Phil Jurkovec, rSr/2024, Pittsburgh, 6-5, 243 (DS#31 QB) + More +

  Dennis Grosel replaced injured starter Phil Jurkovec in the first half and passed for 199 yards, ran for a touchdown and passed for another and Boston College beat UMass 45-28 on Saturday. Pat Garwo ran for 160 yards on 15 carries for the Eagles (2-0), who won their 11th straight against UMass. Travis Levy ran 20 yards for a touchdown in the first quarter and returned a kickoff 96 yards for a touchdown in the fourth. Jaiden Woodbey scooped up a fumble on a punt return, taking it 41 yards for a touchdown that put the Eagles up 34-14 with 3:04 left in the third quarter.

Grosel completed 11 of 14 passes after taking over for Jurkovec, who was taken to the locker room late in the first quarter with an undisclosed injury. Although BC officials said he was "questionable" at halftime he didn't return. Coach Jeff Hafley said after the game that Jurkovec's injury involved the wrist and hand of his throwing arm, but wasn't sure how bad it was. "They took him for X-rays but I don't have a clue," Hafley said. Jurkovec completed 3 of 4 passes for 22 yards. A redshirt junior who transferred from Notre Dame before last season, he was the ACC co-quarterback of the week after throwing for 303 yards and three touchdowns in a little more than three quarters in a 51-0 victory over FCS Colgate in the season opener. - Boston College/AP College Football

(DS#31 QB) rSr/2024 QB Phil Jurkovec, Pittsburgh
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  09/11/21 - Kenny Pickett, rSr/2022, Pittsburgh, 6-3, 219 (DS#1 QB) + More +

  Kenny Pickett threw for 285 yards and two touchdowns and ran for a score to lead Pittsburgh to a 41-34 victory over Tennessee Saturday. The Panther defense collected five sacks, recovered two fumbles, had an interception and a crucial fourth-quarter goal-line stand to seal their second victory of the season. The Volunteers (1-1) lost the game and a starting quarterback. Joe Milton went down with a lower leg injury after being sacked and losing a fumble early in the second quarter. Hendon Hooker came on to throw for 189 yards, but the mistakes hurt the effort. "(Pickett) is a football player now," Pitt coach Pat Narduzzi said of his quarterback. "I trust in KP. He knows what he's doing on the football field. The guys rally around him." After three straight three-and-out drives, Pitt came up with five straight scores.

The Panthers scored touchdowns on all five trips inside the Tennessee 20-yard line. "That's something we focused on in spring and (preseason) camp, to put touchdowns on the board," Pickett said. Tennessee, known for its uptempo offense, managed 66 plays, compared to 82 for Pitt. The Panthers' biggest play of all came on defense with a fourth-quarter goal-line stand from the Pitt 3 that could have tied the game. Jaylen Wright was stopped cold by John Petrishen. "Talk about the biggest play of the game," said Narduzzi. "Our defense played solid." - Pittsburgh/AP College Football

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  09/06/21 - Phil Jurkovec, rSr/2024, Pittsburgh, 6-5, 243 (DS#31 QB) + More +

  SEPT 6 ACC CO-QUARTERBACK OF THE WEEK: Phil Jurkovec, Boston College, Jr., QB, Pittsburgh, Pa.,...Finished with his fifth career 300-yard passing game in Saturday's 51-0 win over Colgate ... Moved into fifth place in Boston College career history in 300-yard games in just his 11th career game as an Eagle ... Marked the second straight season opener Jurkovec went over the 300-yard mark ... Finished 16-for-24 for 303 yards with three touchdown passes ... Also rushed for 61 yards on five carries (12.2 yards per carry). - ACC Football

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  09/06/21 - Deuce Spann, rSr/2026, Pittsburgh, 6-2, 201 (DS#151 WR) + More +

  AUG 30 BIG TEN FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK: Deuce Spann, Illinois, WR - St. Petersburg, Fla. - Lakewood (Fla.),...Saw his first action at wide receiver after converting from quarterback and led Illinois with 45 receiving yards...Late in the third quarter, hauled in a 45-yard catch at the Nebraska 1-yard line to set up what amounted to the game-winning touchdown for the Illini...Earns the first Freshman of the Week honor of his career...Last Illinois Freshman of the Week: Isaiah Williams (Nov. 16, 2020). - Big Ten Football

(DS#151 WR) rSr/2026 WR Deuce Spann, Pittsburgh
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  09/04/21 - Kenny Pickett, rSr/2022, Pittsburgh, 6-3, 219 (DS#1 QB) + More +

  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. Pickett linked up with Lucas Krull and Jordan Addison for first-quarter touchdowns as the Panthers jumped out to a two-score lead in the first 15 minutes. The fifth-year senior directed the offense efficiently, completing 27 of 37 passes for 272 yards and the two scores. Pickett also rushed six times for 39 yards on a combination of scrambles and designed runs.

Pickett missed one play after taking a hit late in the second quarter that caused Massachusetts linebacker Gerrell Johnson to be ejected for targeting, and the Pitt offense seemed to feed on the return of its leader. "He's got the heart of a lion," Krull said. "He's a special person. You'd go to war with that guy every day. You see him down, you hate to see it. As a team, we're pissed off, because it's a late hit and we hate seeing that from our quarterback and our leader. But we knew he was going to bounce right back." After taking an early lead, the Panthers leaned on the rushing game, with four different backs finding the end zone. A.J. Davis scored from 18 yards out in the second quarter. In the third, Vincent Davis rushed in from six yards out and Israel Abanikanda scored from 12 yards to extend the lead. - Pittsburgh/AP College Football

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  09/04/21 - Phil Jurkovec, rSr/2024, Pittsburgh, 6-5, 243 (DS#31 QB) + More +

  Boston College quarterback Phil Jurkovec is now on the radar screen with much higher expectations on him in his second season with the Eagles. His first test went well. Jurkovec threw for three touchdowns and 303 yards in a little over three quarters, leading BC to a 51-0 victory over Colgate on Saturday in the season opener for both schools. Jurkovec, a 6-foot-5 redshirt junior who transferred from Notre Dame before last season, completed 16 of 24 passes with no interceptions.

Last season, he threw for 2,558 yards, the most ever by a BC quarterback in his first 10 games. "Just the expectations on Phil going in, everybody's been talking about him now," BC coach Jeff Hafley said. "Now the pressure's on him. The way he handled this today says a lot about him." He responded with his fifth career 300-yard game. After a sloppy first quarter, the Eagles took charge by scoring on their final three possessions of the second, taking a 27-0 edge into halftime. "You could tell we were a little bit shaky early on in the game, we had a couple of drops," Hafley said. "(Phil) looked comfortable, he looked confident running the ball." BC posted its first season-opening shutout since beating Northeastern 54-0 in 2009. - Boston College/AP College Football

(DS#31 QB) rSr/2024 QB Phil Jurkovec, Pittsburgh
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  08/28/21 - Cal Adomitis, rSr/2022, Pittsburgh, 6-2, 235 (DS#1 LS) + More +

  On a Pitt football team with 21 seniors, including 14 who decided to come back for the bonus year granted by the NCAA, the four captains this season will represent all three units - offense, defense and special teams. After a vote by the players, quarterback Kenny Pickett, defensive end Deslin Alexandre, outside linebacker Cam Bright and long snapper Cal Adomitis were named captains. Coach Pat Narduzzi made the announcement Friday at the Kickoff Luncheon at the Westin Pittsburgh. The theme of training camp this month is the slogan, "We Not Me," with players signaling their solidarity. How is that different from previous years? "The difference is how tight we are," said Pickett, who's been on campus since January 2017. "That's not going to go out there and win games and we know that. But it's a huge piece in winning. "We've been playing for so long together. I'm really excited for one last year." - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

(DS#1 LS) rSr/2022 LS Cal Adomitis, Pittsburgh
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  08/24/21 - Ryan Jacoby, rSr/2025, Pittsburgh, 6-4, 305 (DS#44 OG) + More +

  If Ryan Jacoby, an offensive lineman who transferred from Ohio State to Pitt, is rewarded with an NCAA waiver and is eligible to play this season, Pat Narduzzi believes there's plenty of time for him to learn the playbook. How is he so sure? Jacoby is coming to Pitt with a 3.7 grade-point average. "Anytime you have that, there's always time," Pitt's coach said. Jacoby (6-foot-5, 310 pounds) participated in his first Pitt practice Wednesday, but he can't play until the NCAA approves his waiver request. He missed the July 1 deadline for entering the transfer portal. Worst case: With five seniors on the offensive line, Jacoby can improve depth there in 2022.

Jacoby entered the portal Aug. 9, attracting Narduzzi's attention. Still, the Pitt coach said he always steps carefully when investigating transfers. He contacted old friend Tim Hinton, who coached with Narduzzi at Cincinnati and is now Ohio State's executive director for football relations. "Anytime you go in the portal you better know what you're getting," Narduzzi said. "And we got a kid from Mentor, Ohio, 6-5, 310 lineman who looks athletic. He's looking for a re-start for whatever reason. "Great addition to what we are looking for." - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

(DS#44 OG) rSr/2025 OG Ryan Jacoby, Pittsburgh
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  08/23/21 - Ryan Jacoby, rSr/2025, Pittsburgh, 6-4, 305 (DS#44 OG) + More +

  Pitt's offensive line entered training camp as a curiosity, if not a question mark. Now, the Panthers have another option as they figure out the best five to protect Kenny Pickett. Ohio State lineman Ryan Jacoby is transferring to Pitt, he announced on social media on Sunday night. The 6-foot-4, 305-pounder entered the transfer portal last week. Jacoby will join the Panthers as a redshirt sophomore - with a super senior season available in 2024, if desired - and will at the very least provide depth this fall. He could bring more, of course, as he looks for a fresh start. Jacoby was a four-star prospect in the 2019 recruiting cycle, per 247 Sports. He ranked 283rd overall and 23rd among offensive tackles when he chose Ohio State over offers from Michigan, Michigan State, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Oregon and a host of other Power Five programs. - Pittsburgh Post Gazette

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