The Panthers balance out their potent passing attack with 171 yards rushing per game, a testament to the foundation of the program Narduzzi wants to run. While Pickett is the headliner on offense, he’s not the only good thing Pitt has going. In short, Pittsburgh’s QB has been ballin’ this year. His 176.12 QB rating is 6th in the country. The big storyline here, however, is Pickett’s incredible 23-1 TD-INT ratio to this point of the season. Pickett is completing 68.9% of his passes for 2,236 yards, an average of 319.4 yards per game. The senior first made waves in 2017 when, in his first career start, he led Pitt to an upset victory over the previously undefeated Hurricanes the day after Thanksgiving, ruining Miami’s season.Ī plucky upstart who basically just ran around a lot then, Pickett has turned into a very high level operator at the QB position. But with a veteran QB, and trying to finally update his process, Narduzzi decided to finally allow the offense to open up and attack more, and that’s been a big plus for his team this season.įor the 43rd year in a row, Pitt is led by QB Kenny Pickett. HC Pat Narduzzi is known for his defenses (more on that later) and would usually try to grind out close wins. Unlike Pitt teams of the past, the Panthers are employing a bit of tempo on offense. At 6-1 (3-0 ACC), the Panthers are looking to take a step forward toward the Coastal Division Championship with a win over the rival Canes.
On the other hand, outside of a random slip up to a directional school - Western Michigan - Pitt has been the class of the ACC. With several key season ending injuries - most notably QB D’Eriq King, RB Donald Chaney Jr., and S Bubba Bolden - Miami is now looking to leverage younger players on the roster to finally start winning games. Miami comes into this game struggling to a 3-4 (1-2 ACC) record on the year. Wanna bet this game or others? Check out these lines from our partners at DraftKings.
As the Miami Hurricanes continue the 2021 season, they hit the road to face a traditional foe from both the Big East and ACC days: the 17th ranked Pittsburgh Panthers.
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