Pitt quarterback Kenny Pickett entered Thursday night’s showdown with Sam Howell and North Carolina with just 113 yards to go to break Pitt great Alex Van Pelt’s program record for career passing yards, and he was able to hit that mark less than one quarter into the game.
The record-setting pass was a 42-yard bomb to Pitt wide receiver Jordan Addison that put the Panthers on the edge of the red zone for the fourth time in the game. Unfortunately for Pickett and the Panthers, that drive would stall out, leading to a 34-yard field goal instead of a touchdown.