Pitt quarterback Kenny Pickett led his team to a 31-14 win over Syracuse at the Carrier Dome on Saturday night, but he also treated the Pitt fanbase to two sights it had not seen in 40 years. The first was a 10-win season, and the second was a signal-caller with 37 touchdown passes in a single season.
Pickett entered the game with 36 touchdown passes on the season, putting him in position to tie or pass Pitt great Dan Marino’s program-record of 37 touchdown passes set in 1981. With a 15-yard pass to Pitt running back Rodney Hammond halfway through the second quarter, Pickett matched Marino’s record.