First, some housekeeping.  It has been quite a last-few-days for Pitt sports.

• Pitt’s women’s volleyball team locked up their their third ACC championship.  They play Florida State this weekend at the Pete.

• Even though the wrestling team lost to Ohio State, they’ve moved up to #12 nationally.

• Pitt Men’s soccer made the NCAA tournament for the first time in 25 years.  They’ll meet Lehigh in Pittsburgh on Thursday.

• Jaylen Twyman was named ACC Defensive Lineman of the Week

• Shocky Jaques Louis made the Pro Football Focus ACC team of the week (offense)

• Deslin Alexandre and Damarri Mathis made the PFF ACC team of the week (defense)

…and to close it out, Kenny Pickett was named ACC Quarterback of the week

in part by making great throws like this one on third and 14:

I also want to take a second to congratulate Kenny.  He’s taken a fair amount of heat this season, both from me and from the Pitt fan base, and he’s fought through it.  He’s clearly shown the ability to take coaching and grow, and that is a credit to how he approaches the game.  As fans, we are depending on him to continue to grow, and we wish him nothing but continued success.  After all, we have a vested interest in how well he plays. Continue reading “QB Corner – Profiling Hendon Hooker” →