Pittsburgh head coach Pat Narduzzi will not rule out senior quarterback Kenny Pickett despite what is reported to be a decently serious left ankle injury, giving the three-year starter “a chance” of playing this weekend. Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly “expects” Pickett to play.
That may all be coach-speak. Panthers sophomore Joey Yellen played well enough against now-No. 11 Miami for Pittsburgh to be competitive in his first start, throwing for 277 yards on 22-of-46 passing.
“He threw the ball, pushed the ball down the field, made big plays and kept plays alive,” Kelly said of the Arizona State transfer.