Pitt and Penn State met in the 100th and perhaps final installment of their intrastate rivalry at Beaver Stadium on Saturday, and the result was a tough 17-10 loss for Pitt. However, the Panthers benefited from the solid play of Pitt quarterback Kenny Pickett, who threw for a career-high 372 yards in the game and completed 68.6 percent of his passes.
Saturday marked the second game in a row that Pickett set a new personal best, as he threw for 321 yards and a touchdown while completing 70.3 percent of his passes against Ohio last week. That also represented a career high at the time, and prior to that game, Pickett had amassed 200 or more passing yards just two times in 19 games at the collegiate level.