Nick Patti officially named Peach Bowl starter for Pitt

Photo by Gregory Fisher/Icon Sportswire via Getty ImagesPitt head coach Pat Narduzzi announced on Wednesday that Nick Patti will start at quarterback for Pitt in the Peach Bowl. The team will be without usual starter Kenny Pickett, as he decided to forgo the bowl game to prepare for the 2022 NFL draft.

“Right now, Nick is the guy,” Narduzzi said at a press conference on Wednesday. “And he deserves to be the guy.”

Patti has played intermittently for Pitt during his college career, making just one start against Delaware in 2019 and stepping in for Pickett from time to time. All told, he has made 16 appearances for the Panthers over the past three years after redshirting as a freshman, and in…