Category: College Football

Michigan’s Jim Harbaugh is AP coach of the year, Fickell 2nd

Michigan’s Jim Harbaugh is AP coach of the year, Fickell 2nd
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer
Michigan’s Jim Harbaugh is The Associated Press college football coach of the year. He led the Wolverines to their first Big Ten title in 17 years and a berth in the College Football Playoff. Harbaugh is the first Michigan coach to win the award and the first from the Big Ten since Penn State’s Joe Paterno in 2005. Cincinnati’s Luke Fickell finished second. Baylor’s Dave Aranda was third and Michigan State’s Mel Tucker was fourth.

No. 20 Pitt Can Wrap Up ACC Coastal With Win Over Virginia

No. 20 Pitt can wrap up Coastal with win over Virginia
By The Associated Press undefined
No. 20 Pittsburgh can clinch its second ACC Coastal Division title in four years with a victory over Virginia. The game will be the last appearance at Heinz Field for Pitt star QB Kenny Pickett. Pickett needs 163 yards passing to break Rod Rutherford’s school record for yards passing in a single season. The Cavaliers are hopeful quarterback Brennan Armstrong can play. Armstrong did not play during last week’s loss to Notre Dame due to an injury. Pitt has won four of the last five meetings with the Cavaliers, but Virginia’s lone win during that stretch came during a visit to Pittsburgh in 2019.

Pickett, No. 25 Pitt Escape Howell, UNC 30-23 in OT

By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Kenny Pickett hit Lucas Krull for an 11-yard touchdown pass in overtime as No. 25 Pittsburgh held off North Carolina 30-23.  Pitt kept firm control on first place in the ACC’s Coastal Division with two weeks to go after blowing a 16-point lead before collecting itself in overtime behind Pickett. Pickett completed 25 of 43 passes for 346 yards with three touchdowns and an interception on a night he became the school’s career leader in yards passing. North Carolina’s Sam Howell threw for 296 yards but his fourth-down heave in overtime was intercepted.