The "Pitt special" play has obviously drawn a lot of attention, but there were a couple other interesting things Pitt did on Saturday that we haven't talked about as much in light of how the game ended.
Like the two snaps when Pitt used two quarterbacks at the same time. The first one was the final play of the first quarter. Nick Patti joined the huddle along with Kenny Pickett. Pickett split out wide and Patti took the snap, running for eight yards on what looked like a designed keeper.
Then in the second half, Pitt had first-and-goal from the 8 with Pickett in the locker room after getting hurt. Patti was the quarterback and Jeff George joined the huddle. George went wide and this time Patti handed off to V'Lique Carter for a two-yard gain.
I'm not entirely sure what the advantage of that personnel grouping is, other than the get the defense talking and maybe losing focus briefly. But it was interesting nonetheless, and if nothing else, it gives opponents something extra to watch in film study.
Like the two snaps when Pitt used two quarterbacks at the same time. The first one was the final play of the first quarter. Nick Patti joined the huddle along with Kenny Pickett. Pickett split out wide and Patti took the snap, running for eight yards on what looked like a designed keeper.
Then in the second half, Pitt had first-and-goal from the 8 with Pickett in the locker room after getting hurt. Patti was the quarterback and Jeff George joined the huddle. George went wide and this time Patti handed off to V'Lique Carter for a two-yard gain.
I'm not entirely sure what the advantage of that personnel grouping is, other than the get the defense talking and maybe losing focus briefly. But it was interesting nonetheless, and if nothing else, it gives opponents something extra to watch in film study.
