Pickett accounts for 3 TDs, Pitt edges UNC 34-27 in OT

PITTSBURGH -- The play gave Pittsburgh quarterback Kenny Pickett the option of keeping it or handing it off to running back Vincent Davis . Only it really wasn't an option at all. Pickett knew he was going to keep the ball before he even took the snap on first-and-goal at the North Carolina 3 in overtime on Thursday night. "Judging by the way they were playing, I (felt) like it's going to be one-on-one and (I'd) make a guy miss and score," Pickett said. Done and done. Pickett's 3-yard sprint over left tackle gave the Panthers the lead in the extra period and Pitt's defense made it stand up, giving the Panthers a 34-27 victory over the Tar Heels that kept Pitt in the mix for a second straight Atlantic Coast Conference Coastal Division title. "It was a personal game," said Pickett, who threw for 359 yards and a touchdown and added 53 yards and a pair of scores on the ground.