Pitt as a team led all schools with 12 All-ACC selections when the conference did its end-of-year honors, with wide receiver Jordan Addison and defensive tackle Calijah Kancey also getting first-team honors. Wake Forest: Need to knowĪward season sweep for both teams: Pickett is in the running for the Heisman Trophy, but he's already claimed a number of prestigious honors at the conference level, including All-ACC first team, Offensive Player of the Year and Player of the Year. So while neither team enters Saturday night with a real shot at the College Football Playoff, a conference championship and a spot in the New Year's Six provide plenty of intrigue going into this matchup. The oddsmakers are clearly expecting plenty of offense with an total set above 70, and the results from both teams suggest that a back-and-forth decided in the 30s or 40s would be in line with their 2021 seasons. Pittsburgh's Kenny Pickett is in the mix for the Heisman Trophy heading into championship weekend and Wake Forest's Sam Hartman would have been in the mix for first-team All-ACC quarterback if not for the presence of the Pickett in the same league. Taking center stage in this game will be two quarterbacks that not only led the way in the ACC, but rank among the most prolific in the nation. This will mark the second-ever ACC Championship Game appearance for both teams, with Pitt making the title game in 2018 before losing to eventual national champion Clemson, and Wake Forest making its first return since winning the conference championship in 2006. However, that final step of winning a conference championship can sometimes be the toughest as both teams will find out when they battle for the ACC Championship on Saturday night in Charlotte. 16 Wake Forest each reached high marks of success during this season by winning 10 games and capturing ACC division titles.
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