New Pitt head coach Pat Narduzzi said on Saturday that he was close to finding his offensive coordinator. According to reports he has and that man is Arkansas Razorbacks offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Jim Chaney, as according to reports he will be announced as the Panthers new OC. Narduzzi said that he is looking not only for a good football coach to lead the offense, but the right person as well. Apparently Chaney meets all of Narduzzi’s qualifications. “I’m looking ... Read More
Former Pitt OT Ruben Brown elected to College Football Hall of Fame
In the early 1990's, Ruben Brown came to the University of Pittsburgh as a defensive lineman. Who would have known back then that a switch to the offensive side of the ball would have paid off in the fashion that it did? Brown got a phone call this week from Pitt executive associate athletic director E.J. Borghetti informing him that he was part of the 2015 College Football Hall of Fame Class. “This honor goes well beyond me,” Brown said. “Everyone at Pitt shares this recognition. I’m ... Read More
Adonis Jennings to transfer from Pitt
After the Pat Narduzzi hiring, there has been a lot of positive energy surrounding the Pitt Panthers football program the past couple of weeks. However the Panthers got a bit of negative news on Friday when they found out that wide receiver Adonis Jennings is leaving the program. Jennings, a four-star recruit, and a guy who likely could have played a big role in the Panthers offense net season, announced on his Instagram account Friday night his intentions to transfer from Pitt. “I’d ... Read More
Pat Narduzzi makes first hires to coaching staff
New Pitt football head coach Pat Narduzzi said that he wanted to assemble his coaching staff rather quickly after taking over as the Panthers head man. The past few days he has made strides in assembling that staff. Narduzzi has filled the role of defensive coordinator with the hiring of Florida International defensive coordinator Josh Conklin. Conklin has been Florida International’s defensive coordinator the past two seasons and is regarded as one of the nation's brightest young ... Read More
Pat Narduzzi announced as new Pitt head coach
After Paul Chryst left Pitt to take the Wisconsin job and athletic director Steve Pederson was fired, Pitt chancellor Patrick Gallagher made it clear that he was looking to make a splash with the Panthers next head coach. He may have just done that. As expected, Pitt announced that Michigan State defensive coordinator Pat Narduzzi is the program’s next head football coach. Narduzzi spent the past eight seasons as the Michigan State defensive coordinator under coach Mark Dantonio. He was ... Read More
Pat Narduzzi emerges as leading candidate for Pitt job
Since Paul Chryst left Pitt for Wisconsin and athletic director Steve Pederson was let go, Pitt chancellor Patrick Gallagher has said he intended to fill the football coach vacancy rather quickly. It looks like the Panthers may have their eyes on their man. Several sources have reported that current Michigan State defensive coordinator Pat Narduzzi is the leading candidate for the Pitt job and a deal could get worked out fairly quickly. The 48-year-old Narduzzi has coached some of the ... Read More
Pitt will hire football coach before AD
With the recent shakeup with the Pitt football program, Pitt chancellor Patrick Gallagher and interim athletic director Dr. Randy Juhl have some work to do to fill the vacant positions of AD and football coach. All signs point to the football coach coming first. While it is true that Pitt needs to get a football coach in place before some of the top candidates are off the board, it is also a less than ideal situation for potential hires. You would have to think that here would be a bit ... Read More
Pitt loses two recruits after coaching turnover
As soon as former Pitt head coach Paul Chryst announced his decision to take the Wisconsin job, you knew it wouldn't be long before it had an impact on the current recruiting class. It happened rather quickly as the Panthers have had a pair of commits already re-opened their recruitments. Rob Dowdy, a three star linemen from Ohio, and Sekai Lindsay, a three star running back from Florida have officially de-committed from Pitt. Dowdy is a big and physical lineman that Chryst loved and ... Read More
Steve Pederson fired as Pitt AD
Former Pitt head coach Paul Chryst wasn’t the only casualty of the Pitt football program Wednesday evening as Pitt announced that athletic director Steve Pederson has also been replaced. Per the University, Vice Chancellor Dr. Randy Juhl has been named interim AD. The firing ends Pederson’s second stint as the Pitt AD, a sting that began in 2007 and didn’t produce many positive results and now has the Panthers looking for their fifth head football coach since 2010. The football program ... Read More
Paul Chryst leaves Pitt for Wisconsin
Pitt head coach Paul Chryst is now the former Pitt head coach as Chryst has officially accepted an offer to become the new head coach of the Wisconsin Badgers, ending days of speculation that a deal was done. Wisconsin AD Barry Alvarez targeted Chryst, who has ties to the Wisconsin program, almost immediately when Gary Anderson left the Badgers to take the Oregon State job. Chryst is a Wisconsin boy, who now has the opportunity to return to his alma mater, but return home as well. He was a ... Read More