ANDREW: PITTSBURGH’S ACTION SPORTS, AND, MARK WHIPPLE, RESIGNING, AS OFFENSEIV COORDINATOR FOR THE PITT PANTHERS, DAYS BEFORE THEY FACE MICHIGAN STATE IN THE PEHAC BOWL. WE CAUGHT UP WITH SOME FANS ON CAMPUS, ABOUT THE SUDDEN DEPARTURE. >> NOT RIG BHTEFORE THE BOWL GAME IS THE BEST TIME FOR HIM TO LEAVE, BUT HE MADE IT THISAR F. >> I WISH SHE COULD BE IN THE PEACH BOWL FOR US BUT UNFORTUNATELY, SOMETHING HAD TO HAPPEN.
Pitt offensive coordinator Mark Whipple resigns
Mark Whipple has resigned as offensive coordinator for the Pitt Panthers, who will face Michigan State in the Peach Bowl later this month.
Updated: 11:14 PM EST Dec 7, 2021
Mark Whipple has resigned as offensive coordinator for the Pitt Panthers, just weeks ahead of the team’s Peach Bowl matchup with Michigan State.Pitt head coach Pat Narduzzi announced the resignation in a brief statement Tuesday afternoon.The statement did not say why Whipple, who had been at Pitt since 2019, is no longer with the Panthers football program.Whipple, 64, was a key member of Narduzzi’s staff, coaching an offense that ranked among the highest-scoring in the nation this year with Heisman Trophy finalist Kenny Pickett setting school passing records at quarterback.”During his three seasons at Pitt, Mark Whipple was a great asset for our entire football program,” Narduzzi said in the statement. “He did a tremendous job transitioning us from a heavy run attack to one of the best passing games in the entire country. His great work with quarterbacks was obviously on full display, given the outstanding year Kenny Pickett has enjoyed. I am very grateful for Mark’s time in Pittsburgh, both personally as well as professionally, and I wish him and his family the very best moving forward.”
Mark Whipple has resigned as offensive coordinator for the Pitt Panthers, just weeks ahead of the team’s Peach Bowl matchup with Michigan State.
Pitt head coach Pat Narduzzi announced the resignation in a brief statement Tuesday afternoon.
The statement did not say why Whipple, who had been at Pitt since 2019, is no longer with the Panthers football program.
Whipple, 64, was a key member of Narduzzi’s staff, coaching an offense that ranked among the highest-scoring in the nation this year with Heisman Trophy finalist Kenny Pickett setting school passing records at quarterback.
“During his three seasons at Pitt, Mark Whipple was a great asset for our entire football program,” Narduzzi said in the statement. “He did a tremendous job transitioning us from a heavy run attack to one of the best passing games in the entire country. His great work with quarterbacks was obviously on full display, given the outstanding year Kenny Pickett has enjoyed. I am very grateful for Mark’s time in Pittsburgh, both personally as well as professionally, and I wish him and his family the very best moving forward.”
