Pitt Coach Pat Narduzzi Agrees To Contract Extension
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- University of Pittsburgh football coach Pat Narduzzi has agreed to a contract extension which will keep him with the team through at least the 2021 season.
Athletic Director Scott Barnes made the announcement. Financial terms were not disclosed.
Narduzzi lead Pitt to its most successful regular season in six-years.
In a press release Barnes said:
"Pat Narduzzi has adrenalized Pitt football on and off the field," Barnes said. "We are proud of what our program has accomplished this season. Moreover, we're excited about what our student-athletes can continue to achieve--on the field, in the classroom and in the community--under Pat's long-term leadership."
"I'm greatly appreciative and humbled by the support and faith that Scott Barnes and Chancellor Patrick Gallagher have shown me," Narduzzi said. "The University of Pittsburgh is an incredible place with incredible people. My family and I plan to make Pittsburgh our home for a very long time and we're glad the leadership at Pitt feels the same way. It is an honor to serve as Pitt's head football coach and I'm continuously energized by what we can, and will, accomplish here."
In Narduzzi's debut season, the Panthers have compiled an 8-4 record.
Pitt went 6-2 in the Atlantic Coast Conference, finishing as the runner-up in the Coastal Division.
The Panthers play Navy in the Military Bowl on December 28th.
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