“During his three seasons at Pitt, Mark Whipple was a great asset for our entire football program. He did a tremendous job transitioning us from a heavy run attack to one of the best passing games in the entire country,” Pitt head coach Pat Narduzzi said in a statement.
I churned out some numbers to see how effective Pitt is at running (with a comparison to Nebraska). Whipple has been Pitt's OC since 2019.
Included are the national ranks.
It's very clear, Whipple loves to pass, and the run game is secondary. Given we already have Mickey Joseph, an accomplished WR coach (and passing game coordinator) seems clear the plan is to create an offense that relies on the passing game to be effective.
Remember, our offensive line grades were among the worst in the nation in pass blocking (better at run blocking).
Sounds like a potential significant overhaul of the offense. And we need a quality QB for it to have a chance.
Again, this is assuming all of the smoke from today leads to Whipple being hired as OC.
Pittsburgh OC Mark Whipple resigns
Fresh off helping No. 12 Pittsburgh win the ACC championship and mentoring a Heisman Trophy finalist, Panthers offensive coordinator Mark Whipple resigned…
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I churned out some numbers to see how effective Pitt is at running (with a comparison to Nebraska). Whipple has been Pitt's OC since 2019.
Included are the national ranks.
It's very clear, Whipple loves to pass, and the run game is secondary. Given we already have Mickey Joseph, an accomplished WR coach (and passing game coordinator) seems clear the plan is to create an offense that relies on the passing game to be effective.
Remember, our offensive line grades were among the worst in the nation in pass blocking (better at run blocking).
Sounds like a potential significant overhaul of the offense. And we need a quality QB for it to have a chance.
Again, this is assuming all of the smoke from today leads to Whipple being hired as OC.