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Former Pitt Coach Takes Job at East Carolina

Former Pitt Panthers running backs coach Andre Powell has accepted a new job at East Carolina.

Stephen Thompson

Former Pitt Coach Takes Job at East Carolina
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PITTSBURGH -- Former Pitt Panthers running backs coach Andre Powell has found a new job just in time for the start of spring ball. 

Powell, who was dismissed from his post at Pitt at the end of last season, has accepted a special teams coordinator job at East Carolina, the program announced last week. The announcement adds that Powell "will also work with the offensive staff in a variety of different ways."

Powell has been on Narduzzi's staff since he first took the head coaching job at Pitt in 2014. He's recruited and coached some star tailbacks during his time in Pittsburgh, including James Conner, Qadree Ollison, Israel Abanikanda and Rodney Hammond, among others.

He's also developed some standout special teamers like place kicker Alex Kessman, punter Kirk Christodoulou, and All-Americans in return man Quadree Henderson and long-snapper Cal Adomitis.

But in the final years of his tenure, Powell has faced criticism for his distribution of carries among the running backs room on gameday and the subpar play of his special teams units, particularly the punters. 

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STEPHEN THOMPSON

Stephen Thompson graduated with a bachelor's degree in communications and political science from Pitt in April 2022 after spending four years as a sports writer and editor at The Pitt News, the University of Pittsburgh's independent, student-run newspaper.  He primarily worked the Pitt men's basketball beat, and filled in on coverage of football, volleyball, softball, gymnastics and lacrosse, in addition to other sports as needed. His work at The Pitt News has won awards from the Pennsylvania News Media Association and Associated College Press.  During the spring and summer of 2021, Stephen interned for Pittsburgh Sports Now, covering baseball in western Pennsylvania. Hailing from Washington D.C., family ties have cultivated a love of Boston's professional teams and Pitt athletics, and a fascination with sports in general.  You can reach Stephen by email at stephenethompson00@gmail.com and follow him on Twitter. Read his latest work:

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