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Pitt Hires New Defensive Line Coach

The Pitt Panthers are closing in on hiring a new defensive line coach.

Stephen Thompson

Pitt Hires New Defensive Line Coach
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PITTSBURGH -- The Pitt Panthers have found their guy to replace long-time defensive line coach Charlie Partridge and get the defensive coaching staff back to full strength. 

The Panthers will hire Tim Daoust, currently an assistant coach at Eastern Carolina, to fill the void Patridge left behind when he took a job with the Indianapolis Colts. ESPN's Pete Thamel was first to report the news and Pitt confirmed the hire with an official announcement moments later. 

"Tim and I have known each other for years and he's an incredibly impressive person and coach," Pitt head coach Narduzzi said. "He has coached everything on defense and is a tremendously effective teacher and evaluator. From a personal standpoint, he is a great family man and values developing relationships. I'm really excited about bringing him to Pitt and I know our players and staff will really enjoy working with him."

Under his coaching, the Pirates ranked 17th in tackles for loss in the FBS last season at seven per game. ECU also finished in the top 30 nationally in rushing defense each of the last two seasons, finishing 18th in 2022 and 29th in 2023.

He has previous experience at Sam Houston State, Western Michigan, Northern Illinois and Cincinnati. He's served on coaching staffs with Narduzzi before and a strong personal relationship helped him feel comfortable turning to Daoust for such an important position. 

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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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