Report: Three Position Coach Candidates Emerge for Pitt

The Pitt Panthers are closing in on three candidates to fill their vacant assistant coaching jobs.

PITTSBURGH -- The Pitt Panthers are closing in on candidates to fill their three open assistant coaching positions, according to multiple reports. 

Western Carolina's Jeremy Darveau, Howard's Lindsey Lamar and Miami (OH)'s Jacob Brownowski are currently the front runners to land the jobs the Panthers have open, according to Chris Peak of Panther Lair, Rivals' dedicated Pitt site, who was first to report the news. Noah Hiles of the Pittsburgh Post Gazette later confirmed it. None of the positions have been accepted yet. 

Darveau is expected to fill the vacant offensive line coach position, Lamar would coach running backs and Bronowski would handle coaching tight ends and coordinate the special teams. 

Head coach Pat Narduzzi parted ways with three veteran assistant coaches - running backs coach Andre Powell, offensive line coach Dave Borbley and tight ends coach Tim Salem - last week, about a month and a half after firing offensive coordinator frank Cignetti. Wide receivers coach Tiquan Underwood was the only offensive assistant from 2023 retained and Narduzzi hired former Western Carolina offensive coordinator Kade Bell to fill the same post in Pittsburgh. 

Darvaeu just wrapped up his first season at Western Carolina, where he worked closely with Bell. The two have a history going back to their days at Valdosta State, where they won the 2018 Division II national title. He's coached 25 all-conference players, five All-Americans, and produced eight NFL offensive linemen during a 14-year career coaching offensive line. He has made other coaching stops at Southern Mississippi, South Florida, Florida and Southwest Minnesota State after a successful playing career at Louisville and Kentucky. 

Lamar is currently the offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach at Howard, which averaged 367 yards of total offense and averaged 28.5 points per game last season. A former South Florida Bull, Lamar was the 2010 Big East Special Teams Player of the Year and began his coaching career as a graduate assistant with the Bulls in 2015, moving up to a quality control position by 2019. He's spent the last three seasons as an assistant at Howard. 

Bronowski is in his second season as special teams coordinator at Miami (OH). Both the Redhawks' punter and placekicker posted career-high marks in field goal percentage and averaged punt yards last season, and returner Jalen Walker was a third-team all-conference selection. Bronowski has coached at Tennessee, Central Florida, Robert Morris and the University of New Mexico. He's coached special teams at every stop and was the tight ends coach for the Lobos as well. 

While nothing is final yet, it appears the Panthers have their eyes set on three candidates to round out the 2024 coaching staff. 

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