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Report: Pitt Hires New Special Teams Coordinator

The Pitt Panthers have reportedly filled one of their vacant assistant coaching positions.

Stephen Thompson

Report: Pitt Hires New Special Teams Coordinator
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PITTSBURGH -- The Pitt Panthers didn't take long to begin filling their vacant assistant coaching post, adding a first new member to the staff this weekend. 

According to a report from Brandon Marcello of 247Sports, the Panthers have hired Miami (OH) special teams coordinator Jacob Bronowski to fill the same position and serve as tight ends coach at Pitt. 

Long-time assistant to head coach Pat Narduzzi, Tim Salem, had coached tight ends ever since the start of Narduzzi's time in Pittsburgh and was dismissed from his post last week. 

Bronowski was named 247Sports' Special Teams Coordinator of the year after guiding his punter, Graham Nicholson, to the Lou Gorza Award, the most prestigious award a placekicker can earn, after a 26-27 year kicking field goals. And punter Alec Bevelhimer ranked 12th nationally with a punt average of 46.1 yards. 

"Not many coaches had as good of a year as Miami's Bronowski," Marcello wrote about him in December. "The RedHawks special teams coach was responsible for the Lou Groza Award winner and also put together the nation's best punt coverage team — ranking No. 1 in net punting (44.1 yards) — to go along with a top-15 ranking in punt returns (12.5 yards) and a No. 2 ranking with six blocked kicks and punts."

The Redhawks' special teams unit was ranked as No. 1 unit in the country by ESPN's SP+. 

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. 

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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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