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Report: Pitt Loses Tiquan Underwood to NFL Job

The Pitt Panthers have lost another assistant coach to the NFL.

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Report: Pitt Loses Tiquan Underwood to NFL Job
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PITTSBURGH -- The Pitt Panthers are reportedly losing another assistant coach to an NFL job, according to a report from Noah Hiles of the Pittsburgh Post Gazette. 

Pitt receivers coach Tiquan Underwood will reportedly be leaving the Panthers to take a new job with the New England Patriots, Sports Illustrated's Albert Breer reported, making it the second time this month the program has lost an assistant coach to the professional ranks. Underwood played for the Patriots during the 2011 season. 

Underwood had reportedly been approached about taking a job on new Syracuse head coach Fran Brown's staff, but turned it down. 

During Underwood's lone season in Pittsburgh, Jared Wayne surpassed the 1,000-receiving yard mark and eventually signed an undrafted free agent and he helped recruit a standout freshman class to the Panthers during this past cycle. Kenny Johnson emerged as a starter in his first season at the college level as a kick returner and wideout and the program has high hopes for classmates Israel Polk, Zion Fowler El and Lamar Seymore. 

The Panthers have undergone major changes to the coaching staff this offseason following a 3-9 campaign in 2023. There's been turnover at offensive coordinator, defensive line coach, tight ends coach, special teams coordinator, running backs coach, offensive line coach and now wide receivers coach. 

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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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