Former Pitt Coach Takes Job at East Carolina
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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