The Pitt men’s soccer team finished the regular season last Thursday as the No. 1 team in the nation, and it reached that point thanks to Panthers head coach Jay Vidovich. The coach inherited a losing team in 2016, but he has since molded it into a national title contender. And for his efforts in leading Pitt to a 13-2 record in 2020 and 2021, he was named the ACC Coach of the Year on Wednesday.
This season saw Vidovich complete the long and arduous process of turning around a Pitt program with no history of notable success to speak of.