Mark Whipple resigned on Tuesday and will not serve as the offensive coordinator on the Pitt coaching staff moving forward, per John McGonigal of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. As a result, he is not expected to be present when Pitt faces Michigan State in the Peach Bowl.
Whipple has more than 40 years of experience in coaching and was hired by Pitt in 2019 after serving as the head coach of UMass from 2014 to 2018. During his three seasons at Pitt, Whipple took a weak, run-heavy offense inherited from Shawn Watson and molded it into a juggernaut.