In the wake of Jim Chaney leaving Pitt as the team's offensive coordinator, it was recently revealed that tight ends coach Tim Salem would serve as the team's quarterbacks coach in the upcoming Military Bowl and also call the offensive plays. Head coach Pat Narduzzi said he is a candidate to take over as the Panthers' offensive coordinator on a full-time basis, too:
Salem will be a candidate for the full-time offensive coordinator job as well, Narduzzi said. Salem previously served as an offensive coordinator at Purdue (1994-96), Eastern Michigan (2003) and Central Florida (2004-08).