Inside the Pitt football locker room, which served as a makeshift holding area for television stars Mandy Moore and Milo Ventimiglia, Ms. Moore sought clarification.
“We only get 30 seconds?” she asked a Steelers media coordinator, who answered affirmatively. “I don’t want to mispronounce the name.”
Ms. Moore and Mr. Ventimiglia, the co-stars of NBC’s hit show, “This is Us,” were tasked with announcing the Steelers’ fourth-round draft pick Saturday. They then were told they’d have around a half-minute after the Steelers officially made the pick to internally memorize the name’s pronunciation before announcing it on national television.