Pitt offensive coordinator Mark Whipple abruptly resigned on Tuesday and stepped away from the Panthers before the team's game against Michigan State in the Peach Bowl. He is heading to join Scott Frost's staff at Nebraska.
The Lincoln Journal Star reported that Whipple was "nearing a deal" with Nebraska after his Pitt resignation on Tuesday. He will join a revamped offensive staff, along with Bears assistant offensive line coach Donovan Raiola, brother of former Huskers star Dominic Raiola, who has been hired as the program's new offensive line coach.
On Wednesday morning, Nebraska made the Whipple hire official, naming him as the program's new offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach.