Pat Narduzzi Drops Hints About Upcoming Season During Special Fan Session
PITTSBURGH (93-7 The Fan) – Pitt football head coach Pat Narduzzi sat down with "The Fan Morning Show" for a special hour-long broadcast in front of a studio audience filled with 93-7 The Fan listeners on Thursday, with training camp set to begin next week.
Narduzzi stopped by CBS Radio's Bowser Nissan Theatre for the special event, an extended on-air chat about his program and a chance to hang out with listeners, who were able to ask their own questions of the second-year head coach.
The extended interview had social media abuzz, as listeners and writers reacted to everything Narduzzi had to say.
Here's a rundown of the morning's events and some of what Narduzzi had to say, as recounted by those in attendance and those listening at home:
Excited to listen to @CoachDuzzPittFB on @937theFan this morning, for a whole hour! #H2P #PittIsIt
— Josh (@JJHuffman45) August 4, 2016
Pat Narduzzi is here, the studio audience is here, and we're ready for his hour-long #FanMorningShow special to begin! Should be awesome!!
— 93.7 The Fan (@937theFan) August 4, 2016
Ready to go live in 3, 2, 1... @937theFan #H2P pic.twitter.com/IfoeIpp6uW
— Pitt Football (@Pitt_FB) August 4, 2016
@CoachDuzzPittFB on @937theFan on how defenses may approach #Pitt passing game without Boyd: "If they want to load the box, I feel good."
— Jerry DiPaola (@JDiPaola_Trib) August 4, 2016
Behind the scenes at @937theFan. The Fan @facebook video stream production. #H2P pic.twitter.com/2KsiHeUAkd
— Pitt Football (@Pitt_FB) August 4, 2016
Ollison, ACC ROY: "He really changed his body (in a good way)." Narduzzi also hinted at putting 3 RBs on the field at the same time.
— Jerry DiPaola (@JDiPaola_Trib) August 4, 2016
Pitt coach Pat Narduzzi said on The Fan the Panthers may have sets with 3 RBs on the field. Would presumably (?) be with James Conner at WR.
— Craig Meyer (@CraigMeyerPG) August 4, 2016
Pat Narduzzi said on The Fan there's no doubt Pitt will use Jordan Whitehead on offense this season. Didn't elaborate to what extent.
— Craig Meyer (@CraigMeyerPG) August 4, 2016
Pat Narduzzi told @937theFan there's no doubt Jordan Whitehead will be used on offense this season. Bodes well for his recovery
— Lance Lysowski (@LLysowski) August 4, 2016
Been listening to Coach Narduzzi on the Fan this morning! Absolutely love this man and am so happy he's our coach!! #H2P
— Gina Didiano (@G_Didi0427) August 4, 2016
Listening to @CoachDuzzPittFB on @937theFan is getting me fired up. Can't wait for this season to get started! #H2P #Pittsburgh #Panthers
— Justin P. Dandoy (@justindandoy) August 4, 2016
Narduzzi: "This football team is on a pursuit to win a championship...we are going to fly around and hit." #H2P
— Pitt Football (@Pitt_FB) August 4, 2016
The highlight of that Pat Narduzzi interview was easily him referring to Snapchat as "Slapchat". Spoken like a true defensive coordinator.
— Craig Meyer (@CraigMeyerPG) August 4, 2016
Big thanks to everyone who made the @CoachDuzzPittFB in-theater hour happen on our show.
— Colin Dunlap (@colin_dunlap) August 4, 2016
We had a great time.
Thought it was good stuff.
Thanks to @937theFan @colin_dunlap, Josh and @CoachDuzzPittFB for an awesome in-studio experience today. Great stuff from everyone!
— STΞΞL CITY Dan (@SteelCityDan22) August 4, 2016
Also of note: during the event, Pitt announced that single-game tickets and partial season ticket packages for the 2016 football season are sold out. As a result, the only way to get tickets to the Pitt vs. Penn State showdown on Sept. 10 is by buying full season tickets.
However, those may be gone soon as well as sales are approaching "record numbers."
The full extended interview can be heard here:
Plus, a video of Narduzzi's entire visit can be viewed below: