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Dave Wannstedt has resigned from his position as football coach at Pittsburgh. Wannstedt had been coaching his alma mater since 2005. He was 42-31, including 24-18 in the Big East. In 2010, the Panthers qualified for their third consecutive bowl appearance under Wannstedt but took a big step back from the previous two seasons, when the Panthers went 9-4 and 10-3, respectively.
"On behalf of the University of Pittsburgh, I'd like to thank Coach Wannstedt for his passionate and committed service the past six years," athletic director Steve Pederson said in a statement. "This has never been just a job for Dave. He is wholeheartedly committed to Pitt and its people. We are greatly appreciative of his efforts to build a strong program on and off the field."
Sources told FanHouse, the decision to resign was not Wannstedt's. Under Wannstedt, the Panthers routinely were rated by the recruiting experts as annually signing the Big East's top recruiting classes, but that success didn't translate onto the field.
In Wannstedt's first three seasons, the Panthers suffered some head-scratching losses, including at Ohio (16-10) in 2005, vs. Michigan State (38-23) in 2006, at Virginia (44-14) in 2007 and vs. Navy (48-45) in 2007. However, Wannstedt's signature moment came in the 2007 finale at West Virginia when the Panthers, who were 29-point underdogs, upset the Mountaineers 13-9, costing WVU a spot at the BCS title game.
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