I don’t care about who coached an individual player 8 years ago. I’m more interested in the fact that Pitt has been among nation’s leaders in rush defense, tackles for loss and sacks the last four years. Partridge has gotten great results. He’s also pulled some good talent from Florida. Pitt isn’t exactly known for grabbing the best players form here.
Kevin Patrick wasn’t fired by NC State officially but he left the Wolfpack to take an “Outside Linebacker Coach” job under Willie Taggart at FAU. If he wasn’t a former player, fans would be throwing a fit if we hired the FAU outside linebackers coach to coach our defensive line.