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Live: Pitt Athletic Department discusses Wannstedt, football

Assistant sports editor Tony Jovenitti is covering the Athletic Department’s press conference… Assistant sports editor Tony Jovenitti is covering the Athletic Department’s press conference about the football program live from the South Side. Follow him on the Genac Attack blog.

Athletic Department officials would not comment before the conference on whether Wannstedt had been fired. Rumors circulated on Twitter and other news outlets throughout the day.

Today on Twitter, FearTheStache said, “Just heard word that Wanny is saying goodbye to the AD as we speak…Cignetti will be interim HC.”

Following a regular season where they underachieved, finishing 7-5, multiple sources are reporting that Wannstedt could be gone.

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