Pitt officials plan to make an announcement at 5:30 p.m. today, hours after rumors circulated… Pitt officials plan to make an announcement at 5:30 p.m. today, hours after rumors circulated that head football coach Dave Wannstedt had been fired. The Pitt News will cover the conference live on its Genac Attack blog.

Athletic Department officials would not previously comment 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.