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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Michigan State defensive coordinator Pat Narduzzi will be the next head coach at Pitt, according to a source with knowledge of the situation. The deal has yet to be finalized and is not expected not be announced until after Christmas. Barring any eleventh-hour breakdown, Narduzzi will be announced following the Christmas holiday.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Narduzzi is considered the top defensive coordinator in the country, and he received the 2013 Frank Broyles award for the nation\u2019s top assistant coach. He has led the Spartans to a top 10 finish in the NCAA\u2019s total defense statistics for each of the past four years.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u2022&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;STAPLES: Big Ten out to revamp reputation in bowl season&lt;/strong&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Narduzzi topped a field that included Marshall head coach Doc Holliday, Ohio State co-defensive coordinator Luke Fickell and Pittsburgh assistant Joe Rudolph.&amp;nbsp;Narduzzi interviewed for the Colorado State job in Las Vegas on Sunday night but declined interest in order to pursue the position at Pitt.&amp;nbsp;Yahoo Sports first reported that&amp;nbsp;he was emerging as the leader at Pitt.\u200B&amp;nbsp;He replaces Paul Chryst, who left to become Wisconsin\u2019s head coach last week. Chryst\u2019s departure led to the removal of athletic director Steve Pederson.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Narduzzi will be Pittsburgh\u2019s fifth head coach since 2010, but the Panther\u2019s move to the ACC in 2013 and Chryst\u2019s three-year tenure have brought relative stability to the program recently. Chryst posted a 19-19 record, reaching a bowl game in all three years. The Panthers went 6-6 this season, including a 4-4 mark in ACC play, and will play Houston in the Armed Forces Bowl on Jan. 2.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Narduzzi will inherit a team rife with young talent, including All-America tailback James Conner, talented receiver Tyler Boyd and quarterback Chad Voytik, all of whom will be juniors next season.\r\n&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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