University of Pittsburgh Athletics
Pat Narduzzi Announces Quality Control Appointments
2/23/2017 12:00:00 AM | Football
Feb. 23, 2017
PITTSBURGH—Pitt head coach Pat Narduzzi has announced the appointments of James Patton and Tim Cooper as quality control assistants on the Panthers' football staff. Patton will serve as an offensive quality control assistant, while Cooper will work with the defense.
"James and Tim are seasoned pros who will be major assets for our entire coaching staff and team," Narduzzi said. "I've known them both for a long time. They are great men and we're very fortunate to bring their talents and experience to Pitt."
Patton arrives at Pitt after being part of powerful offenses at Indiana (2013-16) and Oklahoma (2006-12) over the past decade.
Patton was the Hoosiers' tight ends and fullbacks coach his final three years in Bloomington. He initially served as special teams coordinator and assistant defensive line coach. Patton also had recruiting coordinator responsibilities at IU.
In 2015, Indiana became just the fourth team in FBS history to feature a 3,500-yard passer, two 1,000-yard rushers and one 1,000-yard receiver in a season. Oklahoma also accomplished this feat in 2008, when Patton was the Sooners' offensive line coach.
During his seven-season tenure at Oklahoma, Patton was part of five Big 12 championship teams. The Sooners compiled a 74-21 record (.779) from 2006-12, earning three Fiesta Bowl berths, a Cotton Bowl invitation and playing in the 2009 BCS title game.
Patton's additional coaching stops include Northwestern (1999-2005), Miami University (1998, 1993-94) and Rhode Island (1995-97). His URI tenure marked his first coaching collaboration with Narduzzi, who was then the Rams' linebackers coach.
Patton was a four-year letterman at tight end for the Miami RedHawks from 1989-92, earning first team All-Mid-American Conference as a senior. Patton's playing career overlapped with Narduzzi's first coaching appointment as a Miami graduate assistant and later receivers coach.
Cooper spent the past seven years as defensive coordinator and linebackers coach at Butler University. His defenses annually ranked among the stingiest at the FCS level and keyed a highly successful period for the Bulldogs' program.
Butler won two Pioneer Football League (PFL) titles during Cooper's tenure. The 2013 team ranks as one of the finest in school history. Behind an opportunistic defensive unit that ranked among the nation's top 10 in forced turnovers and fumble recoveries, the Bulldogs earned their first-ever berth in the NCAA Division I Playoffs.
In 2009, Cooper was a defensive quality control assistant at Indiana. His IU appointment came after he had coached the secondary at Miami University from 2004-08, helping the RedHawks claim three MAC East Division championships. Cooper began his Miami tenure in 2003 as a graduate assistant working under Narduzzi, who was defensive coordinator.
That 2003 squad went 13-1, won the MAC championship and defeated nationally ranked Louisville in the GMAC Bowl to finish No. 10 in the Associated Press poll. The RedHawks topped the MAC in rushing defense (19th nationally), scoring defense (22nd nationally) and pass efficiency defense (34th nationally).
Cooper was the defensive coordinator at Carroll (Wis.) University in 2001 and 2002. He had positional oversight of the Pioneers' secondary and linebackers. Cooper was a defensive graduate assistant at Connecticut in 2000, the Huskies' first year competing at the FBS (formerly I-A) level.
Cooper was a defensive coaching assistant at Rhode Island in 1999—when Narduzzi was the Rams' defensive coordinator—and was an offensive graduate assistant working with the running backs at his alma mater, DePauw University, in 1997 and 1998.
A standout linebacker and team captain for DePauw, Cooper helped the Tigers to the 1996 Indiana Collegiate Athletic Conference (ICAC) championship.
Pitt opens spring drills on March 16.
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PITTSBURGH—Pitt head coach Pat Narduzzi has announced the appointments of James Patton and Tim Cooper as quality control assistants on the Panthers' football staff. Patton will serve as an offensive quality control assistant, while Cooper will work with the defense.
"James and Tim are seasoned pros who will be major assets for our entire coaching staff and team," Narduzzi said. "I've known them both for a long time. They are great men and we're very fortunate to bring their talents and experience to Pitt."
Patton arrives at Pitt after being part of powerful offenses at Indiana (2013-16) and Oklahoma (2006-12) over the past decade.
Patton was the Hoosiers' tight ends and fullbacks coach his final three years in Bloomington. He initially served as special teams coordinator and assistant defensive line coach. Patton also had recruiting coordinator responsibilities at IU.
In 2015, Indiana became just the fourth team in FBS history to feature a 3,500-yard passer, two 1,000-yard rushers and one 1,000-yard receiver in a season. Oklahoma also accomplished this feat in 2008, when Patton was the Sooners' offensive line coach.
During his seven-season tenure at Oklahoma, Patton was part of five Big 12 championship teams. The Sooners compiled a 74-21 record (.779) from 2006-12, earning three Fiesta Bowl berths, a Cotton Bowl invitation and playing in the 2009 BCS title game.
Patton's additional coaching stops include Northwestern (1999-2005), Miami University (1998, 1993-94) and Rhode Island (1995-97). His URI tenure marked his first coaching collaboration with Narduzzi, who was then the Rams' linebackers coach.
Patton was a four-year letterman at tight end for the Miami RedHawks from 1989-92, earning first team All-Mid-American Conference as a senior. Patton's playing career overlapped with Narduzzi's first coaching appointment as a Miami graduate assistant and later receivers coach.
Cooper spent the past seven years as defensive coordinator and linebackers coach at Butler University. His defenses annually ranked among the stingiest at the FCS level and keyed a highly successful period for the Bulldogs' program.
Butler won two Pioneer Football League (PFL) titles during Cooper's tenure. The 2013 team ranks as one of the finest in school history. Behind an opportunistic defensive unit that ranked among the nation's top 10 in forced turnovers and fumble recoveries, the Bulldogs earned their first-ever berth in the NCAA Division I Playoffs.
In 2009, Cooper was a defensive quality control assistant at Indiana. His IU appointment came after he had coached the secondary at Miami University from 2004-08, helping the RedHawks claim three MAC East Division championships. Cooper began his Miami tenure in 2003 as a graduate assistant working under Narduzzi, who was defensive coordinator.
That 2003 squad went 13-1, won the MAC championship and defeated nationally ranked Louisville in the GMAC Bowl to finish No. 10 in the Associated Press poll. The RedHawks topped the MAC in rushing defense (19th nationally), scoring defense (22nd nationally) and pass efficiency defense (34th nationally).
Cooper was the defensive coordinator at Carroll (Wis.) University in 2001 and 2002. He had positional oversight of the Pioneers' secondary and linebackers. Cooper was a defensive graduate assistant at Connecticut in 2000, the Huskies' first year competing at the FBS (formerly I-A) level.
Cooper was a defensive coaching assistant at Rhode Island in 1999—when Narduzzi was the Rams' defensive coordinator—and was an offensive graduate assistant working with the running backs at his alma mater, DePauw University, in 1997 and 1998.
A standout linebacker and team captain for DePauw, Cooper helped the Tigers to the 1996 Indiana Collegiate Athletic Conference (ICAC) championship.
Pitt opens spring drills on March 16.
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