Sam Pittman hired as new UT offensive line coach, per Austin Ward

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UTCVol said:
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Seems like a good hire

1984-85, Pittsburg State (student coach)
1986 Beggs (Okla.) High School (assistant coach)
1987-88 Princeton (Mo.) High School (head coach)
1989-90 Trenton (Mo.) High School (head coach)
1991, Hutchinson (Kan.) Community College (assistant coach/offensive line)
1992-93, Hutchinson (Kan.) Community College (head coach)
1994-95, Northern Illinois (assistant coach/offensive line)
1996, Cincinnati (assistant coach/offensive tackles/tight ends)
1997-98, Oklahoma (assistant coach/offensive line)
1999, Western Michigan (assistant coach/offensive line)
2000, Missouri (assistant coach/offensive line)
2001, Kansas (assistant coach/offensive line)
2003, Northern Illinois (assistant coach/offensive line)
2004-06, Northern Illinois (assistant head coach/offensive line)
2007-present, North Carolina (assistant coach/associate head coach/offensive line)
 
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Sam Pittman enters his fifth season as North Carolina's offensive line coach and first as the associate head coach.

North Carolina has shown steady progress along the offensive line under Pittman and is poised to have its best group in many years in 2011 with significant experience at all five positions. Junior guard Jonathan Cooper, a second-team All-ACC selection last year, and tackle James Hurst, a first-team freshman All-America by several publications, headline a group that has combined for 61 starts. Cooper (22 starts) and Hurst (12) had the best grades of any Tar Heel linemen last season and give the Tar Heels a formidable presence on the left side. A year ago, Carolina was on its way to blocking for a 1,000-yard rusher until tailback Johnny White suffered a season-ending collarbone injury.

Also returning in 2011 are Rimington Award nominee Cam Holland (20 career starts) at center and Travis Bond (5 starts). Bond is slated to take over the vacancy at right guard, while Brennan Williams (1 start) and Carl Gaskins (1 start) will battle for the right tackle position.

Named one of the nation's top 25 recruiters by ESPN.com, Pittman has signed the nation's No. 2 rated tackle in each of the last two years - Hurst in 2010 and Kiaro Holt in 2011. He also was instrumental in signing several players in the Tar Heels' recruiting class in 2011, which was ranked as high as 15th nationally.

In 2008, Pittman helped develop offensive tackle Garrett Reynolds into a second-team all-conference selection. Reynolds consistently graded out as the team's top performer over his last two seasons, was named to the 2008 Lombardi Award watch list and was taken in the fifth round of the 2009 NFL Draft by the Atlanta Falcons. Reynolds was a key component in a line that helped Carolina produce its best running attack in four years, averaging 122.6 yards and rushing for 18 touchdowns.

Pittman came to Carolina after serving four seasons as Northern Illinois' offensive line coach (2003-06) and three years as its assistant head coach (2004-06). In 2006, the Huskies' offensive line paved the way for the nation's leading rusher, Garrett Wolfe, to run for more than 1,900 yards.

In four years at NIU, Pittman produced nine All-Mid-American Conference linemen, including seven first-team selections. NIU had a tailback top the 1,500-yard rushing mark all four years.

Pittman began his second term at Northern Illinois in 2003. That year, NIU finished 10-2 and beat Maryland and Iowa State and knocked off Alabama, 19-16, in Tuscaloosa. Pittman's line blocked for Michael Turner who finished second in the nation in rushing.

Pittman first coached at Northern Illinois from 1994-95 and produced a trio of All-Big West Conference talent, including All-America center Chris O'Neal. Pittman was the offensive line coach at Oklahoma from 1996-98 where he coached first-round draft pick Stockar McDougle. Pittman has also worked with the offensive lines at Cincinnati (1996), Western Michigan (1999), Missouri (2000) and Kansas (2001).

Before NIU, Pittman produced an 11-9-1 record as head coach at Hutchinson (Kan.) Community College from 1992-93. His 1993 team earned the school's first bowl bid in 23 years at the Valley of the Sun Bowl in Phoenix.

Pittman began his career as a student coach at Pittsburg (Kan.) State University in 1984 and 1985. He moved to Beggs (Okla.) High School as an assistant in 1986, Princeton (Mo.) High School as head coach in 1987-88 and Trenton (Mo.) High School as head coach in 1989-90.

At PSU, Pittman won four football letters, finished with 35 straight starts, and played in two postseason games at defensive end (1980-83). As a senior, he won first-team NAIA All-America, first-team All-Central States Intercollegiate Conference, team captain and co-MVP honors. In 1982, Pittman made first-team All-CSIC and team defensive MVP. In 1998, he was inducted into the Pittsburg State Athletics Hall of Fame and in 2004, he was voted to the school's All-Century squad.

Pittman received a bachelor's degree in education from PSU in 1986. He is married to the former Jamie Conrad of Pittsburg, Kan.

The Pittman File
Date and Place of Birth: Born November 28, 1961, in El Reno, Okla.
Family: Wife, Jamie
Education: Pittsburg State (Kan.), bachelor's degree in education, 1986
Playing Experience: 1980-83, Pittsburg State University (Kan.), defensive end

Coaching Experience:
1984-85, Pittsburg State (student coach)
1986 Beggs (Okla.) High School (assistant coach)
1987-88 Princeton (Mo.) High School (head coach)
1989-90 Trenton (Mo.) High School (head coach)
1991, Hutchinson (Kan.) Community College (assistant coach/offensive line)
1992-93, Hutchinson (Kan.) Community College (head coach)
1994-95, Northern Illinois (assistant coach/offensive line)
1996, Cincinnati (assistant coach/offensive tackles/tight ends)
1997-98, Oklahoma (assistant coach/offensive line)
1999, Western Michigan (assistant coach/offensive line)
2000, Missouri (assistant coach/offensive line)
2001, Kansas (assistant coach/offensive line)
2003, Northern Illinois (assistant coach/offensive line)
2004-06, Northern Illinois (assistant head coach/offensive line)
2007-present, North Carolina (assistant coach/associate head coach/offensive line)
 
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Top 25 recruiter is a great get but here is my takeaway. Hiring an O-line coach so quickly (according to sources) clearly indicates Hiestand was encouraged to look elsewhere.
 
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Yeah, J. McClendon broke this. Finally, somebody with sources and he's not even a media member.
 
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andrewh said:
Top 25 recruiter is a great get but here is my takeaway. Hiring an O-line coach so quickly (according to sources) clearly indicates Hiestand was encouraged to look elsewhere.
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I get the feeling him and Dooley didn't get along that much this year. I dont know if Dooley told him to look or Heidstand wanted out but it definitely seems like HH was very unhappy here.
 
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andrewh said:
Top 25 recruiter is a great get but here is my takeaway. Hiring an O-line coach so quickly (according to sources) clearly indicates Hiestand was encouraged to look elsewhere.
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I believe that has been pretty much common knowledge , that HH had been encouraged to look elsewhere
 
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andrewh said:
Top 25 recruiter is a great get but here is my takeaway. Hiring an O-line coach so quickly (according to sources) clearly indicates Hiestand was encouraged to look elsewhere.
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He needed to look elsewhere! The offensive line could not run block. I am pleased with this hire. Good Job Dooley and Hart.
 
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"According to a source"......at this point, I'll believe it when I see him on the practice field.
 
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