Arkansas OC Jim Chaney leaving for Pittsburgh

Jon Cooper | 9 years ago

Per SI.com’s Thayer Evans, Arkansas offensive coordinator Jim Chaney is leaving for Pittsburgh.

Arkansas OC & QBs coach Jim Chaney has accepted the same job under new Pitt coach Pat Narduzzi per source.

— Thayer Evans (@ThayerEvansSI) January 12, 2015

Pittsburgh hired former Michigan State defensive coordinator Pat Narduzzi as its new head coach this offseason, and hiring Chaney is huge for the Panthers and Narduzzi.

Bret Bielema has now lost two big-time assistant coaches this offseason. Linebackers coach Randy Shannon left to join Jim McElwain’s staff at Florida, and now, Chaney’s on his way out, too.

It’s not too hard to see why building a winning program is so difficult with so much coaching turnover.

Jon Cooper

A regular SEC Football expert who writes about the 14 teams, all the while preparing for an eventual QB challenge with any and all 3rd-string QBs in the SEC.

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