Article After fighting for the job, DiNucci settles into backup role

[Chris Peak]

Maybe Max Browne didn’t come to Pitt in January of this year to be the backup, but neither did Ben DiNucci in February of 2015.

Sure, DiNucci knew he’d be sitting behind Chad Voytik and Nate Peterman in 2015 and probably again in 2016. But after that, the former Pine-Richland standout expected to get his shot. And he did get his shot - he just got in a competition with Browne, who joined the Panthers as a graduate transfer from USC.

On Tuesday, Pat Narduzzi formally named Browne the starter, relegating DiNucci to backup status for 2017.

https://pittsburgh.rivals.com/news/after-fighting-for-the-job-dinucci-settles-into-role-as-backup

 

[DC_Area_Panther]

Maybe Max Browne didn’t come to Pitt in January of this year to be the backup, but neither did Ben DiNucci in February of 2015.

Sure, DiNucci knew he’d be sitting behind Chad Voytik and Nate Peterman in 2015 and probably again in 2016. But after that, the former Pine-Richland standout expected to get his shot. And he did get his shot - he just got in a competition with Browne, who joined the Panthers as a graduate transfer from USC.

On Tuesday, Pat Narduzzi formally named Browne the starter, relegating DiNucci to backup status for 2017.

https://pittsburgh.rivals.com/news/after-fighting-for-the-job-dinucci-settles-into-role-as-backup

Let's hope we have lots of games won early enough for DiNucci to get work late in games.

 

[Revenge Of The Noise]

Grad trannies are total wildcards. Usually great pedigrees but washed out at their glamour school, and who knows why until they actually play. We've had good ones and bad. The art will be the coach recognizing when/if to abandon him for the backup before the season is (too far) lost.

 

[thebadby2]

Grad trannies are total wildcards. Usually great pedigrees but washed out at their glamour school, and who knows why until they actually play. We've had good ones and bad. The art will be the coach recognizing when/if to abandon him for the backup before the season is (too far) lost.

Well said. I wouldn't be surprised to see the Nooch getting starting reps at some point early on. It all depends on how Browne does.

 

[Chescat]

Grad trannies are total wildcards. Usually great pedigrees but washed out at their glamour oming knows why until they actually play. We've had good ones and bad. The art will be the coach recognizing when/if to abandon him for the backup before the season is (too far) lost.

As far as QB's go, not such a "total wildcard" if transferring to Pitt. If Browne succeeds as much as Savage and Peterman, Pitt may very well become a target school for QB grad
transfers. I gotta believe he took those two prior histories into consideration when deciding
which school to select for his transfer.

 

[RHS14]

Grad trannies are total wildcards.

Yeah they are. Just curious too, what is Pitt's "bathroom policy" on them in the Southside? lol

 

[Swervin27]

Great interview. Really easy to root for this kid. Loved his athleticism at PR, kid had ridiculous poise in pocket and he'd scramble around but stay behind the line still looking downfield. You just don't see that from a qb at high school level.

He'd also just stand in pocket til last second, not have that nervous hopping you see from a lot of qbs. Was really surprised he didn't have more offers. Weird hitch but a lot of high school qbs have weird delivery. Palko had one too.

Anyways, glad to hear he is developing nicely and sounds like the staff has faith in him if max goes down.