Speaking of Pat Narduzzi, Dan Radakovich and Condoleeza Rice
May 13, 2015 by Jerry DiPaola
Pitt coach Pat Narduzzi isn’t fond of the fifth-year transfer rule that allows graduates to leave their school with eligibility remaining.
“They get to go play somewhere else and wear another color jersey,” he said. “It’s not a good landscape.”
He cited a hypothetical example of wide receiver Tyler Boyd – or any high-profile player — graduating and deciding after signing day to transfer.
“What does that do for Pitt?” Narduzzi said. “You could have used that scholarship on a kid.”
In reality, Narduzzi was a victim of the transfer rule in 2011 when Wisconsin quarterback Russell Wilson, who came from North Carolina State for one season, threw three touchdown passes in a 42-39 Big Ten Championship game victory against Michigan State.
“If Russell Wilson is not on that Wisconsin football team, we win another Big Ten championship,” said Narduzzi, who matched wits that day with Wisconsin offensive coordinator Paul Chryst.
There was plenty of talk this week at the ACC Spring meetings about altering the rule. Pitt athletic director Scott Barnes suggested fifth-year transfers could sit out their first year at a new school.
Clemson athletic director Dan Radakovich spent several minutes with reporters talking about his first year on the College Football Playoff committee.
He called fellow committee member and former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice “the most fascinating women I had ever met.”
“She lent a lot of really great information and understanding about the sport,” he said. “She took this task to hand. She is a very smart individual. She came prepared, she understood and really moved the process forward.”
Radakovich was struck by Rice’s popularity when committee members went to dinner in Washington D.C.
“She couldn’t move 2 or 3 feet (without someone stopping her). People who were seated to the wait staff to everyone. They would just come up and speak to her. She is so gracious with her time.”
Read more: http://blog.triblive.com/college-locker-room/2015/05/13/speaking-of-pat-narduzzi-dan-radakovich-and-condoleeza-rice/#ixzz3aLknxXhj
May 13, 2015 by Jerry DiPaola
Pitt coach Pat Narduzzi isn’t fond of the fifth-year transfer rule that allows graduates to leave their school with eligibility remaining.
“They get to go play somewhere else and wear another color jersey,” he said. “It’s not a good landscape.”
He cited a hypothetical example of wide receiver Tyler Boyd – or any high-profile player — graduating and deciding after signing day to transfer.
“What does that do for Pitt?” Narduzzi said. “You could have used that scholarship on a kid.”
In reality, Narduzzi was a victim of the transfer rule in 2011 when Wisconsin quarterback Russell Wilson, who came from North Carolina State for one season, threw three touchdown passes in a 42-39 Big Ten Championship game victory against Michigan State.
“If Russell Wilson is not on that Wisconsin football team, we win another Big Ten championship,” said Narduzzi, who matched wits that day with Wisconsin offensive coordinator Paul Chryst.
There was plenty of talk this week at the ACC Spring meetings about altering the rule. Pitt athletic director Scott Barnes suggested fifth-year transfers could sit out their first year at a new school.
Clemson athletic director Dan Radakovich spent several minutes with reporters talking about his first year on the College Football Playoff committee.
He called fellow committee member and former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice “the most fascinating women I had ever met.”
“She lent a lot of really great information and understanding about the sport,” he said. “She took this task to hand. She is a very smart individual. She came prepared, she understood and really moved the process forward.”
Radakovich was struck by Rice’s popularity when committee members went to dinner in Washington D.C.
“She couldn’t move 2 or 3 feet (without someone stopping her). People who were seated to the wait staff to everyone. They would just come up and speak to her. She is so gracious with her time.”
Read more: http://blog.triblive.com/college-locker-room/2015/05/13/speaking-of-pat-narduzzi-dan-radakovich-and-condoleeza-rice/#ixzz3aLknxXhj
