Pitt to Rename Head Coach Role After $20 Million Donation From Businessman Chris Bickell

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That’s gonna be a mouthful to say every time they mention the head coach! Tap below to read the article writer by Michael Shapiro for SI.com

Pitt to Rename Head Coach Role After $20 Million Donation

Pittsburgh graduate and IT businessman Chris Bickell made a $20 million donation to the Panthers’ football program on Thursday, which marks the largest single gift in Pitt Athletics history. However, Bickell’s generous donation does come with one strange catch. The head coaching position at Pitt will now officially be named the “Chris Bickell ’97 Head Football Coach,” per a school announcement.