(Photo Courtesy of the Pitt Panthers, Posted on Facebook on December 28th, 2025)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) The University of Pittsburgh college football team has promoted Corey Sanders from assistant coach to its new defensive coordinator. The announcement of this move came yesterday from head coach Pat Narduzzi after longtime Pitt defensive coordinator Randy Bates announced he would retire following the bowl game that Pitt played against East Carolina University on Saturday. Sanders has served as Pitt’s assistant head coach since 2024 and he will enter into his ninth season on the Pitt coaching staff in 2026.