Just around 10:00 this morning, the Post-Gazette broke that Pitt will bring back Steve Pederson to fill the vacant athletic director position. He held the position at Pitt…ahem, excuse me…”Pittsburgh” from 1996 to 2002. One thing he’s remembered for is lobbying (rather successfully) for the change from “Pitt” to “Pittsburgh” — other things include getting rid of Pitt Stadium, building the Petersen Events Center, moving to Heinz Field, and hiring Jamie Dixon Ben Howland.

And then he left for Nebraska. He was gone in an instant. And that was it, until the Huskers football team fell apart under coach Bill Callahan, who was hired by Pedersen. He was fired back in October, and here he is now.

The hiring seems like it came out of nowhere, and it looks like Pitt didn’t even interview any other candidates, something that some people won’t be happy about.

Many more reactions to come over the next few days.

Update: First day and he’s already extended Wannstedt’s contract.