One of our readers, who went with the original handle of “Anonymous” tipped us off to the Meet Coach Wannstedt meeting for the students. Here’s the official press release from Pitt. Thursday in the Pete lobby, at 8 pm.

For those of us not students or outside the Pittsburgh area — so we couldn’t sight him hanging out on the South Side (Pat and Shawn) — he will be interviewed on the virtually unwatchable ESPN2 morning show “Cold Pizza” at 8:40 am.

One other story to mention. Defensive Coordinator Paul Rhoads gets a piece on not being bitter or leaving Pitt after (somehow) nearly getting the head coaching job.

Working with Wannstedt is an opportunity that truly excites Rhoads, even though it will be much different than working under Harris.

The biggest adjustment for Rhoads is that Wannstedt is a defensive coach and is hands-on with the defense. Harris was an offensive coach who served as offensive coordinator and spent very little time on the defense.

Wannstedt has put his touch on the defense, but the changes are mostly subtle. Rhoads said he has enjoyed having another defensive mind to pick for ideas. He said he isn’t territorial about the defense.

Sure there’s no problems. That should be one of the more intriguing sub-plots this season. I figure if the defense rebounds, Rhoads bolts at the first opportunity.