Chad Voytik is leaving Pittsburgh.
The school announced Monday that Voytik, a redshirt junior quarterback, will leave the program to play his final season of college football at another institution. Voytik is on track to graduate in April. Once he has his degree, he can transfer to another FBS school and play immediately without sitting out a season.
"I am so thankful to have had the opportunity to attend and play for the University of Pittsburgh,” Voytik said. “I am blessed to have met some amazing people along the way: teammates that I'll always be friends with, coaches that made me a better player and person, and fans that offered a tremendous amount of support. Pittsburgh will always be my second home."
Voytik entered the 2015 season as the Panthers’ starter, but was replaced by Tennessee transfer Nate Peterman after just two games. Voytik initially saw some action alongside Peterman, but barely saw the field over the final seven games of the season.
"Chad has been a tremendous leader and teammate during his Pitt career, and certainly during the year I had the opportunity to coach him," head coach Pat Narduzzi said. "We wish him the very best and will help him any way we can as he maps out his future pursuits. We will always consider him a Pitt Man. His contributions have been invaluable to what we are building here."
Voytik was the Panthers’ starter in 2014 when he threw for 2,233 yards, 16 touchdowns and seven interceptions while also rushing for 466 yards and three scores.
Peterman will return as a senior for Pitt in 2016 with sophomore Adam Bertke, redshirt freshman Ben DiNucci and incoming freshman Thomas MacVittie as backups.
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