Sentence Correction

Thrilled with the performance of his team and the win over an arch rival, it was announced by the coach to give his players a day off from practice.

(A) it was announced by the coach to give his players a day off from practice
(B) the announcement of the coach was to give his players a day off from practice
(C) the coach announced that he was giving his players a day off from practice
(D) the players were given a day off from practice by the coach
(E) the coach had announced that he was giving his players a day off from practice


OA C

Source: Veritas Prep

because of the pronoun rules only "coach" can start the next sentence and "had" is not required here.