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Indiana Transfer DE Picks Pitt

The Pitt Panthers have landed yet another defensive end transfer.

Stephen Thompson

Indiana Transfer DE Picks Pitt
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PITTSBURGH -- The Pitt Panthers have added yet another transfer to their defensive line room this weekend. 

Former Indiana defensive end Nick James became the second player to join this Pitt position group out of the transfer portal this weekend and is the fifth transfer to commit to the Panthers this offseason. 

James, a former four-star recruit (Rivals, ESPN) coming out of IMG Academy during the 2022 recruiting cycle, picked Indiana over offers from Ohio State, UCF, Texas A&M, Alabama, Georgia, Michigan, Oregon, Florida State and others. 

He's played in 16 career games and made just seven tackles, adding one sack and a pass defended as well.  

The Panthers will get Dayon Hayes and Nate Temple - the starting defensive end for most of the 2023 season - back in 2024 and both James and Kansas State transfer, Nate Matlack give them impact players that could compete for a starting job and provide depth as a backup. 

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STEPHEN THOMPSON

Stephen Thompson graduated with a bachelor's degree in communications and political science from Pitt in April 2022 after spending four years as a sports writer and editor at The Pitt News, the University of Pittsburgh's independent, student-run newspaper.  He primarily worked the Pitt men's basketball beat, and filled in on coverage of football, volleyball, softball, gymnastics and lacrosse, in addition to other sports as needed. His work at The Pitt News has won awards from the Pennsylvania News Media Association and Associated College Press.  During the spring and summer of 2021, Stephen interned for Pittsburgh Sports Now, covering baseball in western Pennsylvania. Hailing from Washington D.C., family ties have cultivated a love of Boston's professional teams and Pitt athletics, and a fascination with sports in general.  You can reach Stephen by email at stephenethompson00@gmail.com and follow him on Twitter. Read his latest work:

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