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Pitt Adds Nebraska Transfer CB

The Pitt Panthers landed their first transfer portal commitment of the offseason.

Stephen Thompson

Pitt Adds Nebraska Transfer CB
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PITTSBURGH -- The Pitt Panthers have landed their first transfer player of the offseason this weekend, with a cornerback from the Big 10 making his commitment public. 

Former Nebraska cornerback Tamon Lynum made his announcement subtly, simply changing his Instagram bio to say that he was a Pitt cornerback. 

Lynum visited Pitt this weekend, according to a report from Chris Peak of Panther Lair, the Pitt Rivals site. 

He spent three seasons at Nebraska, appearing in 23 games and making 14 total tackles, one sack and two forced fumbles. Lynum made the first start of his career in 2023 against Northwestern. He didn't play in eight games in 2022 after suffering a season-ending injury. 

The Panthers have already lost two starting cornerbacks in A.J. Woods and Marquis Williams, who exhausted their college eligibility in 2023, and they are awaiting a decision from M.J. Devonshire, the third upperclassman first-string cornerback to start for Pitt this season. Lynum will add some experience and depth to a position they sorely need. 

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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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