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Pitt Contacted Georgia Transfer DB Marcus Washington

The Pitt Panthers continue searching for defensive back depth in the transfer portal.

Stephen Thompson

Pitt Contacted Georgia Transfer DB Marcus Washington
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PITTSBURGH -- The Pitt Panthers continue to pursue defensive backs in the transfer portal heavily. They added a new target to their board this weekend. 

Marcus Washington announced that he intended to transfer from Georgia just two days ago and he has already received interest from Power 5 schools. Pitt, Louisville, Indiana, North Carolina, Toledo, Virginia Tech and Arizona have reached out to Washington since he entered the portal according to a report from Chris Hummer of 247Sports.  

He spent one season with the Bulldogs, appearing in one game and making one tackle before deciding to transfer. Washington was a unanimous four-star recruit coming out of Grovetown High School in Georgia, a consensus top-15 player in the state and top 20 cornerback in the class of 2022. He chose Georgia over the likes of Oregon, Florida State, Arkansas, West Virginia, UCF, NC State and Georgia Tech. 

Washington is the third transfer portal defensive back the Panthers have contacted since the end of spring practices. Georgia Southern's Anthony Wilson and Ole Miss' Markevious Brown were the other two. 

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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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