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Pitt Gets Two Defenders Back from Transfer Portal

The Pitt Panthers got some reinforcements from the transfer portal.

Stephen Thompson

Pitt Gets Two Defenders Back from Transfer Portal
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PITTSBURGH -- The Pitt Panthers got some good news from the transfer portal this afternoon, when two veteran defenders announced that they would return to Pittsburgh. 

Linebacker Brandon George and defensive end Nate Temple, a pair of seniors who entered the transfer portal following the conclusion of the regular season, both announced that they would return for one more season with the Panthers. 

George, who joined the Panthers for the 2019 season as a true freshman, has played in 52 games over his five seasons in blue and gold, accounting for 117 total tackles, 11 for loss, two sacks, an interception, and three passes defended.

This past season was his best to date. Coming off a 2022 season in which he was limited to four games because of an injury, he set career-highs in tackles, sacks, and interceptions.

Temple has played in 11 games and started eight in 2023. He's recorded 26 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks. He appeared in 26 total games on special teams and at defensive end. 

Both players figure to have the inside track on starting jobs heading into 2024. Temple made eight starts this past season and George, while he didn't make a start, will is the most experienced middle linebacker returning next season. 

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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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