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Third Pitt LB Enters Transfer Portal

A third Pitt Panthers defender has entered the transfer portal this week.

Stephen Thompson

Third Pitt LB Enters Transfer Portal
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PITTSBURGH -- A third Pitt Panthers defender has enterd the transfer portal this week as the offseason begins in earnest for a team not headed to the postseason. 

Buddy Mack III, a senior linebacker from Greer, South Carolina, intends to enter the transfer portal and leave Pitt with a year of eligibility remaining, according to a report from Karl Ludwig of Pittsburgh Sports Now. 

Mack, a converted high school safety, appeared in 28 games over four seasons as a Panther, totalling 11 tackles as a backup linebacker and special teamer, all of which came during his freshman year.

The Panthers have a healthy group of young linebackers waiting behind Brandon George, who also opted to transfer this offseason, and Shayne Simon, who has exhausted his college eligibility. Starters Solomon DeShields and Bangally Kamara are eligible to return to Pitt and Kyle Louis, Braylan Lovelace and Jordan Bass, who all took some reserve snaps as freshmen, are expected to return as well. 

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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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