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Report: Pitt Signee Jordaan Bailey Will Not Enroll

Academic eligibility issues prevented the running back recruit from enrolling at Pitt this summer.

Stephen Thompson

Report: Pitt Signee Jordaan Bailey Will Not Enroll
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PITTSBURGH -- Three-star running back Jordaan Bailey, who signed with the Pitt Panthers last December, will not enroll at the university this summer, according to a report from PantherLair.com. 

Bailey had de-committed in early December amid concerns that he was not academically eligible but reportedly worked out a plan to get eligible by the summer with Pitt's coaches. However, the report from PantherLair claims that Bailey did not finish the necessary work. 

Bailey chose the Panthers over the likes of Mississippi State, Cincinnati and West Virginia. He was the No. 55 player in Florida and No. 38 running back in the country, according to 247Sports. 

The loss of Bailey levies a hit on Pitt's future running back depth, but the current stable of runners - junior Israel Abanikanda, senior Vincent Davis and sophomore Rodney Hammond - appear more than capable of carrying the rushing load in the present. 

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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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