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Pittsburgh EDGE Chief Borders re-enters NCAA transfer portal

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Pittsburgh EDGE rusher Chief Borders re-entered the NCAA transfer portal, according to On3’s Pete Nakos. He’s been at three schools in the last three years.

Borders played for the Florida Gators, Nebraska Huskers and Pitt in the last three seasons. He’ll look for the fourth school of his college career.

In seven games this season, Borders logged 12 tackles, one pass deflection and half of a sack. Over the course of his career (two years with Florida, one with Nebraska and one with Pitt), Borders has 24 tackles, two pass deflections and half of a sack.

As a member of the Class of 2021, Borders was a three-star recruit out of Chicago (Ill.) and played HS football at Heard County (Ga.), according to the On3 Industry Ranking, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies. He was the No. 39 overall prospect in Georgia, the No. 47 EDGE prospect and the No. 460 overall prospect in the class.

To keep up with the latest players on the move, check out On3’s Transfer Portal wire.

Chief Borders enters NCAA transfer portal, again

Borders is gone as Pitt sputtered at the end of the season. Pat Narduzzi also had to explain what happened to his Panthers in the GameAbove Sports Bowl, a 48-46 6OT loss to Toledo.

In the second overtime, the Panthers, down three, had gotten down to a fourth-and-goal at the one-yard-line. However, rather than pushing it in for what would have been a winning score, Pitt kicked the field goal to tie it to continue the game for what would be four more overtime’s worth of two-point conversions that they’d go on to lose. Narduzzi then had to answer about that following the loss in Detroit.

“No. I want to put, you know – that’s great. Coach makes a call. I’m not for that. You know, I don’t care, on the road, at home? You know, I want our players to go make plays, you know. To me, they had the field goal in the first, you know, part of overtime, I believe, you know. I don’t even know how many overtimes there were, you know. I’m just focused on that moment,” Narduzzi said.

“But, you know, fourth-and-one? If you don’t get it, you lose the game. I don’t want an end like that. I want our kids to make plays. To me, I aways put it in the kid’s hands. For the coach to make a decision to lose the game or win the game? I’m not for that.”