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Florida LB Chief Borders Transferring to Nebraska

Nebraska has picked up its third transfer from Florida this postseason.
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Florida LB Chief Borders Transferring to Nebraska
Florida LB Chief Borders Transferring to Nebraska

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Florida outside linebacker Chief Borders announced on Tuesday evening that he plans to transfer to Nebraska.

A rising redshirt sophomore, Borders will maintain three years of eligibility to play for the Cornhuskers and new head coach Matt Rhule.

Borders, who originally picked Florida over offers from Stanford, Auburn, Michigan State, Florida State and other programs, announced his transfer portal entrance on December 5. 

Borders carved out a special teams role for the Gators in 2022 and tallied two tackles across his 12 appearances this year, earning 233 snaps across the return, coverage, kicking and blocking units. While he didn't earn many defensive snaps, Florida developed Borders at the edge-rushing outside linebacker position.

The Chicago, Ill. native and Franklin (Ga.) Heard County product saw the field in 16 games during his UF career.

Ten of the 18 scholarship Florida players who entered the portal this offseason have identified their transfer destinations thus far: Borders, tight ends Nick Elksnis (South Carolina) and Griffin McDowell (UT-Chattanooga), offensive lineman Joshua Braun (Arkansas), outside linebacker Lloyd Summerall III (USF), defensive backs Corey Collier Jr. (Nebraska), Avery Helm (TCU), Donovan McMillon (Pittsburgh) and Kamar Wilcoxson (Temple), and long snapper Marco Ortiz (Nebraska). 

Borders is the third UF player to transfer to Nebraska this offseason, following Collier and Ortiz.

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Zach Goodall
ZACH GOODALL

Zach Goodall is the publisher of AllGators.com on FanNation-Sports Illustrated, serving as a beat reporter covering football, recruiting, and occasionally other sports since 2019.  Before moving to Gainesville, Zach spent four years covering the Jacksonville Jaguars for SB Nation (2015-18) and Locked On Podcast Network (2017-19), originally launching his sports journalism career as a junior in high school. He also covered the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for FanNation-Sports Illustrated (2020-22). In addition to writing and reporting, Zach is a sports photographer and videographer who primarily shoots football and basketball games, practices and related events. When time permits in the 24/7 media realm, Zach enjoys road trips, concerts, golf and microbreweries. 

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