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Pitt WR Jaylon Barden Enters Transfer Portal

A second Pitt Panthers receiver has hit the transfer portal.
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Pitt WR Jaylon Barden Enters Transfer Portal
Pitt WR Jaylon Barden Enters Transfer Portal

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PITTSBURGH -- As the regular season ends, roster management begins. All over the country, teams are sorting out which of their players will be leaving for the transfer portal or NFL and who will return for another season. The Pitt Panthers are no different and the first of those exits hit days after they beat the Miami Hurricanes in the season finale. 

Wide receiver Jaylon Barden announced on Twitter that he would become the second Panther receiver to enter the transfer portal at the conclusion of this semester after Jaden Bradley announced earlier in the year he would as well. 

"I thank god for the opportunity and the favor," Barden wrote. "Thank you Pitt for years of memories and relationships that will last a lifetime. This thought of a fresh start has been on my mind for weeks. After much prayer, I have decided to use my last two years of eligibility to find a new home and reach new heights. Pitt will always have a special place in my heart."

Barden struggled to break through on the depth chart and the field during his junior season after showing flashes of playmaking ability the year prior. Head coach Pat Narduzzi said earlier in the season he had been trying to find room for the young wideout, but was never able to get Barden the necessary snaps. 

He arrived as a three-star prospect out of Westside High School in Macon, Georgia and through 19 games over three seasons as a Panther, Barden caught 19 passes for 333 yards and three touchdowns. 

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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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