Pitt loses cornerbacks Ryland Gandy, Tamarion Crumpley to transfer portal
Pitt lost two cornerbacks Monday — one a starter — when Ryland Gandy and Tamarion Crumpley announced plans to transfer.
Thank you Pitt???????? pic.twitter.com/pIqSyIt4Zc
— Ryland Gandy (@iamrdg10) December 30, 2024
Officially in the portal!! pic.twitter.com/hCNypNStrK
— M Λ M B Λ (@MAMBAXII) December 30, 2024
Gandy, who was a redshirt sophomore this season, started all 13 games, finishing seventh on the team with 40 tackles. He also recorded two pass breakups and one hurry, without an interception. Prior to this season, he was a reserve and special teams player in 2022 and 2023.
Crumpley has been with the Panthers since 2021, serving as a backup the past two seasons. He played in 11 games this year and returned an interception 22 yards for a touchdown against Youngstown State.
Pitt has lost 16 players to the transfer portal since the end of the regular season, including cornerbacks Gandy, Crumpley, Noah Biglow and Jaremiah Anglin. Only Gandy played significant minutes.
Jerry DiPaola is a TribLive reporter covering Pitt athletics since 2011. A Pittsburgh native, he joined the Trib in 1993, first as a copy editor and page designer in the sports department and later as the Pittsburgh Steelers reporter from 1994-2004. He can be reached at jdipaola@triblive.com.
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