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Pitt DE Dayon Hayes entering the transfer portal

By Karl Ludwig - Sports Now Group Pittsburgh

Dayon Hayes Pittsburgh defensive lineman Dayon Hayes (50) sacks Duke quarterback Riley Leonard (13) during the second half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Nov. 19, 2022, in Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh won 28-26. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic) (Keith Srakocic/AP)

By Karl Ludwig - Sports Now Group Pittsburgh

PITTSBURGH — This article originally appeared on pittsburghsportsnow.com.

Dayon Hayes announced he would return to Pitt a couple of times since the end of last season, but his next announcement will likely be a goodbye.

Hayes — a 6-foot-5, 260-pound senior from Westinghouse in Pittsburgh — is entering the transfer portal when it opens at midnight on Tuesday, he told On3. It’s a brutal loss for a Pitt defensive line room that is already young and experienced, but it’s just the latest trend in a college football landscape centered around NIL and the transfer portal.

Hayes will have one season of eligibility remaining.

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