Hunter Sellers transfers from Pitt to New Mexico

Hunter Sellers, a defensive back who spent the last two seasons at Pitt, entered the NCAA transfer portal in early December, and on Friday, he announced that he would continue his athletic career at New Mexico.

“I’d like to thank everybody standing behind me and supporting me throughout this process,” Sellers said in a message posted on Twitter. “Thank you to all the schools that reached out and offered, but after a lot of prayer and careful consideration, I’ll be committing to the University of New Mexico.”

The 5’11”, 185-pound defensive back committed to Pitt on June 17, 2019. At the time, Sellers was a standout at Woodward Academy in College Park, Georgia, and he was considered a…