Four more Pitt players opted out of the Sun Bowl Monday morning and will begin preparations for the 2023 NFL Draft.
SirVocea Dennis, Deslin Alexandre, Israel Abanikanda, and Gabe Houy all tweeted on Monday they will forgo the Sun Bowl on Dec. 30, joining Brandon Hill (opt-out), Kedon Slovis (transfer portal), and Calijah Kancey (injury) as Panthers starters who will miss the game against No. 18 UCLA.
Pat Narduzzi tweeted a farewell to the four players later Monday morning: