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Texas Tech football: Red Raiders land transfer LB from the SEC

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - NOVEMBER 21: Jesiah Pierre #40 of the Florida Gators plays against the Vanderbilt Commodores at Vanderbilt Stadium on November 21, 2020 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Frederick Breedon/Getty Images)

Friday, linebacker Jesiah Pierre, a transfer from Florida, announced his commitment to the Texas Tech football program.

2021 got off to a nice start for the Texas Tech football program on Friday. That’s because the Red Raiders picked up a verbal commitment from Florida Gators’ linebacker Jesiah Pierre who is in the transfer portal.

Listed by ESPN.com as 6-foot-2 and 242 pounds, the Florida native racked up eight tackles this year as a redshirt freshman.