Earlier, Bryan mentioned that Pitt picked up a transfer from Wisconsin - Manasseh Garner. The former Pittsburgh native is headed back home and here's a bit more info.
Wisconsin's head coach Bret Bielema was the one who made it happen and he spoke about the move after it happened.
It sounds like Garner wanted to play right away and was looking around the FCS when Bielema stepped in:
"Manasseh was maybe leaning toward some FCS schools," Bielema said after practice on Thursday. "We had a list; I think I released him to 15 schools. I sat down with him. I actually talked to coach Chryst, explained (to Garner), the best option in my opinion would be to go to a BCS school and sit out a year, get himself healthy and have two years to play. So, that's exactly what he's doing."
Bielema also said family had a lot to do with it:
Scout previously rated him the 29th best linebacker coming out of high school and he sparingly played on offense, defense, and special teams, recording ten tackles in his first year in 2010. Last year, he had two catches for 45 yards."He's got a baby back home; he's got some life issues," Bielema said. "Maybe to be closer to home will be a good thing for him."