Pittsburgh transfer cornerback Ryland Gandy announced his commitment to Indiana on Monday.
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The 6-foot and 180-pound Gandy visited IU last week. He was a starter for Pitt in 2024. He played in all 13 games and produced 40 tackles and one pass defensed.
According to PFF he played 766 snaps and had a 63.4 coverage grade and 33.7 tackling mark. PFF says he missed 15 tackles and was targeted 54 times for 28 receptions and 19.6 yards per catch. He limited opposing quarterbacks to just a 51.9% completion percentage.
Gandy played in all 12 games in 2023, contributing on special teams and as a reserve corner. He totaled seven tackles on the season.
The Georgia product played in four games in 2022 and has two years of eligibility remaining.
Gandy was reported to have visits to Michigan, North Carolina and Ole Miss on the horizon before he went ahead and signed with IU.
Gandy initially committed to Pitt as a high-end three-star recruit in the class of 2022, choosing the Panthers over Arkansas, Cincinnati, Georgia Tech, Michigan State, Nebraska, North Carolina, Notre Dame, Penn State, USC, Virginia Tech and West Virginia.
In addition to Gandy, Indiana returns their top three corners from 2024 in D’Angelo Ponds, Jamier Johnson and Jamari Sharpe. They also added Amariyun Knighten (Northern Illinois) from the transfer portal, return two redshirt freshmen and bring in three true freshmen in 2025.
Here is some essential information for the IU football offseason:
- Position-by-position roster turnover
- Scholarship players by position for 2025
- IU football transfer portal activity tracker
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