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Purdue LB opts for transfer portal after 3 seasons with Boilers
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Khali Saunders is leaving the Purdue football program after being there since 2019.
Saunders had 12 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, and 1 pass deflection for the Boilermakers. He was listed as 3-star recruit when he committed to Purdue back in 2018 per Rivals.com. He went to Immaculate Conception High School in Elmhurst, Illinois.
Purdue, Syracuse, and Iowa State were the only Power 5 schools to offer him a scholarship.
The Rivals’ NCAA Transfer Portal account posted about the news on Tuesday on Twitter.
2019 3-star LB Khali Saunders entered the transfer portal after totaling 12 tsckles and 1.5 TFL during his time with Purdue @TomDienhart1 @GoldandBlackcom https://t.co/m2d04yVZyA
— NCAA Transfer Portal (@RivalsPortal) January 4, 2022
In the Music City Bowl, he had 4 total tackles, with 3 assisted and 1 solo tackle. Saunders appeared in 7 games from 2019 to 2021 during his time in West Lafayette.
It’ll be interesting to see if Saunders decides to stay in the B1G or look for other options in a different conference.
Grant Bricker covers the B1G for Saturday Tradition. His previous stops include the Williamson Homepage and Nashville Post.