Bangally Kamara

Veteran linebacker who transferred to South Carolina from Pitt… has shown flashes of being a playmaker… can cover and run… spent the past four seasons with the Panthers… appeared in 48 contests… collected 120 tackles including 11.5 tackles for loss and 5.0 sacks… figures to make an immediate impact in his final season of eligibility.

2023 (Senior) 

Played in 10 contests for the Pitt Panthers… credited with 55 tackles, fourth on the squad, including 6.5 tackles for loss and a pair of sacks… registered five quarterback hurries, one pass breakup and one fumble recovery… logged a career-high 11 tackles in his final contest of the season at Duke… notched eight tackles against both Cincinnati and Boston College and had seven at Wake Forest… posted sacks against Wofford and Boston College… notched 1.5 tackles for loss against Notre Dame… fumble recovery came against Florida State.

2022 (Junior) 

Played in all 13 games, starting 11 at “Star” linebacker… totaled 49 tackles, three tackles for loss, one sack, one interception and seven pass breakups… had a season-high nine tackles against West Virginia… had seven stops, all solo, at North Carolina… had an eight-yard sack against Georgia Tech… made a key play in the Sun Bowl victory over UCLA, intercepting a pass and returning it 12 yards to the Bruins’ 18, setting up a Pitt touchdown to tie the game early in the fourth quarter… added five tackles and a career-high 1.5 TFLs against UCLA.

2021 (Sophomore) 

Played in all 14 games, serving on special teams and as a reserve “Money” linebacker… totaled 11 tackles, two sacks and a forced fumble… had a season-high three stops against Michigan State in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl… had a 10-yard sack that forced a fumble at Syracuse… also logged a sack at Duke.

2020 (Freshman) 

Played in all 11 games in his initial season at Pitt, largely serving on special teams… recorded five tackles… saw his most extensive action on defense at “Star” linebacker in the season opener against Austin Peay and had a season-high four stops… had one tackle on the kickoff cover unit at Florida State.

HIGH SCHOOL

Decorated linebacker who also played tight end, wide receiver, kicker and punter for East High School in Akron, Ohio… played under Coach Marques Hayes… named Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association (OPSWA) Division III first team All-State… also earned Northeast Inland first-team all-district honors and named to the Greater Akron Best of Preps All-Star Team… led East to the Akron City Series championship, including five consecutive shutout victories to close the season… rated the No. 7 overall prospect in Ohio and the nation’s No. 23 outside linebacker by 247Sports… ranked No. 26 in Ohio by ESPN and No. 38 by Rivals.

PERSONAL

Bangally U. Kamara was born Oct. 13, 2001… is a services management major.