Pitt coach Pat Narduzzi didn’t hold back when expressing his opinion on the transfer portal and how new Colorado coach Deion Sanders uses it.

In an interview with 247Sports, Narduzzi called into question Coach Prime’s tactics after the Buffaloes overhauled their roster since Sanders took over.

“That’s not the way it’s meant to be,” Narduzzi said at ACC spring meetings. “That’s not what the (transfer portal) rule intended to be. It was not to overhaul your roster. We’ll see how it works out but that, to me, looks bad on college football coaches across the country. The reflection is on one guy right now but when you look at it overall — those kids that have moms and dads and brothers and sisters and goals in life — I don’t know how many of those 70 that left really wanted to leave or they were kicked in the butt to get out.”

In December, Sanders told his Colorado team to hit the portal.

“We got a few positions already taken care of because I’m bringing my own luggage with me,” Sanders told the Buffaloes in a meeting with players released on social media in December. “And it’s Louis, OK?”

Earlier this month, Colorado AD Rick George stood by Sanders’ decision to overhaul the roster. More than 50 players hit the portal since Sanders’ arrival.

“I grew up in a profession that you can’t tell a guy that he has to leave based on athletic ability,” Narduzzi said. “I think he’ll be shocked that he probably had some pretty good football players in that room. When I got to Pitt back in 2015, I didn’t kick anybody off. Zero. Those are your guys. When you become a head coach you inherit that team and you coach that team. If someone wants to leave, that’s great. You don’t kick them out. I disagree with that whole process. That’s not why I got in the game.”

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