This off-season, Tennessee football, like every team in the country, lost a bit to the transfer portal. Whether it was a projected returning starter, bench piece or someone far down the depth chart, nearly all of them found a new home.
Each week, we’ll go through the scores across the country to take a look at how the Vols’ 2025 off-season departures fared at their next destination.
Here’s the recap of Week 11.
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QB Nico Iamaleava (UCLA)
- vs. Nebraska, 28-21 L
- 17/25
- 191 yards
- 2 TD
- 0 INT
- 15 carries
- 86 yards
WR Squirrel White (Florida State)
- at Clemson, 24-10 L
- 2 carries
- -3 yards
DL Jayson Jenkins (Florida State)
- at Clemson, 24-10 L
- 3 tackles
DB Jakobe Thomas (Miami)
- vs. Syracuse, 38-10 W
- 5 tackles
- 5 solo
- 1 sack
- 1 TFL
- 1 INT
- 1 FR
WR Chas Nimrod (USF)
- vs. UTSA, 55-23 W
- DNP (injury)
QB Gaston Moore (USF)
- vs. UTSA, 55-23 W
- 2/3
- -6 yards
- 1 carry
- – 14 yards
DB Christian Harrison (Cincinnati)
- Bye Week
LB Jalen Smith (Mississippi State)
- vs. Georgia, 41-21 L
- 4 tackles
WR Cameron Seldon (Virginia Tech)
- Bye Week
LB Kalib Perry (Louisville)
- vs. Cal, 29-26 L (OT)
- 3 tackles
- 2 solo
TE Holden Staes (Indiana)
- at Penn State, 27-24 W
- 9 snaps
OL Larry Johnson III (Colorado)
- at West Virginia, 29-22 L
- DNP
DB John Slaughter (Colorado)
- at West Virginia, 29-22 L
- 7 tackles
- 6 solo
WR Kaleb Webb (Maryland)
- at Rutgers, 35-20 L
- 1 reception
- 21 yards
- 1 TD
DB Christian Charles (Virginia)
- vs. Wake Forest, 16-9 L
- 2 tackles
- 1 PD
DB Jordan Matthews (Vanderbilt)
- vs. Auburn, 45-38 W (OT)
- 4 tackles
- 4 solo
WR Nathan Leacock (North Carolina)
- vs. Stanford, 20-15 W
- 1 snap
WR Dayton Sneed (North Carolina)
- vs. Stanford, 20-15 W
- DNP
RB Khalifa Keith (Appalachian State)
- vs. Georgia Southern, 25-23 L
- DNP
OL Vysen Lang (Troy)
- Bye Week
WR Nate Spillman (Austin Peay)
- vs. Central Arkansas, 41-38 W
- DNP
TE Charlie Browder (ETSU)
- at Samford, 38-14 W
- 2 receptions
- 19 yards
- 1 TD
OL Ayden Bussell (West Virginia)
One Response
I REALLY DISLIKE THE WHOLE TRANSFER PORTAL THING,AND THE MONEY being PAID TO PLAYERS,REASON BEING IS THEY’RE TAKING THE WHOLE,…[ “”FOR THE LOVE & TRUE COMPETIVENESS OF THE GAME””] ONCE IN A LIFE TIME EXPERIENCE OF FEELING AND KNOWING WHAT FOOTBALL IS TRULY & REALLY ALL ABOUT..,,,,’ ALSO THE LOYALTY & DEDICATION TO ONE SCHOOL,,ONE TEAM,,& TO ONE’S SELF IS BEING LOST A LIT’ MORE & MORE EACH YEAR..,,COLLEGE FOOTBALL IS A LIFE MOLDING &”CHANGING PROCESS THAT SHOULD REMAIN THE LAST TRULY CLEAN & PURELY MORAL DIVISION OF THE SPORT OF FOOTBALL THAT A PLAYER GETS TO HAVE TO WHERE IT IS STILL FOR (: “” ONES LOVE & LOYALTY TO & FOR THE GAME “”:)…..LEAVING THE PROFESSIONAL DIVISION AS ITS ALWAYS BEEN.,AND THATS THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF HOPEFULLY MAKING TO ONE DAY TO MAKE THE BIG BUCKS AND BEING ENDORSED WITH BIG ENDORSEMENTS..,THATS WHERE THE MONEY THE BIG ENDORSEMENTS, & THE CELEBERTY STATUS COMES IN TO PLAY FOR THATS WHAT THEY ALL SHOULD HAVE,A REWARDING WOW FACTOR TO PLAY AND WORK TORWARDS AND FOR,,NOT BEFORE HAND,….,YOU’LL NEVER GET THE TRUE DEDICATION, LOYALTY & HEART DRIVEN COMPETIVENESS OF A PLAYER IF IT IT DONT CHANGE THIS PORTAL PAYING B.S. THATS RUINING AND TAKING SO MUCH AWAY FROM THE COLLEGE ASPECT OF THE LIFE LEARNING,BUILDING & SCULPTING OF THESE PLAYERS THAT ARE COMING THRU TO BECOME THE BEST VERSION OF WHO THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO BE ,AND THE MOST LOYAL,COMPETING & SKILLFULL PLAYERS THEY CAN BE FOR THE PROFESSIONAL DIVISION THEY HOPE TO PLAY IN ONE DAY,,AND FINALLY ITS TAKING THE MOSTING IMPORTANT PART AWAY TOO,,HAVING FUN PLAYING SUCH A FUN SPORT AND LEARNING TO DEPEND ON OTHERS AND TO BE DEPENDED ON IS VERY IMPORTANT,BUT ITS SLOWLY BE TAKEN AWAY AND SCREWED ALL UP,,IF IT WASNT BROKEN THE WHY TRY AND FIX IT….REGRET IS WHAT I SEE COMING FOR THEM ALL WHO HAVE HANDS IN THIS RUINING OF COLLEGE FOOTBALL..