Tennessee Volunteer target decided to head south to College Station

Texas A&M defensive tackle Walter Nolen once was trending toward becoming a Tennessee Volunteer, but the Knoxville native decided to head south to College Station and join the No. 1 recruiting class in history. A few years later, many of those players who entered the transfer portal, including Nolen. He’s the No. 1 player currently in the transfer portal, according to 247Sports. There’s early murmurs about potential destinations, and the Vols were thrown into the mix considering the connections and history between the two. Those murmurs were solidified on Wednesday afternoon when 247Sports’s Steve Wiltfong reported schools that are in the mix for Nolen. “With that said, Nolen has several other options. Tennessee and Michigan both heavily recruited Walter Nolen when he was a recruit, prior to him signing with the Aggies in the class of 2022. Those two programs, and Tennessee in particular, are under consideration once again, according to [Steve] Wiltfong. Wiltfong added that several other big-time programs, including multiple schools in the SEC, will get a look from Nolen and his family. Among the potential landing spots are Georgia, LSU, Oregon and Texas, per Wiltfong.” – On3 reporting on Walter Nolen’s potential landing spots

TENNESSEE’S OFFSEASON PLAYER MOVEMENT

Former Vols In The Transfer Portal

Warren Burrell, DB Mo Clipper, OL Brandon Turnage, DB Jack Luttrell, DB Addison Nichols, OL

Tennessee’s 2024 Recruiting Class

Jake Merklinger, QB Peyton Lewis, RB Mike Matthews, WR Braylon Staley, WR Jonathan Echols, TE Bennett Warren, OT Jesse Perry, OT Gage Ginther, OT William Satterwhite, OG Max Anderson, OG Kellen Lindstrom, DE Carson Gentle, DE Jeremias Heard, DL Jordan Ross, EDGE Edwin Spillman, ILB Jordan Burns, ILB Marcus Goree, DB Kaleb Beasley, CB Boo Carter, S Edrees Farooq, S