Do we care that we're currently 57th?

[VolMax]

Does this fire up the NegaVols or do we just call On3 trash?

2025 College Football Team Transfer Portal Rankings

 

[IndianaVol]

Meh...I get it, higher ranked in portal transfer should equate to higher performance on the field, but if I recall wasn't Florida State like in number one or at least top 5 last year?

 

[UT Hill Man]

It will be harder to keep up the depth if more players are leaving via the portal than coming in, and most freshmen reqruits need time to develope.

A lot of top teams are using the portal better than we are, so we might be at a disadvantage.

I'll add this - the 18 players leaving UT would comprise a top 10 class just by themselves

 

[volmandu]

We signed a full class, 25 students.. so we are only going to sign desperate needs (1-2 WRs & may be a DL) .. that too can wait till spring if we dont find or land good pieces ..
Why is everyone looking at one kid and saying we are 57th ?

 

[Bloodrunsorange27]

We’ve had to re-recruit our own players and added one OL from the portal.
Not much to be excited about.

 

[ftsandersvol]

On3 just got confused.

 

[ftsandersvol]

We’ve had to re-recruit our own players and added one OL from the portal.

You know the system is out of whack if you have to re-recruit your own players. The only thing college football is missing now are trades between teams.

 

[DaddyChad]

Short answer is no. We had to shed some players regardless. Mostly held on to who we wanted outside of about three guys that would have been good depth.

 

[Nico ee-ah-MAH-LAY-ah-va]

Vol fans: “Heupel has never recruited and played an OL or WR group!!1!”

Also Vol fans: “Heupel isn’t getting enough OL and WRs in the portal!!1!”

The roster is nearly full. I’m not sure we will pick up any other players if we get that Bama WR.

Being good in the portal doesn’t equate to being good on the field. FSU is the obvious example of portal mercenaries gone wrong. You also have Ole Miss and Miami walking around as paper tigers full of transfer “talent”.

 

[General Jack]

Having a high portal ranking might suggest you aren’t in a great spot…

 

[brockytop]

We’ll know if the right decisions were made when the ‘25 season gets rolling. That’s all that really matters—results on the field.

 

[hound dog hillbil]

Why do we not see so much movement in baseball and basketball at Tennessee, football seems like a fire drill.

 

[THEONLYTENISEE]

Does this fire up the NegaVols or do we just call On3 trash?

2025 College Football Team Transfer Portal Rankings

Did you notice teams 35, 36, 37, and 38. We’ve taken several in previous seasons, I don’t think this will be different. Our previous portal additions have started or contributed significantly.

 

[THEONLYTENISEE]

Why do we not see so much movement in baseball and basketball at Tennessee, football seems like a fire drill.

Bigger roster. Jonas and Tobe left, baseball had a few. Football is just covered more by the media.

 

[JustFunnN'Orange]

It will be harder to keep up the depth if more players are leaving via the portal than coming in, and most freshmen reqruits need time to develope.

A lot of top teams are using the portal better than we are, so we might be at a disadvantage.

I'll add this - the 18 players leaving UT would comprise a top 10 class just by themselves

I just can't agree with this assumption! Take a look at the teams where many transfers have landed. Any of those teams close to the top 10 finish of the '23 season??

 

[The Original Fade]

We signed a full class, 25 students.. so we are only going to sign desperate needs (1-2 WRs & may be a DL) .. that too can wait till spring if we dont find or land good pieces ..
Why is everyone looking at one kid and saying we are 57th ?

“Students”

 

[DixieDoo]

I would be more concerned if we were #1.

 

[Hank Bukowski]

Does this fire up the NegaVols or do we just call On3 trash?

2025 College Football Team Transfer Portal Rankings

I really haven’t figured out this new NIL and portal dynamic. Not sure I ever will as it’s most certainly gonna change into a moving target, probably every year for a while.

Personally, I view this offseason thus far as not quite disastrous but close. We had more talent vote with their feet than we do with this new class of 25 freshmen coming in. It was a mass exodus. I don’t buy the argument that all these players were encouraged to leave. And how many of this incoming class of 25 will be in the portal in December?

If we don’t see some coaching changes this offseason, then I have no reason to expect improvement in our program and our W-L record. We will remain a second-tier program with a ceiling of 10-2. We will have more performances like we had against Ohio St.

Just my opinion. Call me a negavol.

 

[Butch s]

Does this fire up the NegaVols or do we just call On3 trash?

2025 College Football Team Transfer Portal Rankings

I’m almost to the point that I’m tired of keeping up with all this crap

 

[Golfprovol]

It will be harder to keep up the depth if more players are leaving via the portal than coming in, and most freshmen reqruits need time to develope.

A lot of top teams are using the portal better than we are, so we might be at a disadvantage.

I'll add this - the 18 players leaving UT would comprise a top 10 class just by themselves

Production of those 18 or are you starting gazing? Because we have not lost much production at all

 

[Orange.]

Why do we not see so much movement in baseball and basketball at Tennessee, football seems like a fire drill.

Hwat? Those are portal machines.

 

[Col_Cathcart]

Why do we not see so much movement in baseball and basketball at Tennessee, football seems like a fire drill.

I’m basketball, we lost 3 rotation players (1 starter) to transfers and brought in 3 new starters. That’s 60% of our starting lineup.

 

[Jax_Vol]

Does this fire up the NegaVols or do we just call On3 trash?

2025 College Football Team Transfer Portal Rankings

Not this year. Signed a huge mega-class in December.

 

[DaddyChad]

Portal rankings don’t mean a damn thing. There’s maybe a handful of players that make real impact that teams grab up. Tennessee has done pretty well in the portal the past few years. I’m impatient but I think in the past they’ve done it the right way.

 

[Voltopia]

Does this fire up the NegaVols or do we just call On3 trash?

2025 College Football Team Transfer Portal Rankings

No. There's no reason to care. And if anyone wants to care, well, there's another portal window in the spring. So why bother? "Oh but they'll lose out on time getting acclimated to the team." Sure. If folks want to let that keep them up at night, sure. But not me. Not going to bother with that. I suggest others do the same.

Ole Miss spent the farm to assemble the greatest transfer haul in history, and what did it get them? The Gator Bowl. Just no reason to care.