‘23 AL RB Khalifa Keith (Tennessee)

[MarcoVol]

Wouldn't surprise me to see someone come home and play for THE University of Tennessee. Just sayin...

Thought it was intimated we’d only take an elite back from the portal?

 

[Vol in Buckeye Land]

Solid back but not elite. We’re deep with solid backs already and I would be surprised if they added anyone to that group who’s not elite. JMO

From the little I saw in our game against them, Steele may be better than any of our guys at getting 3-4 yards when the line blocks zero. Putting up over 1300 yards is nothing to sneeze at. Yes, it’s against a MAC schedule, but that’s running behind a MAC line as well. If we missed out on higher targets, I think he could be a good add.

 

[NighthawkVol]

https://mikefarrellsports.com/recru...o-sec-schools-following-kentucky-decommitment

"South Carolina seems to be quietly confident."

That's because Beamer is a Maroon.

 

[volbeast33]

Why don’t y’all just say his name? Why the secrecy?

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I’m all for bringing all the Tennessee boys home if the staff feels that they can play.

 

[justwatch123]

Tank B would be like hitting the lottery in this offense.

 

[MarcoVol]

Tank B would be like hitting the lottery in this offense.

Dude ain’t leaving AUB

 

[cncchris33]

Dude ain’t leaving AUB

At this point, it's maybe just as likely he goes pro rather than transfer, but if AU screws around and messes this hire up, doesn't retain Cadillac (in which case, Tennessee should jump on him like white on rice), then I could see Tank deciding he doesn't want to risk his last year at a place with no stability or certainty.

Again, this would all have made more sense had AU just fired Harsin last year and Tank didn't have an option to enter the draft.

 

[TrippieRedd]

Jamir Gibbs is elite. There’s only a hand full of elite rb’s in college. Steele in a good rb, a great rb for Ball State. Clearly this is just my opinion and I’m not Littlevol or one of the other self proclaimed talent scouts on VN. it’s fine if your opinion is that Steele is clearly better than the guys already at UT.

I get it.

Now imagine the kid behind our oline or Bama's oline....the perception goes from "he is solid" to "he is elite" because at the point he would be running behind two of the top olines in the country.

 

[BigOrangeTrain]

I’m going to throw this name out of left field, because I’m unsure of why he’s not been playing the last 3 games…Marshawn Lloyd from USCe.

Absolutely. Dude would be a stud here. He is being criminally misused by Beamcheese.

 

[johnfnkelly]

Was just randomly looking thru the nations top running backs, andddddddd I want Carson Steele (Soph.) from Ball State. 6'1, 215. 1376 rushing yards this year with 12 TDs and a 5.2 ypc

just a under the radar type guy, that would be a nice pickup imo

Not saying he is transferring, but it's fun to imagine

Steele is a tank but there's no guarantee he translates to the SEC. He won a state title with Tayven Jackson so I won't be surprised if they link up this off-season in the Big10.

 

[johnfnkelly]

I’m going to throw this name out of left field, because I’m unsure of why he’s not been playing the last 3 games…Marshawn Lloyd from USCe.

This is who I want. Him and Jaheim Bell would be studs in our offense.

 

[LittleVol]

Was just randomly looking thru the nations top running backs, andddddddd I want Carson Steele (Soph.) from Ball State. 6'1, 215. 1376 rushing yards this year with 12 TDs and a 5.2 ypc

just a under the radar type guy, that would be a nice pickup imo

Not saying he is transferring, but it's fun to imagine

We completely shut him down this season
..

 

[LittleVol]

If you're talking about who I think you are, has he done anything at Ohio State?

Yeah. He scored TD last Saturday for Ohio State. I think he played the most snaps.

 

[Devo182]

We completely shut him down this season
..

We need guys that can run past defenders, for potentially huge gains...not people that just stupidly run right into defenders...sort of playing into their whole purpose when you do that...

ESPECIALLY in this scheme. We get spread out and find you space so you can run upfield and past guys, not seek them out trying to plow for an extra 1-2 yards, when the open field gave you 10+ more.

 

[All_Vol87]

I bet Tee Hodge is punching himself in the nuts for transferring lol

 

[PEPPERJAX]

We need guys that can run past defenders, for potentially huge gains...not people that just stupidly run right into defenders...sort of playing into their whole purpose when you do that...

ESPECIALLY in this scheme. We get spread out and find you space so you can run upfield and past guys, not seek them out trying to plow for an extra 1-2 yards, when the open field gave you 10+ more.

Like Dylan Sampson?

 

[cncchris33]

Yeah. He scored TD last Saturday for Ohio State. I think he played the most snaps.

He's playing because both Treyveon Henderson and Miyan Williams are hurt. Williams was hurt mid-game Saturday against Indiana. Hayden played well, Saturday in relief of Williams, rushing 19 times for 102 yds and a TD. He had a similar effort earlier this year vs Toledo (17/108/1).

 

[NighthawkVol]

I bet Tee Hodge is punching himself in the nuts for transferring lol

Tee Hodge isn't a D1 RB.

 

[SweetasSoda]

I bet Tee Hodge is punching himself in the nuts for transferring lol

I think he saw he wasn’t going to get much playing time. Where did he end up?

 

[Adam Sandler]

I think Dylan Sampson will be a premier back in 2023.

If jalen wright continues to add weight and shores up the fumble issues, I reckon he’ll have something to say about that.

 

[PEPPERJAX]

I think he saw he wasn’t going to get much playing time. Where did he end up?

Indiana St. I believe.

 

[TrippieRedd]

We completely shut him down this season
..

Terrible answer. You know their oline is terrible and you know our run defense is one of top in the nation.

I bet this kid would be labeled as "elite" if he was running behind Bama's or our oline. I'd be willing to bet he would've had similar numbers to Gibbs in the Bama game. What did he have? 100 yards, 3 TDs?

Not fair to say, "we stopped him" uhhh yeah congrats on whooping Ball State's oline to tackle him, really hard task!

Look, I'm not going to get into a back and fourth over a prospect we aren't even gonna reach out to. It was a hypothetical.

 

[CAVPUT]

Indiana St. I believe.

You're correct. Here are his stats:

 

[swampfoxfan]

Not worried about Kalifa. I think there will be some better quality in the portal.

 

[LittleVol]

Not worried about Kalifa. I think there will be some better quality in the portal.

Worried?
Nobody is worried. Because he's coming to Tennessee. He's obviously better than the guys you wanted.