Tennessee Football: Vols miss on key transfer portal target

The Tennessee Vols received some disheartening transfer news on Tuesday morning.  USC transfer offensive lineman Emmanuel Pregnon visited Tennessee recently, but he won't be playing on Rocky Top in 2025.  Pregnon, who has one season of eligibility remaining, committed to the Oregon Ducks on Tuesday according to On3.  Pregnon was one of the most coveted […]

Zach Ragan Tennessee Volunteers News Writer
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The Tennessee Vols received some disheartening transfer news on Tuesday morning. 

USC transfer offensive lineman Emmanuel Pregnon visited Tennessee recently, but he won't be playing on Rocky Top in 2025. 

Pregnon, who has one season of eligibility remaining, committed to the Oregon Ducks on Tuesday according to On3. 

Pregnon was one of the most coveted players available in the transfer portal. The former Wyoming Cowboys offensive lineman was an All Big-10 second team selection last season for the Trojans after allowing zero sacks while making 13 starts at left guard. 

Tennessee was hoping to land Pregnon after missing out on Northwestern transfer offensive lineman Josh Thompson (Thompson landed at LSU). 

The Vols have added two transfer players so far this offseason — Alabama wide receiver Amari Jefferson and Arizona offensive lineman Wendell Moe Jr.