Former Vols DB Boo Carter could reportedly be visiting an SEC program that would be a major surprise given how he left Tennessee
Former Tennessee Vols defensive back Boo Carter is looking for a new home in the NCAA transfer portal.
Former Tennessee Vols defensive back Boo Carter is in search of a new home after entering the NCAA transfer portal.
Carter, who reportedly visited the Vanderbilt Commodores on Wednesday, spent the first two seasons of his career at Tennessee.
The former four-star recruit was dismissed from Tennessee’s football team in November after he failed to show up for the Vols’ homecoming game against New Mexico State.
Carter was nearly dismissed from the team before the start of the season after he missed numerous team activities during the summer (which angered some team leaders).
Auburn is reportedly trying to get Boo Carter on campus for a visit
Colorado, Vanderbilt, Mississippi State, and Louisville are among the early contenders for Carter.
On3’s Steve Wiltfong reported on Wednesday evening that Auburn is also trying to get Carter on campus for a visit.
“Deion Sanders and Colorado are full-speed ahead for Carter,” wrote Wiltfong. “He is expected to visit Boulder next and strongly considered the Buffaloes during his high school recruitment. The source added that Auburn and Mississippi State are working to setup visits with Carter as well.”
Auburn getting involved with Carter would be particularly interesting, and somewhat surprising.
After all, former Vols defensive coordinator Tim Banks, who had a front row seat for the Carter drama throughout the season, recently joined Auburn’s staff as the Tigers’ co-defensive coordinator/safeties coach (former Vols offensive coordinator Alex Golesh, who worked with Banks for two seasons at UT, was recently hired as Auburn’s head coach).
Carter saw his playing time in Banks’ defense slowly disappear in 2025 — to the point where the sophomore safety played zero defensive snaps in Tennessee’s loss to Oklahoma in early November (Carter averaged 21 defensive snaps a game before playing no snaps against the Sooners).
Maybe this indicates that Carter and Banks have a better relationship than we thought. Or maybe Auburn is just desperate to add playmakers (Carter’s talent is undeniable). Either way, it’s a surprise to see that Auburn has interest.
It feels like Colorado, however, is the program to beat for the former Vol.
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