The biggest story on Rocky Top right now is easily the situation with Penn State EDGE transfer addition Chaz Coleman.

Coleman was the Tennessee Vols’ biggest transfer addition this offseason, but he missed time during spring practice, and he hasn’t reported yet for voluntary summer workouts.

The Ohio native has reportedly been dealing with some off-the-field personal issues, but it’s unclear exactly what those issues are.

On3’s Chris Low shares the latest on Chaz Coleman

On3’s Chris Low joined Fox Sports Knoxville’s The Drive on Thursday afternoon and shared his latest intel on Coleman.

And let’s just say it won’t leave Vols fans feeling optimistic about Coleman suiting up for Tennessee this fall.

“He was in spring practice for maybe not even a week,” said Low. “He did very little, if anything, during the offseason conditioning program and the weight program. Here we are now, what, three days [after] the players are supposed to be back and he’s not back. I think it’s really to the point now where he’s left Josh Heupel and his staff with very little [choice]. Unless, again, there’s something else out there that comes to life. But we’re probably to the point where it’s unlikely that we see him play football at Tennessee.

“I don’t ever want to get in people’s personal business, but there are some things that this kid has dealt with. So whatever is out there, whatever those things are, he’s gotta get those things under control. But he doesn’t have a lot of options. I know some people say, ‘Well, he wants to go to Ohio State.’ Well, there is no spring portal. You can’t transfer and play next year.”

“There’s several different components to this,” continued Low. “But this can’t continue to drag on. Every kid in that locker room right now is watching. They know what happened with the Nico thing. This is something that can’t become a pattern at Tennessee. But I’ll reiterate this: I hope all the things the kid is going through and has struggled with, I hope he can get it under control. It just looks like with this dragging on the way it is, that I don’t know how confident anybody is at Tennessee that he’s gonna be playing football (for the Vols).”

This is obviously a less-than-ideal situation for the Volunteers. Everyone should be hoping that Coleman’s off-the-field issues get handled and that he thrives as a person moving forward. But at the same time, if he doesn’t play for the Vols in 2026, then Tennessee is going to have a massive hole at EDGE rusher. And it’s tough to win in the SEC without a dominant pass rusher.

For now, though, everyone — from fans and media to Tennessee’s coaching staff — is waiting to see what’s next for Chaz Coleman.