Report reveals one of the top reasons why 4-star WR Legend Bey flipped his commitment from Tennessee to Ohio State
The Tennessee Vols received some unfortunate news on Monday when 2026 four-star wide receiver Legend Bey flipped his commitment to the Ohio State Buckeyes. Bey, 5-foot-11/175 lbs from Forney, TX, had been committed to Tennessee since late June. The news of Bey’s flip to Ohio State didn’t come as a big surprise to Vols fans […]
The Tennessee Vols received some unfortunate news on Monday when 2026 four-star wide receiver Legend Bey flipped his commitment to the Ohio State Buckeyes.
Bey, 5-foot-11/175 lbs from Forney, TX, had been committed to Tennessee since late June.
The news of Bey’s flip to Ohio State didn’t come as a big surprise to Vols fans as his recruitment had been trending in this direction after taking a recent visit to Columbus.
Report reveals one of the top reasons why Legend Bey flipped his commitment from Tennessee to Ohio State
Tennessee obviously didn’t want to lose Bey’s commitment — Vols head coach Josh Heupel and wide receivers coach Kelsey Pope visited Bey in Texas last week — but Ohio State is a wagon right now. It’s not ideal, but there’s no shame in losing a commit to the defending national champs (one of the perks of winning a natty is a recruiting boost).
The allure of playing for the Buckeyes, however, isn’t the only reason why Bey flipped.
According to On3’s Sam Spiegelman, Bey was in search of early playing time at wide receiver as a true freshman.
“Bey is in search of the right fit on the field, which includes a path to playing time as a freshman,” wrote Spiegelman.
Braylon Staley and Mike Matthews will likely be the Vols’ top two options at wide receiver in 2026. And then Travis Smith Jr, Radarious Jackson, and Joakim Dodson (all true freshmen this season) will battle for the No. 3 wide receiver role.
Tennessee also currently holds commitments from five-star wide receiver Tristen Keys, the No. 1 wide receiver in the 2026 recruiting class, and four-star wide receiver Tyreek King, the No. 111 overall player in the nation (Bey is rated as the No. 361 overall player in the nation).
The Vols aren’t promising starting positions for next season to anyone — and I don’t believe Ohio State is, either — but it’s easy to see how the path to early playing time isn’t clear for Bey at Tennessee.
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