Tennessee Vols get another sign of how the Legend Bey saga may play out with Ohio State
The Legend Bey saga between the Tennessee Vols and the Ohio State Buckeyes doesn’t appear to be nearing an end.
2026 four-star wide receiver Legend Bey is a Tennessee Vols signee, but it’s unclear if he’ll actually suit up for UT football in 2026.
The situation with Bey is bizarre to say the least. Bey flipped his commitment from Tennessee to Ohio State in November before unexpectedly signing with the Vols on the first day of the early signing period.
When Bey signed with Tennessee last week, most folks assumed it was because Ohio State wide receivers coach Brian Hartline left Columbus to become the new head coach at USF earlier that morning.
Multiple reports, however, indicated there was a disagreement within Bey’s camp about where he should go to school. And his mom allegedly wouldn’t sign his NLI so he could go to Ohio State (one report even suggested that Bey’s signature when he signed with Tennessee may have been forged).
VolQuest’s Austin Price, meanwhile, said this week that Bey called Tennessee on signing day and wanted to sign with the Vols.
“He reached out to Tennessee on Signing Day and wanted back in (with the Vols),” said Price on 104.5 The Zone’s Ramon and Will on Tuesday. “Tennessee was expecting him to go to Ohio State to start the day. Obviously, they would love to have him, so they take him. He’s on the phone when he signs the scholarship papers.”
Legend Bey pops up on social media in Ohio State gear
It’s probably not a good sign for Tennessee that new photos of Bey in Ohio State gear popped up on social media this week.
If a player is signed to one school and is wearing the gear of another school…well, the writing is on the wall.
There’s a lot of confusion about how this saga may play out. It’s unclear if Bey will need to request his release from his NLI with Tennessee if he decides he wants to play at Ohio State, or if he’ll need to enter the NCAA transfer portal in January when it opens (there’s also some confusion about whether he can actually enter the portal if he hasn’t attended classes yet at UT).
Unless something changes over the next couple of weeks, we probably won’t know what Bey’s future holds until after the Vols’ bowl game on December 30.
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