Tennessee Vols player in NCAA transfer portal lands with new team
Tennessee Vols transfer wide receiver Walker Merrill announced his new destination on Thursday. The former four-star recruit from Brentwood, TN is heading to Winston Salem, NC to play for the Wake Forest Demon Deacons. Oddly enough, the head coach at Wake Forest is Dave Clawson, who served as the Vols' offensive coordinator in 2008 (Phillip […]
Tennessee Vols transfer wide receiver Walker Merrill announced his new destination on Thursday.
The former four-star recruit from Brentwood, TN is heading to Winston Salem, NC to play for the Wake Forest Demon Deacons.
Oddly enough, the head coach at Wake Forest is Dave Clawson, who served as the Vols' offensive coordinator in 2008 (Phillip Fulmer's final season as Tennessee's head coach).
Merrill, who will be a junior in 2023, has SEC talent, he was just in a crowded wide receiver room at Tennessee and wanted a path to playing time.
The former Vol caught eight passes for 116 yards in 2022. Three of his receptions went for touchdowns.
Merrill arrived at Tennessee after the COVID-19 impacted 2020 season which means he has just two years of eligibility remaining.
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