It wasn’t exactly a secret that Tennessee was going to need help in the secondary this offseason. The Volunteers saw each one of their five starters in the defensive backfield either graduate or hit the transfer portal. A handful of depth pieces did the same.
With essentially no experience left on the depth chart, Tennessee had to turn to the transfer portal pretty aggressively. Their biggest pull out of the portal, both in terms of immediate and long-term help, was Jermod McCoy from Oregon State.
Just a sophomore, McCoy now has three seasons of eligibility remaining at Tennessee.