Now this is what we're talking about. Earlier in the week, news arrived that the Tennessee Vols and Josh Heupel were in the driver's seat to potentially land Penn State transfer defensive lineman Xavier Gilliam. However, Notre Dame and Indiana were still pushing hard.
In some rough news for Marcus Freeman and Curt Cignetti, though, Gilliam has made up his mind and he's going to take his talents to the SEC. Moments ago, it was confirmed that Gilliam has officially committed to Tennessee and he'll be ready to ball out for Heupel and Jim Knowles in 2026:
BREAKING: Penn State transfer DL Xavier Gilliam has Committed to Tennessee, his agent tells @On3Sports
The 6’3 300 DL totaled 16 tackles, 1 FF, and 0.