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Tennessee back in the hunt for nation's No. 1 RB after James Franklin was fired

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After missing out on the top-rated running back for the 2026 class, might Tennessee football and head man Josh Heupel be able to flip the script for 2027? That's what the Vols are hoping for when it comes to electric running back Kemon Spell.

The high school junior was committed to Penn State for a little while, but last weekend he said that he wasn't 100 percent locked in with the Nittany Lions. Then right after James Franklin was fired by the Big Ten powerhouse, the 5-9 RB decommitted and opened up his recruitment.