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Tennessee football: Did Malachi Wideman enter transfer portal over basketball?

Tennessee wide receiver Malachi Wideman (13) during Tennessee football’s spring practice on campus in Knoxville on Tuesday, March 30, 2021. Kns Ut Football Practice Bp

Earlier this week, it was revealed that Tennessee football wide receiver Malachi Wideman was no longer with the program. We then later found out that he entered the transfer portal after just one season on Rocky Top.

Finally, on Friday, he addressed the situation. Wideman released a statement on Twitter revealing that he had entered the portal, confirming that UT lost one more elite recruit from over the past couple years.