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Tennessee football won’t be affected by Darel Middleton in transfer portal

Auburn quarterback Bo Nix (10) gets a pass off faster than Tennessee defensive lineman Darel Middleton (97) could get his hands up for a block at Jordan-Hare Stadium in Auburn, Ala., on Saturday, Nov. 21, 2020. Auburn Ut

For the second time in less than five days, Tennessee football lost a key defensive lineman to the transfer portal. Once again, he was a Jeremy Pruitt recruit whose production declined from 2019 to 2020 due to the emergence of other talent.

Darel Middleon, a junior college transfer in the Vols’ 2019 class, has reportedly entered the transfer portal and will have one year of college eligibility left, according to Clint Buckley of 247Sports.