Tennessee has turned up the heat on Virginia Tech grad-transfer Kerry Blackshear Jr. over the past week, despite having an open scholarship spot for next season. After being labeled a dark-horse contender for the 6-10 power forward, Tennessee has seemingly jumped into legitimate contention this week.
According to Grant Ramey of 247 Sports, Tennessee is expected to get Blackshear on campus this week for a visit.
This following new from Jake Weingarten, who reported that Blackshear was Tennessee’s No. 1 priority right now. Weingarten reported that Tennessee had hoped to get Blackshear on campus next week, now Ramey is reporting that it’s going to happen.