Sad News: Vols Sign A Top Talented QB For Replacement….

The Tennessee Volunteers have been trying to compete in the SEC for years and always seem to come up short. With Texas and Oklahoma joining the conference, ending the season on top just became more difficult. The Volunteers got a huge win today when former LSU offensive tackle Lance Heard announced he was committing to the program.

Heard was the No. 51 overall prospect in the 2023 class and the No. 3 offensive tackle in the 2023 cycle. He played in 12 games for the Tigers in 2023 and was one of the top offensive linemen in the portal. The Volunteers needed some help on the offensive line due to players transferring out. Heard will likely become a starter right away, and he has three years of eligibility remaining. He is the seventh player the program has landed through the portal.

Tennessee gets the rough draw of having to play both Alabama and Georgia in the regular season. This is on top of games against Florida, Oklahoma, and NC State. Even with Nick Saban’s retirement, the Crimson Tide will not be a walk in the park. The Bulldogs will be out to retake the conference. This isn’t new for the Volunteers. In order to win the SEC, you have to beat the best.

The Montreal Alouettes have added a trio of American players to their training camp roster, including defensive backs Nigel Warrior and Ferlando Jordan, and receiver Jalen Wayne.

Warrior played 49 games over four seasons at the University of Tennessee, amassing 239 tackles, seven tackles for loss, one sack, three forced fumbles, five interceptions, 18 pass breakups and a blocked kick. As a senior in 2019, he was named to the All-SEC second team by the conference’s coaches and earned honourable mention All-American status from Pro Football Focus.

The six-foot-one, 197-pound safety went unselected in the 2020 NFL Draft but later signed with the Baltimore Ravens, spending the season on the practice roster. He joined the Seattle Seahawks in 2021, playing four games and recording a single tackle.

Warrior is the son of NFL cornerback Dale Carter, who was named the league’s Defensive Rookie of the Year in 1992 before going on to four Pro Bowl selections with the Kansas City Chiefs. He is also the nephew of long-time Minnesota Vikings receiver Jake Reed and the cousin of current Alouettes’ defensive back J.R. Reed.

The Alouettes also announced the release of American defensive tackle Israel Antwine. The 23-year-old recorded two tackles in seven games last season.

Montreal is set to open their 2024 campaign on Thursday, June 6 in a Grey Cup rematch against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.