Tennessee receiver Mike Matthews plans to enter NCAA transfer portal
Tennessee wide receiver Mike Matthews plans to enter the NCAA transfer portal, On3 has learned.
Matthews was a freshman wideout for the Vols in 2024, seeing some action in the team’s receiver rotation. He logged seven catches for 90 yards and two touchdowns during the season, playing in 10 contests.
Mike Matthews also saw some limited work on returns, taking one kickoff back for 32 yards.
Prior to enrolling at Tennessee, Matthews was ranked as a five-star-plus prospect, checking in as the No. 26 overall recruit in the nation in the 2024 recruiting class. He also checked in as the No. 6 receiver in the class and the No. 4 overall player from the state of Georgia, hailing from Lilburn (GA) Parkview.
Given his stature coming out of high school, Mike Matthews is likely to draw significant interest in the NCAA transfer portal.
Tennessee receiver Squirrel White to enter portal
It appears that Mike Matthews won’t be the only prominent Tennessee player to enter the NCAA transfer portal during the winter window.
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Tennessee wide receiver Squirrel White also intends to enter the NCAA transfer portal, according to On3’s Pete Nakos. He has one year of eligibility remaining.
White played three seasons at Tennessee, and had a sizable role in the offense all three years. White played in 38 career games with the Volunteers and caught 131 passes for 1,665 yards and six touchdowns.
White’s best career season came in 2023, when he caught 67 passes for 803 yards and two touchdowns.
White was slowed in 2024 due to a number of injuries. He was banged up earlier in the season, and was on the injury report through much of October but he did not miss a game this season, despite the ailments. Resultingly, White had a career-low 381 receiving yards in 2024, on 34 catches.
White was a four-star prospect in the 2021 signing class. He played high school football at Clay-Chalkville (Al.) High School where he was the No. 371 overall prospect in the class, according to the On3 Industry Ranking.
On3’s Andrew Graham also contributed to this report.