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Former Tennessee defensive back commits to Arizona

4A3DA472-0F39-4C89-9987-5851509375C0by:Matt Ray•12/18/23•

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Jack Luttrell Tennessee Football
KNOXVILLE, TN - August 10, 2023 - Defensive back Jack Luttrell #34 of the Tennessee Volunteers during 2023 Fall Camp practice at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, TN. Photo By Andrew Ferguson/Tennessee Athletics

After entering the transfer portal earlier this month, former Tennessee defensive back Jack Luttrell has announced his commitment to Arizona on Monday afternoon.

Luttrell played in 3 games in 2023 playing 9 snaps on Mike Ekeler’s special teams with the punt return unit. 

The 6-0, 180 pound Luttrell was a 3-star prospect from Colquitt County High School. Luttrell committed to the Vols on July 31, 2021 as the first member of the 2023 class. 

Luttrell will have four years of eligibility remaining at Arizona, as he was eligible for a redshirt following the 2023 campaign.

Understanding the portal

The winter transfer portal window opened on December 4th and runs for 30 days. The winter window to enter the portal closes on January 2nd. The spring portal window runs from April 16-30th.

Players don’t have to pick a school they are going to during those specific dates but those are the span of dates on when a player can enter the portal.

Those dates don’t apply to graduate transfers who can enter the portal whenever they wish prior to May 1st. Also, if there’s a head coaching change, players can enter the portal outside of those dates.

Players who enter the portal in the 30 day winter window are trying to be somewhere for the spring semester. 

For Tennessee the spring semester starts on January 22nd which is late compared to many schools around the country. Tennessee a year ago started a winter mini-term class that runs the first 3 weeks of January. 

With the portal, schools also have to stay at 85 or below in their scholarships numbers, meaning when the spring semester starts they can’t be over 85. In Tennessee’s case, that number is closer to 82 as the Vols balance the scholarship reductions that they received last July when the NCAA ruled on the Jeremy Pruitt case. 

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