Terry Lambert

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Site Manager and Lead Writer, Rocky Top Talk at SB Nation

Titans Contributor at Music City Miracles

Site Manager and Lead Writer at Rocky Top Talk

Site manager and lead writer @RockyTopTalk. Tennessee football, basketball and recruiting.

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Tennessee Football: Safety Christian Charles enters transfer portal

6 days ago | rockytoptalk.com | Terry Lambert

Caitie McMekin/News Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK Tennessee lost another piece of safety depth late on Thursday night. Christian Charles, a longtime member of the Tennessee secondary, announced his decision to test the transfer portal waters. Beyond Grateful for my time as a VOL…. KNOXVILLE HAS BEEN GREAT TO ME. i’m thankful for my time spent.
Tennessee safety John Slaughter enters transfer portal

1 week ago | rockytoptalk.com | Terry Lambert

Photo by Eakin Howard/Getty Images Tennessee has lost their second piece off the roster so far this spring as safety John Slaughter has hit the transfer portal. The former three-star prospect out of Mississippi never found his way to a starting job, and now with two seasons left he’ll look for a new home with more opportunities. Tennessee safety John Slaughter is entering the transfer portal, per @APSportsAgency.
Transfer Portal: Tennessee QB Nico Iamaleava has committed to UCLA

1 week ago | rockytoptalk.com | Terry Lambert

Photo by Robin Alam/ISI Photos/Getty Images From the west coast to Rocky Top, and now back to the west coast — Nico Iamaleava is reportedly going to be a Bruin. The reports come from radio host Colin Cowherd and The Athletic’s Bruce Feldman. The terms of the deal have not been disclosed. SOURCE: Former Tennessee QB Nico Iamaleava is expected to transfer to UCLA.
Josh Hoover, a Tennessee transfer portal QB option, will stay at TCU

1 week ago | rockytoptalk.com | Terry Lambert

Photo by Ron Jenkins/Getty Images Following the abrupt exit of Nico Iamaleava, Tennessee is suddenly in the market to a quarterback out of the transfer portal. The only problem is, well, there are virtually no options already in the portal. This means Tennessee will have to go the tampering route, dangling a bag of cash and a starting job in the SEC out there for someone to grab. That someone will not be TCU quarterback Josh Hoover.
Nico Iamaleava’s transfer portal value plummeting, teams not interested

1 week ago | rockytoptalk.com | Terry Lambert

Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images Play stupid games, win stupid prizes — the Nico Iamaleava camp is figuring out the true meaning of that phrase this week. The former five-star quarterback’s reps opted to demand more money from Tennessee late last week, reportedly up to $4 million for Iamaleava to stick around in Knoxville. Tennessee had no interest in paying him that much money, and Nico didn’t show up to the final spring practice last Friday as a result.
Tennessee basketball schedules visits with two transfer portal targets

1 week ago | rockytoptalk.com | Terry Lambert

Mike Watters-Imagn Images The mad dash to fill out next season’s Tennessee basketball roster is in high gear, with visits being scheduled all over this week. Rick Barnes has been a busy man after opting to come back for another season, having to replace the bulk of his roster ahead of his 11th season in Knoxville. Barnes has landed two out of the transfer portal so far — point guard Ja’Kobi Gillespie and power forward Jaylen Carey.
Rumors: 3 destinations emerge for former Tennessee QB Nico Iamaleava

1 week ago | rockytoptalk.com | Terry Lambert

Brett Davis-Imagn Images Nico Iamaleava’s messy exit from Tennessee will become official on Wednesday when the post-spring transfer portal period opens for ten days. The former five-star quarterback will be looking for a new home after Tennessee balked at his camp’s latest demands, which included a pay raise of up to $4 million per year.
Top transfer portal wing prospect Elyjah Freeman to visit Tennessee basketball

1 week ago | rockytoptalk.com | Terry Lambert

Alex Peterman / Special to The Post / USA TODAY NETWORK A name we’ve heard about for a couple of weeks now is set to visit Knoxville and take a look at the campus of Tennessee. Elyjah Freeman, a wing coming off of his freshman season at D-2 Lincoln Memorial, will visit the Volunteers after getting a visit from Rick Barnes himself on Friday. He told Auburn’s On3 site the news over the weekend. Lincoln Memorial transfer Elyjah Freeman told @AuburnLiveOn3 that he’s planning a Tennessee visit.
Late game heroics give Tennessee baseball series win over Ole Miss

1 week ago | rockytoptalk.com | Terry Lambert

Gary Cosby Jr.-Tuscaloosa News / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images A second consecutive series loss was staring Tennessee in the face on Sunday evening, until it wasn’t. Down 8-7 entering the top of the ninth, No. 4 Tennessee found a way. It was Reese Chapman delivering the two-run shot for the Volunteers, giving them a late 9-8 lead over No. 6 Ole Miss in Oxford. Hunter Ensley would add another for a little insurance and Nate Snead finished things up on the mound to collect another win.
Tennessee Football: Details come to light on Nico Iamaleava situation

1 week ago | rockytoptalk.com | Terry Lambert

Steve Roberts-Imagn Images In the span of roughly 48 hours, Nico Iamaleava went from the starting quarterback at Tennessee to breaking up with the program entirely and planning to hit the transfer portal. That’s at least the outside perspective — this was brewing for much longer. The Tennessee football program hit their breaking point on Friday morning when Iamaleava went AWOL and skipped the practice before Saturday’s Orange and White Game.