Breaking: 7-foot-5, 265-pound 5-Star defensive lineman Nate Marshall commits to Michigan Over Alabama, Georgia and Texas… 

Breaking: 7-foot-5, 265-pound 5-Star defensive lineman Nate Marshall commits to Michigan Over Alabama, Georgia and Texas…

 

Breaking: 7-foot-5, 265-pound 5-Star defensive lineman Nate Marshall commits to Michigan Over Alabama, Georgia and Texas…  on Rocky Top The Tennessee Vols are reportedly at risk of losing one of the top young players on their roster. On3’s Steve Wiltfong and Pete Nakos reported on Friday that true freshman defensive back Boo Carter, a former four-star recruit from Chattanooga, is considering entering the NCAA transfer portal. According to , Carter is having conversations with Tennessee’s staff about seeing time on offense in 2025. Sources tell Wiltfong and I that Carter wants a role in the offense moving forward, no matter where he plays in 2025,” wrote Nakos. Chattanooga Times Free Press sports editor Stephen Hargis offered a similar report on Friday. “Boo wants to remain a Vol, he just wants a chance to play some offense,” noted Carter. This isn’t an unreasonable request by Carter. In fact, Carter told On3 last year that Tennessee told him before he committed that the Vols would use him on offense at some point. “When I had the meeting with them, they told me they were going to use me on both sides of the field,” said Carter in June 2023. “I’m going to be on defense more, but they’ll use me for both.” “Coach (Josh) Heupel wants me to play offense, but since I got an offer as a DB first, he said I’ll play DB but I can learn the plays to get to offense,” added Carter. “He keeps it real, he’s a good coach, and I like how he treats the players. I know I could fit in at that program.” This seems pretty simple. Tennessee told Carter they’d use him on offense. It seems like a no-brainer to commit to giving the dynamic athlete some snaps on the offensive side of the ball. Not only would it fulfill the promise the Vols made to Carter, but it would instantly give Tennessee’s offense an electric playmaker. It was obvious in the Vols’ loss to Ohio State earlier in December that the Vols need more playmakers on the offensive side of the ball. Giving Carter some snaps on that side of the ball is an an easy decision. Tennessee quarterback Nico Iamaleava even mentioned in November that he hopes to see Carter on offense soon. “I’ve been seeing Boo Carter making plays since my junior year of high school,” said Iamaleava after Tennessee’s 56-0 win against UTEP. “Played a couple of 7-on-7 tournaments with him, so I know how special he is with the ball in his hands. And, man, hopefully, we get him on offense in a little bit. So we’ll see.” The Vols’ offense needs a spark in 2025. Carter wants to play on offense and he wants to remain a Vol (according to Hargis). If Tennessee doesn’t hang on to Carter, it’ll be a massive misstep by Josh Heupel and his staff.