Tennessee (10-2, 6-2 SEC) is ranked No. 7 in College Football Playoff rankings entering conference championship week. The Vols will not play this week and await their final College Football Playoff ranking and seeding.
Ahead of postseason play, Tennessee redshirt freshman cornerback Jordan Matthews announced he plans to enter the NCAA transfer portal.
The 6-foot-2, 182-pound defensive back appeared in 12 games for the Vols during the 2024 regular-season. He totaled three tackles and two pass deflections.
Matthews also appeared in five contests in 2023, recording one tackle for Tennessee. He was on the 2023 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll.
Matthews went to Tennessee from Woodlawn High School in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
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