PORTAL CHAOS: Tennessee FIGHTS to FLIP Sam Leavitt Amid LSU Football Commitment – QB Sweepstakes

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🗓️ 13 January 2026

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

Tennessee Volunteers cling to hope in the Sam Leavitt transfer saga as the quarterback market heats up across college football. Can Josh Heupel and the Vols make a last-minute play to flip Levitt from LSU, or will the portal frenzy force Tennessee to look elsewhere? Eric Cain brings you the latest twists and insider updates on the Vols’ high-stakes quarterback hunt. The episode breaks down key transfer targets including Sam Leavitt, Missouri quarterback Beau Pribula and Joey Aguilar, assessing Tennessee’s options if the LSU commitment stands. Eric Cain discusses the rising NIL price tags for quarterbacks, Tennessee’s pressing roster needs in the transfer portal, and the significance of securing the right signal-caller for the 2026 season. Listener mailbag questions tackle fan anxiety, program strategy, and SEC baseball rankings. Don’t miss an in-depth look at Tennessee’s transfer strategy as decision time looms.

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0:00.0	Transfer portal quarterback Sam Levitt committed to LSU, but are the balls really out of the race?
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0:26.5	Eric Kane a member of the vaulquest.com team here in town covering your Tennessee
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1:04.1	Sam Levitt, is he firmly committed to LSU or is he not?
1:09.7	Got to be honest with you at the time of this recording feels like it's kind of up in the air.
1:13.8	And you guys know how this works.
1:16.0	Things change by the minute.
1:18.2	So if you're listening this, you're watching this and something else has happened to the
1:22.5	Sam Levitt sweepstakes, I promise you we'll hit on it tomorrow.
1:25.0	But it's been an interesting day on Tuesday,
1:28.1	when, or on Monday, excuse me, Sam Levitt committing to LSU, but then national reports coming out that,
1:34.4	hey, not so fast, not so fast, Sam Levitt, at least with Tennessee, Tennessee's not going away and
1:40.4	it's preparing a final pitch. What's that look like? And, of course, some options if it's
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