SIGNING DAY STUNNER: Tennessee Football FLIPS Legend Bey, 5-STAR QB Faizon Brandon Highlights Recruiting Class

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🗓️ 4 December 2025

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

Tennessee Volunteers surge up the national rankings after a blockbuster National Signing Day, landing a top recruiting class and flipping key prospects from major rivals. Did Josh Heupel just assemble his most dynamic roster yet? Eric Cain breaks down Tennessee’s star-studded 2026 class, highlighting the dramatic flips of Legend Bay from Ohio State and Carter Gooden from UCLA, as well as commitments from elite talents like five-stars Faizon Brandon and Tristan Keys, and four-star Tyreek King. The show weighs the impact of possible last-minute changes, potential losses like Salesi Moa, and reflects on the development of last season’s freshmen—including who redshirted and who immediately broke out. With in-depth analysis of Josh Heupel’s recruiting strategy, the Vols’ SEC standing, and future position battles, this episode is a must-listen for fans tracking Tennessee’s path back to national prominence.

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0:00.0	Tennessee, without a doubt, was one of the biggest winners of National Signing Day on Wednesday.
0:07.5	Why? I'll tell you right now.
0:14.4	You are Locked on Balls, your daily podcast on the Tennessee Volunteers,
0:19.9	part of the Locked Onon Podcast Network, your team
0:23.2	every day.
0:24.3	Hey, good Thursday morning, everybody, and welcome into Lockdown Falls.
0:27.5	I am your host, Eric Kane, a member of the VaultWest.com team here in town covering
0:30.7	your Tennessee Volunteers.
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0:48.6	Man, Tennessee did work on National Signing Day.
0:52.1	One of the biggest winners in all the country moved up several spots in the rivals industry rankings
0:57.7	and one of the top schools in the Southeastern Conference.
1:01.1	Tennessee did work.
1:02.4	Tennessee finished the 2026 cycle on a huge, huge high notes.
1:07.9	We're going to go over the wins, a potential loss and much, much more here on today's show.
1:12.7	Plus, what did Josh Heipel have to say about his recruiting class?
1:15.1	What did he have to say about Faison Brandon, Legend Bay, Tyreek King, players he signed from Canadian descent, all that and more coming up in segment two.
1:24.2	Plus, what about last year's signing class?
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