Colorado and Deion Sanders working to land former Tennessee Vols player

Deion Sanders and the Colorado Buffaloes are one of the programs in pursuit of a Tennessee Vols player who recently entered the NCAA transfer portal. 

On Thursday morning, Vols junior linebacker Elijah Herring officially entered the NCAA transfer portal. 

Herring, who led Tennessee in tackles last season, was going to be pushed into a backup role in Knoxville in 2024 due to the return of linebacker Keenan Pili (Herring played in place of Pili last season after Pili suffered a season-ending injury in the Vols' season-opener against Virginia). 

According to On3, Herring has an official visit to Colorado set for this weekend (Friday). 

“Just seeing Colorado, Denver I like that state, something feels like I can be there, some beautiful scenes,” said Herring to On3. “Just getting to meet Coach Prime, that staff see what they have going on over there and take a peek of how that is over there. If it fits good with my heart and something I can feel positive about, it could be something I could jump into.”

Penn State is also in the mix for Herring. 

Because Herring entered the portal during the spring transfer window, he's not eligible to transfer to an SEC program. 

Herring's younger brother, Caleb, is a talented sophomore edge rusher for the Vols who has received significant praise from the Tennessee coaching staff this spring.