Notre Dame Football Player Finds New SEC Home After Entering Transfer Portal

Posted by author January 24, 2025 Football

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It didn’t take long for former Notre Dame offensive guard Sam Pendleton to find a new home via the transfer portal.

Pendleton announced on Wednesday that he was entering the transfer portal after starting the first seven games of the 2024 season for Notre Dame. By Friday morning, Pendleton had already made his official decision for what’s next publically known.

What a great ride I’ve had over the last two years! As I step into this next chapter I am so grateful for the opportunities I’ve been given. I would like to thank Coach Heupel and his staff for being so welcoming. Let’s get to work! Go Vols! #lookatGod #GBO pic.twitter.com/kPkgINd5lt

— Sam Pendleton (@SamPendleton7) January 24, 2025

Pendleton announced that he has committed to the University of Tennessee to join the Volunteers football program.

Pendleton will have three years of eligibility remaining with Tennessee.

Transfer Portal – Read Between the Lines

Tennessee band walks into Neyland Stadium for the 2024 season opene

The Pride of the Southland Band during a game between Tennessee and Chattanooga, in Neyland Stadium, Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024. / Brianna Paciorka/News Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK

Pendleton announced on Wednesday that he was entering the transfer portal and by Friday had already made his decision publicly known.

It doesn’t take the brightest crayon in the box to figure out that something was in the works here, considering Pendleton entered the portal with a “do not contact” tag.

I’m not saying that’s at all wrong or unique as you have to look no further than Riley Leonard entering the portal from Duke with the same tag last year. It’s just the way college football works for better or worse and is yet another thing the NCAA has failed to get a handle on in this new era.