Tennessee is losing another veteran from its secondary to the transfer portal. Days after cornerback Warren Burrell went into the database as a graduate transfer, fifth-year senior defensive back Brandon Turnage entered the portal on Monday morning, sources told GoVols247. The former Top247 prospect began his career at Alabama and played two seasons with the Crimson Tide before joining the Vols in 2021 and playing the past three seasons on Rocky Top, but he is set to play his final season of eligibility elsewhere.
Turnage played in all 12 regular-season games for the Vols this season and totaled nine tackles and one pass breakup, which came against UTSA back in September. He began the season as the No. 2 Star behind Tamarion McDonald before shifting to cornerback, where he provided depth via rotational snaps in 11 games. His playing time on defense diminished as the season went on, though, as he played just 10 snaps in the final three games. To remove subjectivity from the equation, let’s see how the former postseason system views the best teams in the nation up to this point.
The Playoff field would look a bit different base on the simulated rankings update from using the former BCS formula, which combined the use of polls and computer selection methods to determine college football’s national championship game teams from 1999-2013. That model has accurately predicted the final four each of the past six seasons and is an accurate indicator on how teams should be properly slotted from a power rankings standpoint.
