The Tennessee football team is losing a key defensive player to the transfer portal as starting cornerback Rickey Gibson plans to enter in the spring. The first portal window closed back in late December,

Rickey Gibson started 12 games as a Tennessee sophomore last season. He had 32 tackles, five pass breakups and one forced fumble.

Tennessee Volunteer cornerback Rickey Gibson III will enter the transfer portal when it opens in spring, he tells On3 Sports. Gibson was a 6-foot, 185 lb. four-star cornerback out of Hewitt-Trussville High School (AL).

Tennessee Volunteers defensive back Rickey Gibson plans to enter the transfer portal. While the transfer portal window is not currently open but will open back up during the spring, a Tennessee player has already announced their intentions to do so.