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Tight end Miles Kitselman. Photo via Alabama Athletics.

Tennessee Football and head coach Josh Heupel have landed a second tight end from the transfer portal.

Former Alabama tight end Miles Kitselman revealed a commitment to Tennessee on Friday night via social media. Kitselman entered the transfer portal just two days after the Crimson Tide’s playoff loss to Michigan on January 3. The former junior college tight end will have one year of eligibility remaining.

“Go Vols,” Kitselman said in an Instagram post of himself and Heupel.

After playing on both the offensive and defensive line during his time at Lyndon High School in Kansas, Kitselman made the switch to tight end during his first year at Hutchinson C.C. during the 2021 season. Kitselman only played one season for the Blue Dragons before making his way to Alabama for two seasons.

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The 6-foot-5, 250-pound tight end found action in six games during the 2022 season on offensive and special teams units. Kitselman recorded two receptions for 18 yards during his first season in Tuscaloosa.

While he did play in 13 games for the Tide this past season, Kitselman didn’t come away with his offensive statistics. Kitselman once again mainly worked on special teams during the 2023 season but did find a handful of offensive reps here and there. The Kansas native did play in the SEC Championship and College Football Playoff semi-final games, though.

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Kitselman will join a tight end room in Knoxville featuring fellow transfer Holden Staes, former four-star prospect Ethan Davis, and second-year tight end Emmanual Okoye from the NFL Africa program. Staes is the most likely candidate to be the Vols’ starting tight end with Davis and Kitselman projecting for the second spot behind the Notre Dame transfer.

The Vols are looking to replace to stout tight ends in McCallan Castles and Jacob Warren next season. That position projects to be important for Tennessee considering both of Nico Iamaleava’s touchdown passes this season went to Castles.

Miles Kitselman is Tennessee’s sixth acquisition out of the transfer portal and the Vols’ third offensive portal player joining Tulane wide receiver Chris Brazell and Notre Dame tight end Holden Staes. Tennessee has also portal commitments from Oregon State cornerback Jermod McCoy, Temple cornerback Jalen McMurray, and MTSU safety Jakobe Thomas.

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Stay tuned to Rocky Top Insider for more information on Tennessee’s activity in the transfer portal this offseason.





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Alabama hires former college offensive lineman as assistant tight ends coach

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Alabama football is hiring Noah Fisher to be its assistant tight ends coach, according to CBS Sports’ Matt Zenitz.

Fisher spent two seasons as a graduate assistant working with the offensive line and tight ends at Louisville before joining the Tide’s staff. He played three years on the offensive line at South Alabama and spent one season with Tulane. The Jaguars started Fisher along its offensive line when he was a player for multiple games.

The Crimson Tide appear to want to use their tight ends in multiple ways in the future including as extra blockers along the line of scrimmage. Fisher looks as if he can assist the Tide with this mission.

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Petition calls on State of Alabama to fund fix for Prichard sewer system after spills

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Sewage overflows during storms in Prichard are sending wastewater into local waterways that feed Mobile Bay, prompting an environmental group to push for state funding to upgrade aging infrastructure.

Mobile Baykeeper says sewage overflows during storms flow into Three Mile Creek, then into the Mobile River, and ultimately end up in Mobile Bay. The group said that last week, during heavy rain, more than 256,000 gallons of sewage spilled into Gum Tree Branch and Three Mile Creek.

Mobile Baykeeper has launched a petition seeking funding from the state of Alabama to fix Prichard’s old water infrastructure.



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Crash Closes Crescent Ridge Road Early Monday Morning

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This resulted in the stretch of Crescent Ridge Road to be closed while wrecker crews work to recover the vehicle involved in the crash.

Troopers with ALEA’s Highway Patrol Division are on the scene investigating the circumstances surrounding the wreck.





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