4-star 2026 recruit released from agreement with Tennessee, set to sign with Ohio State football

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Four-star 2026 recruit Legend Bey has been released from signing with Tennessee and quickly flipped his decision to Ohio State.

As reported by Rivals on Tuesday, Bey no longer was a member of Tennessee’s program by the evening and quickly joined the Buckeyes’ 2026 class. He is free to play immediately in Columbus.

Bey committed to Tennessee before his senior year began, but flipped his decision to Ohio State in November, after he took an official visit. He then flipped his decision back to Tennessee on Wednesday, Dec. 3, on National Signing Day, in a dramatic flip that seemingly came out of nowhere.

Reports then surfaced that his mother, and other family members, influenced Bey’s decision to attend Tennessee.

Bey posted on X (formerly Twitter) a statement that was quickly deleted a day after signing with the Volunteers. His post read: “Good Afternoon, I was just recently logged out of my IG and probably will be logged out of this account as well by my older brother who has access to my account because I won’t sign to the school him and my mother wants – Legend Bey”

A week later, he posted pictures of himself on Instagram with the caption, “Imma do my own thing.”

Now, Bey is a member of Ohio State’s class.

From North Forney High School in Texas, he’s the No. 175 overall prospect and No. 9 athlete in the 247Sports composite rankings. He’ll come to Columbus with the positional versatility to be used in a hybrid running back/receiver role, as former Buckeye Curtis Samuel was, and should be an immediate contributor on special teams.

Bey is Ohio State’s 28th member of the 2026 recruiting class. Barring any more surprises, he should be the last addition.