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Tennessee football still doesn’t have a concrete plan at quarterback. The Vols struck out on Sam Leavitt in the transfer portal, and have pivoted since. However, all the top names are off the board and headed to other schools. That leaves UT in a spot where a quarterback battle between George MacIntyre and Faizon Brandon seems likely.

However, on Thursday night, a new quarterback entered the portal. After four seasons at Ohio and two at UCF, Parker Navarro has entered the transfer portal, according to On3.

The only hold up is that he is not currently cleared of eligibility. He is requesting the NCAA to give his case a look for what would be his seventh year of college football, according to Pete Nakos.

There’s an obvious connection between Navarro and Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel, as well. Heupel recruited Navarro to UCF and coached him during the 2020 season before taking the job with the Vols. UT offensive coordinator Joey Halzle was also the quarterbacks coach for that team.

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Navarro finished the 2025 season with 2,375 passing yards, 14 touchdowns and 11 interceptions. He also showed off his dual-threat ability by totalling 160 carries for 886 yards and nine scores.

He topped those numbers the year prior in 2024, as well. That year, he posted 2,423 yards, 13 touchdowns and 11 picks with 1,054 rushing yards and 18 touchdowns.

If Navarro is cleared to play this year and Tennessee did show interest, he’d join a room with MacIntyre and Brandon. With the highly touted status of those two young players, it’s unlikely that Navarro would be promised a starting job. Instead, he’d likely be entrenched in a quarterback battle with the pair. That uncertainty in his theoretical final year of eligibility may be enough to back him away from UT, though.