Tennessee QB Faizon Brandon has “positioned himself” to potentially start Week 1,
@PeteNakos reports 🍊
“Entering the spring, sources gave (George) MacIntyre the edge in the QB battle,” wrote Nakos. “But now heading into the summer, sources believe that Brandon has positioned himself to truly compete for the job and potentially start Week 1.”
Brandon was a five-star recruit in the 2026 class, and joined the
#Vols as an early enrollee in January.
MacIntyre, a redshirt freshman, was a four-star recruit in the 2025 class, and appeared in two games for the Big Orange last season.
Tennessee opens the season against Furman on September 5th with kickoff set for 3:30PM ET on the SEC Network .