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By securing one of the best offensive lineman available through the NCAA transfer site, Tennessee has taken care of one of its most urgent needs. Lance Heard, a former five-star prospect at offensive lineman for LSU, revealed on Sunday that he has committed to the Tennessee Vols. He chose Tennessee over Oklahoma after making official visits to both institutions two weeks prior.
As a true freshman this season, the 6-foot-6, 340-pound Heard made one start and participated in 12 games for the Tigers. He has three more seasons of eligibility left to play, which gives him four years.
Heard is rated as a four-star transfer by 247Sports, which has him listed as the No. 3 transfer offensive lineman and No. 18 overall transfer for the 2024 cycle. Last month, he was selected to the Freshman All-SEC team.
Heard, a former star at Monroe, Louisiana’s Neville High School, was Tennessee’s sixth acquisition via the transfer portal for the 2024 cycle and the team’s first addition of offensive linemen. After signing up for the transfer portal on January 2, he left for his first official visit to Tennessee on January 6. He spent less than seven hours in Knoxville before leaving for Oklahoma for a largely one-day visit with the Sooners on January 7.
He is anticipated to start at tackle for Tennessee in the next campaign, taking over for the injured Gerald Mincey. After announcing his commitment to Kentucky more than a week ago and starting seven games for the Vols this season, Mincey, a former Florida transfer, went back into the transfer portal on January 4.
After missing LSU’s trip to Tampa, Florida for the ReliaQuest Bowl matchup against Wisconsin on January 1, Heard placed his name to the transfer portal. Throughout the 2023 season, he occasionally played with the Tigers’ starting offense. On October 21, he got his lone start as a right tackle against Army. However, Jones continued to start at right tackle for the Tigers, replacing Miles Frazier as the starting right guard, and Heard wEmeryas unable to take
