US EditionTennessee Football Gets Penn State LB Amare Campbell to Reunite with Jim Knowles
Amare Campbell, who led Penn State with 103 tackles in 2025, joins Tennessee to strengthen their linebacker group as their seventh transfer portal addition.
- On Jan. 9, 2026, Tennessee added Penn State inside linebacker Amare Campbell via the transfer portal; Campbell has one year of college eligibility remaining.
- With Arion Carter entering the 2026 NFL Draft, Tennessee sought an upgrade at inside linebacker, aided by Campbell's prior work under Jim Knowles and Tennessee assistants familiar with him from Penn State.
- Campbell led Penn State with 103 tackles and 769 snaps in 2025, totaling 193 tackles, 22 tackles-for-loss, and 10.5 sacks in his career.
- The pickup bolsters Tennessee Volunteers defense ahead of the 2026 season, expediting the Tennessee linebacking corps' grasp of Jim Knowles' defensive scheme and filling depth after departures.
- The portal surge and Penn State's roster gaps contextualize Campbell's move, with more than 4,000 NCAA Division I players entering since Jan. 2 and Penn State's 48 entries to the portal, plus 22 departures for NFL or eligibility.
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