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Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman coaches offensive lineman Sam Pendleton (72) after Pendleton during a game versus Florida State on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024.
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Former Notre Dame offensive lineman Sam Pendleton has found his next college home. Pendleton announced his commitment to Tennessee, he revealed on Friday morning.
Pendleton’s pledge to the Volunteers comes just two days after he entered the transfer portal. Following Notre Dame’s College Football Playoff National Championship loss to Ohio State on Monday, Pendleton put his name into the portal on Wednesday. Due to the Buckeyes and Fighting Irish playing in the championship game, a special five-day transfer portal window opened for players on those teams following Monday’s contest.
He played two seasons for head coach Marcus Freeman and Notre Dame in 2023 and 2024. He redshirted as a true freshman in 2023, and then appeared in 13 games, with seven starts, as a redshirt freshman in 2024.
Pendleton will now have three years to play at Tennessee under head coach Josh Heupel, offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach Joey Halzle, offensive line coach Glen Elarbee and the rest of the staff.
In somewhat of a surprise out of fall camp, the young, 6-foot-4, 310-pound Pendleton beat out veterans and earned the starting left guard spot for Notre Dame to begin the 2024 campaign. As mentioned, he started seven games in total for the Fighting Irish this season.
However, players like Rocco Spindler and Pat Coogan eventually entered the starting lineup, and Billy Schrauth returned from injury, and things became a “numbers game” for the Notre Dame offensive line. Pendelton was the odd man out.
According to Pro Football Focus, Pendleton played 492 offensive snaps in 2024 and recorded…
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Publish date : 2025-01-26 17:29:00
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