Former USC kicker Chase McGrath announces commitment to Tennessee

Shortly after losing Brent Cimaglia to the transfer portal, Tennessee has found their kicker for the 2021 season. Chase McGrath has committed to Tennessee as a transfer, coming to Knoxville by way of USC.

McGrath entered the portal on December 1st.

McGrath, a redshirt junior, lost his job at the beginning of last season to freshman Parker Lewis. The 6-1, 190 pound kicker is a former three-star prospect out of Santa Ana, California.

The newest Volunteer has a career mark of 32-42 (76%) on field goal attempts. McGrath appeared in 13 games as a freshman, and 14 as a sophomore. He connected on 118 of 119 extra point attempts during his career at USC. You may remember him from the 2017 USC-Texas matchup, where he kicked a 31 yarder to force overtime, and then nailed a 43 yarder to win the game later.

McGrath will now come in and battle JT Carver for kicking duties with Cimaglia out of the picture. Carver committed to Tennessee as a preferred walk-on.

Tennessee has now solved one problem spot via the transfer portal, but have several issues remaining. Look for Josh Heupel and his staff to add a defensive back, linebacker, pass rusher and offense tackle at some point, among other things.