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Tennessee's Reese Chapman has a message that will leave Vol fans beaming after final home game

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The Tennessee senior made his feelings clear about coming to Tennessee after the Vols' regular season finale.

Tennessee players surround Reese Chapman (13) celebration after Chapman hit a grand slap against Texas in an NCAA college baseball game on May 10, 2026, in Knoxville, Tennessee. Saul Young/News Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images The Tennessee senior made his feelings clear about coming to Tennessee after the Vols’ regular season finale. In the NIL and transfer portal world that we live in, continuity and loyalty is becoming a rarer and rarer thing each year, it feels like.

Huge chunks of rosters leave in search of other opportunities after each season, and in some cases/sports, it’s the entire roster. And that’s why it’s a breath of fresh air to hear a player talk about loyalty and love for a school/program nowadays. And that’s just what Tennessee senior outfielder Reese Chapman did on Sunday after his final home game as a Volunteer.

Chapman spoke with the media following the Vols’ 13-6 loss to Texas, which kept the Vols from sweeping the top five Longhorns, and he made it clear how he wants to be remembered for his time at Tennessee. Reese Chapman: "I want to be a Vol for Life. " The senior tells me what it has meant to him to be a Tennessee Volunteer.

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