Former Tennessee defensive line commit Kadin Fife has moved on quickly, landing with Louisville less than three weeks after stepping away from his pledge to the Vols.
Fife announced his commitment to the Cardinals after originally choosing Tennessee back in November, following his official visit for the Vols’ SEC matchup against Oklahoma. That commitment didn’t hold once he took multiple early summer official visits and backed off his decision to play for Josh Heupel’s program.
The 6-foot-4, 290-pound lineman’s official visit list included Ole Miss, Georgia and Tennessee. Louisville, interestingly enough, was not among those summer stops.
Fife is rated a four-star prospect and checks in as the No. 390 player in the country in the 247Sports composite rankings. He is also ranked as the No. 46 defensive lineman in the 2027 class and the No. 19 player in Alabama.
His high school path is changing as well. Fife is transferring for his senior season, moving from Chattooga High School in Summerville, Georgia, where he played as a junior, to Cherokee County in Centre, Alabama. The two schools are in different states, but they sit about 30 miles apart.
Louisville’s addition gives Jeff Brohm another piece for a 2027 class that keeps growing. Now in his fourth season with the Cardinals, Brohm has guided Louisville to a 28-12 record over the last three years. The program has posted nine or 10 wins in each of those seasons as Brohm continues pushing the Cardinals toward College Football Playoff contention.
Fife is the 16th commitment in Louisville’s 2027 class, which now sits at No. 50 nationally in the 247Sports team rankings.
Tennessee, meanwhile, also has 16 commitments in its 2027 class. The Vols have just one defensive lineman in the group so far: JUCO standout Christian Mays. Tennessee’s class is currently ranked No. 43 nationally and No. 14 in the SEC by 247Sports.
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