The University of Tennessee has offered Illinois State nose guard transfer John Ridgeway.

The 6-foot-6, 325-pound junior started 15 games at nose guard for Illinois State in 2019. He played in 11 contests with 10 starts at nose guard in 2018.

“Extremely grateful to receive an offer from the University of Tennessee,” Ridgeway said on Twitter.

Extremely grateful to receive an offer from the University of Tennessee @coachg76 pic.twitter.com/sCwYMS3Iir

— John Ridgeway III (@ridgeway_79) April 22, 2021

Illinois State played four games during the 2021 FCS spring season.

Ridgeway has appeared in 30 games since 2018 for the Redbirds, totaling 102 tackles, eight tackles for a loss, one sack, one interception, four pass deflections, one forced fumble and recovered one fumble.

He redshirted during the 2017 season and is from Bloomington High School in Bloomington, Illinois.