HoptownVol
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Mods can feel free to move this but since its a dead period I thought it might be worthwhile to
talk about the status of HS football in the Volunteer state.
Tennessee players signing with D1 programs:
2015:
SEC - 26 (52% increase over 2014)
ACC - 4
Pac 12 - 3
Big 10 - 3
Total Big 5 - 36 (44%)
Service Academies - 12 (Air Force and Navy)
MTSU, UTC, and Memphis State signed 17 total.
2014:
SEC - 17
ACC - 4
Pac 12 - 1
Big 10 - 2
Big 12 - 1
Total Big 5 - 25
Academies - 3 (Navy)
Middle, UTC, MSU - 9
Big 5 schools also signed 25 in 2013, with 21 going to SEC schools, and 30/20 in 2012. I should
make an adjustment for the Vandys, Kentuckys, and the Wake Forrests but I'll leave that alone for
now. So far 24 players have Big 5 offers for 2016, and with camps and football season around the
corner that is likely to change dramatically.
We all know that there was a lame excuse for certain coaches losing their recruiting edge was
because "there's no D1 talent in the state"....nobody can make that argument anymore. So my
question for those that live in the state and follow HS football, was 2015 an anomaly, or do you
expect the talent base to continue to expand beyond that?
talk about the status of HS football in the Volunteer state.
Tennessee players signing with D1 programs:
2015:
SEC - 26 (52% increase over 2014)
ACC - 4
Pac 12 - 3
Big 10 - 3
Total Big 5 - 36 (44%)
Service Academies - 12 (Air Force and Navy)
MTSU, UTC, and Memphis State signed 17 total.
2014:
SEC - 17
ACC - 4
Pac 12 - 1
Big 10 - 2
Big 12 - 1
Total Big 5 - 25
Academies - 3 (Navy)
Middle, UTC, MSU - 9
Big 5 schools also signed 25 in 2013, with 21 going to SEC schools, and 30/20 in 2012. I should
make an adjustment for the Vandys, Kentuckys, and the Wake Forrests but I'll leave that alone for
now. So far 24 players have Big 5 offers for 2016, and with camps and football season around the
corner that is likely to change dramatically.
We all know that there was a lame excuse for certain coaches losing their recruiting edge was
because "there's no D1 talent in the state"....nobody can make that argument anymore. So my
question for those that live in the state and follow HS football, was 2015 an anomaly, or do you
expect the talent base to continue to expand beyond that?