Harris plays a position of need for UT.
The Vols listed only three non-senior, interior defensive linemen on its depth chart for the Orange and White Game: Montori Hughes, Victor Thomas and Chase Nelson. UT signed only one defensive tackle in the 2009 class: Arthur Jeffrey.
There was some late night confusion Thursday over whether Harris was a UT commitment. Volquest.com quoted Harris as saying he had not given UT a verbal commitment and that he would like to go to Tennessee. Later, insidetennessee.com, which was first to report Harris as a UT commitment, removed their story.
However, a source close to Harris’ recruitment re-confirmed afterwards that he was a UT commitment.