'11 LA DT DeMarcus Hodge

[Lord Vader]

Defensive Tackle
Monroe, Louisiana
Neville
Ht: 6'1"
Wt: 298 lbs
Class: 2011 (High School)

Scout.com: DeMarcus Hodge Profile

“I was speechless,” Hodge told InsideTennessee.com Tuesday night. “It felt great; it’s by far one of my biggest offers so far.”

“Coach (Terry) Joseph called my high school coach today and my coach gave me the good news,” Hodge said. “Tennessee is definitely up there as one of my top favorites.”

“I’m excited about the Tennessee offer,” Hodge said again. “I can’t wait to take a trip to the campus and check out things first hand. I will definitely make a trip to Knoxville.”

- Scout

Hodge received a Vol offer on Tuesday.

He also holds offers from Arkansas, Miss St, Memphis, La Tech, and Tulane.

His stock seems to just now be on the rise since he picked up both the UT and the Arkansas offers in the past 6 days.

 

[Lord Vader]

Led his 2009 team to a state title. Considered one of the top defensive prospects in north Louisiana.

- Scout

 

[CICEROMESSIAH]

i like it. seems like he may jump if and when lsu offers.

 

[sammyjoey]

this has jc copeland 2.0 written all over it

 

[TennTradition]

this has jc copeland 2.0 written all over it

Michael Taylor 2.0.

 

[Orange to the Bay]

i like it. seems like he may jump if and when lsu offers.

Maybe, maybe not. Sometimes the first big offer holds a lot of weight with these kids. It's the "first big school to believe/buy into me" thing. Let's hope we make sure it's not that easy for LSU.

 

[Orange to the Bay]

Also, good to hear that after MSU & Arkansas offered, that UT's offer (same conference & technically level school) "left him speechless".

LV, don't know if I read enough of the 1st page on these player profiles last year since I was more looking for latest scoop. I don't know if this was included or not last year, but I like the Rivals quotes bits added in there to see where we stand now & give some more info on the player's stock/standing. Keep it up!

 

[tmac5469]

We need some DT's bad this guy would make a good start.

 

[Flatliner]

i like it. seems like he may jump if and when lsu offers.

out of the above posted information where do you get that ? :blink:

 

[CICEROMESSIAH]

out of the above posted information where do you get that ? :blink:

“It felt great; it’s by far one of my biggest offers so far.”

 

[CICEROMESSIAH]

he appears to be waiting on "BIGGER" offers

 

[Orange Veins]

he appears to be waiting on "BIGGER" offers

Yeah like UF or Bama!

 

[DERELICK_MY_VOLS]

Forget Terry Joseph....put the SACKMAN on him! Chuck Smith needs to start putting the "Fear of God" into some of these kids like he did QB's back in his U.T. and Falcon days......what kid is going to say no to that stare down?

 

[DuckRiverVol]

It would be nice to pull some of that talent out of LA this year... the corndogs cant get em all.

 

[VolsFan1998]

I will become a believer when I hear he has the grades and doesn't have to go the JUCO route....GBO

 

[WeldVol]

what defensive lineman wouldnt want to play for Coach Smith????

 

[UTBuff37]

We need to jump on this kid. I feel like if we did we could gain a lot of ground with him. I think he'd be a great addition.

 

[utsportsfan28]

This is definitely great news. We need atleast 4 DTs in this class and this kid would be a great get out of talent rich Louisiana. I am crossing my fingers that Terry Joseph can a couple of kids from LA every year with his rep down there. I really want Mickey Johnson, but LSU will probably be tough to beat like they are for pretty much every kid in that state.

 

[RedStickVOL]

It would be nice to pull some of that talent out of LA this year... the corndogs cant get em all.

I like this. I live in Baton Rouge and haven't heard the coonasses called corndogs. Very funny. Where'd you get that one?

 

[VOODOOVOL]

I like this. I live in Baton Rouge and haven't heard the coonasses called corndogs. Very funny. Where'd you get that one?

Technically they aren't corndogs, they just smell like corndogs.
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[Lord Vader]

"I am still kind of looking to the SEC," said DeMarcus. "My top schools right now are Tennessee, Mississippi State, Arkansas and TCU, but I don't have a leader. I am just looking harder at those four."

-Scout

In the past week or so, he has picked up offers from Texas A&M, TCU, and Louisiana-Monroe.

 

[Lord Vader]

“I don’t plan on waiting around for an LSU offer at all,” said the Monroe native. “I don’t have any interest in playing football at LSU. I know how they do things with their roster. They promise you things and then when you get there things change. They play favorites a lot. It’s not like I’m saying I want to go to a school expecting to start right off. I want to compete for a spot. I’m just sick of always hearing about them.”

“The first one would have to be Arkansas,” said Hodge about his early leaders. “Then it would have to be Tennessee and TCU.”

- Scout

haha I don't think he likes LSU.

seems we are in a good spot here. Arkansas is the only school he's visited so far.

 

[Kinfolk Vol]

- Scout

haha I don't think he likes LSU.

seems we are in a good spot here. Arkansas is the only school he's visited so far.

Lol.. He talked bad bout Lsu. If the staff wants this kid we should have a great chance. Our depth a d-line should be an easy sale. Imo we can't pick too picky right now with decent D tackles.
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[1orangews6]

- Scout

haha I don't think he likes LSU.

seems we are in a good spot here. Arkansas is the only school he's visited so far.

That's funny but I am sure there are in-state players for every school that may feel like that. I am sure his leader will change with more school visits under his belt.

 

[LynxVol]

I think we are in good shape here. LA talent is usually promising, plus he plays a position of need for UT.