'14 IL LB Clifton Garrett

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I have a strong gut feeling we end up with him and bates. With us being at 2/3 and he hasn't even visited. Plus the things he says he wants such as to be a part of a legendary recruiting class, no better class to be apart of than the one that brings UT back. We get him on campus for a visit or two, have a good showing against FL and I believe he's ours, plus would be nice to have bates recruiting him and others.
 
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johndoevol said:
If we get him to campus, our chances go up to 50%.:yes:
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I agree. And I think it only helps us that he's waiting to commit at the UA game. A lot will go on between now and then...we may pull a surprise upset or two during the season and our recruiting class will hopefully be a monster. Need to get him on campus tho.
 
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DukeLuke said:
Treadwell connection IMO. They're pretty good friends (from Core6 coincidentally enough). Also got him down there visiting and interested before he developed an interest in LSU iirc.
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Treadwell has probably telling Garrett how much Freeze "takes care" of his guys. $$$$$
 
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BRADENTON, Fla. -- ESPN 300 linebacker Clifton Garrett (Plainfield, Ill./Plainfield) is one of the most sought-after inside linebackers in the country, ranked third at his position and No. 59 overall in the 2014 class. The 6-foot-2, 225-pound prospect visited Florida with some of his 7-on-7 teammates before they played in the IMG 7v7 National Championships in Bradenton, Fla., over the weekend.

The four-star linebacker said he was blown away by his time in Gainesville.

Clifton Garrett of Illinois once had a top three of Ohio State, Notre Dame and Michigan State, but his updated top five is completely different.

Morrison, also from Illinois, had a chance to talk to Garrett about his experience and what he thinks of Florida.

“He was just telling me he loves it down there," Garrett said. "He said he would love for me to come down there and play right next to him. Two Illinois natives playing right next to each other in the SEC -- it doesn’t get much better than that."

After his visit, Garrett now has five schools, LSU, Florida, USC, Ole Miss and Tennessee, that are standing out to him. So what will it take for one school to take the lead over the rest?

“For me, every school has the nice facilities and everything, so I want to go down with a great recruiting class," Garrett said. "I want to come down with a legendary class.

“I want to be around great people, great coaching staff, great players that are already there, and I want to be around a great environment. I don’t want any negative activity or anything like that; I want to go down to a positive program that’s doing everything right.”

LSU has always been near the top of Garrett's list and they might even have the early advantage for his services. Garrett said his relationship with LSU coaches is one of the major reasons he thinks so highly of the Tigers.

“I love it down there. I want to probably get back down there hopefully some time this summer. If I don’t, I’ll be taking an official down there for sure.”

Garrett is planning to see LSU again soon and would like to visit Tennessee sometime over the summer. Garrett also said he wants to take an official visit to Florida when they face Tennessee in September.

“I’m going to start thinking really hard after I take those officials," he said, "after the season and everything -- but I’ll probably make my decision in January at the Army All-American Bowl."

-ESPN
 
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#360
We need to make sure Jalen, TKJ, Vic, and crew are in town when he decides to visit so as to give him a first hand feeling of what it's like to be a part of a legendary class.
 
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Clifton Garrett says LSU still leads. Tennessee is next visit with parents in July. The only new nugget is Oregon is back in the mix after the NCAA punishment has been made public

-Steve Wiltfong at the Opening

Would be nice to get him here the 21st
 
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"I'm hopefully trying to get a chance to get out there to*Tennessee*with my family, hopefully, sometime at the end of July. That's what we're thinking right now and I hope to get a chance to get on campus, meet the coaches in person, see the facilities and everything."

"Yeah, I'm definitely going to take all five officials. I know for sure I'll be going out toFlorida*and*LSU*and definitely Tennessee as well, but I'm not sure about the other two right now."

-scout
 
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wU-Tang Vol said:
"I'm hopefully trying to get a chance to get out there to*Tennessee*with my family, hopefully, sometime at the end of July. That's what we're thinking right now and I hope to get a chance to get on campus, meet the coaches in person, see the facilities and everything."

"Yeah, I'm definitely going to take all five officials. I know for sure I'll be going out toFlorida*and*LSU*and definitely Tennessee as well, but I'm not sure about the other two right now."

-scout
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One of those that will take a few big wins to sway, imo
 
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*The two linebackers with a lot of buzz coming in were*Clifton Garrett*and*Nyles Morgan*and neither disappointed. Garrett, long thought of as a big hitter and run stopper, has shown he can cover at several offseason events and he did it again here, breaking up several passes in one on ones.

-scout
 
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LSU is the team to beat for the talented Rivals100 linebacker out of Illinois, but if there's a team surging at the moment for Garrett it has to be Tennessee. The Vols are hoping to get Garrett on campus for an unofficial this summer, but that's not scheduled to happen at this point. But, if the Vols can get Garrett on campus for an official visit that certainly could go a long ways to helping Tennessee. But, even if the Vols get Garrett on campus, Tennessee still has to overcome the Bayou Bengals.
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-VolQuest.com.
 
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