Quarte Sapp received a scholarship offer from Tennessee more than seven months ago, and the Vols have continued recruiting him harder than any of the other teams currently pursuing him.
Four-star junior linebacker Quarte Sapp of Milton (Ga.) High School, who already claims 13 scholarship offers, says he's planning to visit Tennessee for the first time Saturday.
This weekend, hell finally get a chance to see what they have to offer.
The four-star junior linebacker from Milton (Ga.) High School, who already claims more than a dozen offers, said hes planning to visit Tennessee for the first time Saturday to attend the Vols junior day, and hes eager to get a firsthand look at their program.
Im looking forward to seeing what stands out about the school because, obviously, they had a lot of 2014 commits, and they signed a lot of guys. I just want to see what their campus has to offer, said Sapp, whos ranked the nations No. 18 outside linebacker in the 2015 class by 247Sports.
Tennessees going to be the first school Ive actually been out to that has offered me that Im considering, so I dont really have anybody high (on my list) yet.
The 6-foot-2, 200-pound Sapp whos a teammate of Tennessee running back signee Treyvon Paulk admitted hes most definitely interested in the Vols, though, and he likes what he has heard so far from running backs coach Robert Gillespie.
Its close to home, and theyre rebuilding, so that gives me an opportunity to maybe start of play early earlier than I would at another school. That puts me in better position, Sapp said.
Coach Gillespie stays on me. He stays in contact with me the most out of all the coaches. Hes just been telling me about the junior day, and hes telling me that its a great place and I should come up with (Paulk).
Hes introduced me to some of the coaching staff, and hes been telling me a couple details about the school.
Sapp who also holds offers from Florida State, Miami, North Carolina, Ole Miss, Arkansas, Michigan State and Nebraska, among others said he also has heard plenty about Tennessee from Paulk.
He always talks to me about it, Sapp said. Coach Gillespies his recruiter, too, and I like Coach Gillespie. Hes a straightforward guy. Hes really cool and laid-back. (Paulk) tells me that should show a lot (about) what kind of coaches they have not just saying that all the coaches are going to be like Coach Gillespie, but he said I really just need to go up there so I can see it for myself.
For him, its really hard to explain how it is. He said I have to see it for myself, so thats why Im going up there this Saturday.
He said he had hoped to decide on a college soon, but with offers still rolling in from other schools, he now doesnt expect to make a decision until sometime during the spring or summer.
My plan was, at first, to commit on my birthday, which is March 6, Sapp said. It came here faster than I thought, and I wasnt able to attend the junior days I wanted to or had planned to. ... And I didnt pick up the offers that I had expected to get, so Im pushing that back.
I dont have a set date. Im going to push it back until spring practice and see what schools offer me. Most likely, it will probably be before my senior season.