'16 GA RB Elijah Holyfield

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Does he have a firm offer? I wonder how many RB's they'll take in next year's class. Emmons has to be the #1 guy on the board at this point.
 
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Good to see this kid is still alive . I thought he was to be eaten.

Mike Tyson is all talk.
 
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westside said:
strictly my opinion but I was unimpressed by his highlight video on hudl. Runs hard and breaks tackles but lacks top end speed and is caught from behind on several plays.
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It's hard to believe he's a 4-star and Emmons is a 3-star (of course I'm sure that will change). Absolutely no comparison between the two IMO. And that isn't a knock on Holyfield at all.
 
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Met this kid right after the game outside the stadium. He was a respectful class act, as was the group he was with.
 
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"I've been to a couple of games this year and I was just expecting the normal crowd but Tennessee's crowd was a little different," Holyfield said. "The atmosphere was probably the best I've been to. It's crazy up there. All the people up there and everything like that, it was fun to see. I really enjoyed it."

Despite the loss, the 5-foot-10, 195-pound tailback said he believes Tennessee is headed in the right direction and likes that.

"I can tell that they're building and I don't have a problem with going somewhere that's not already there," Holyfield said. "I would love to be apart of a process where a team was like Ole Miss a couple of years ago, where everybody knows they're going to be good soon. So, I don't have a problem helping a team build."
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-VolQuest.com.
 
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Call me skeptical but it seems that more often than not kids of famous athletes/people are over hyped.

Todd Kelly Jr. seems to be an exception not the rule.
 
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C-town Vol said:
Call me skeptical but it seems that more often than not kids of famous athletes/people are over hyped.

Todd Kelly Jr. seems to be an exception not the rule.
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I guess Peyton would be another exception.

And though they haven't had an impact at Tennessee yet, I'd be willing to take chances on Reggie McKenzie's son and Bill Bates' son, too.
 
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"Georgia being an in-state school does give them an advantage. I have been to UGA with my dad for games -- he is a big Georgia fan, so if he had his choice, UGA is where I would go.

"I like Georgia too and I want to get back up there this season. My interest in Georgia is not all about my dad. It is a great place, they always have top running backs, and it is a school I really like."
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Via Chad Simmons. No mention of Tennessee in the article.

Scout.com - College and High School Football, Basketball, Recruiting, NFL, and MLB Front Page
 
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"I loved the atmosphere and everything," Holyfield said of visiting Tennessee. "I really like coach (Robert) Gillespie. I feel like he's a cool guy to hang around and he's a better coach."

As for getting back to Knoxville, Holyfield said that will likely happen.

"I haven't planned one," he said, "but I do plan on going back."
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-VQ.
 
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Ethan Hooper said:
Give me two of Holyfield, Washington, and Feaster next year, and I'll be a happy man.
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UT will have nice running back depth in the future. It would be nice to have it like it was in 1989 when there was Reggie Cobb,Chuck Webb and Tony Thompson.
 
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Ethan Hooper said:
Give me two of Holyfield, Washington, and Feaster next year, and I'll be a happy man.
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Kind of a pipe dream but yeah, that would be nice. Don't forget the other NC backs. C.J. Freeman I think we may be close to offering there. Kennedy McKoy has also been getting interest. Another ridiculously stacked RB class for NC.
 
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