A good portion of the staff will converge on Northern Alabama in and around Huntsville. They will see Will Ignont and then try to continue their late push for fellow defensive lineman LaBryan Ray. Both Bob Shoop and Steve Stripling will see Ray at school tomorrow before they are joined by Larry Scott, Tommy Thigpen and Butch Jones for an in-home visit tomorrow night. That means half the staff will have all eyes on Ray.
At this point we believe that Ray is very much torn with his decision. He will make the trip to Florida this weekend, but we don't believe the Gators are a factor. This is a two team race with Alabama still the favorite for the obvious reasons. With that said, Tennessee has some reasons for optimism. The people we have spoken to tell us that Ray never gave a private commitment to Nick Saban and there are some in and around Ray that believe Tennessee is more than just window dressing in his recruitment.