Labruzza ultimately committed to Tennessee over in-state LSU because the Vols simply recruited him the hardest from Day 1. The Tigers tried to slow-play the corner, then upping their attention in January with multiple coaching visits, including an in-home trip from Ed Orgeron. Labruzza’s family was a bit thrown-off by the visit with Orgeron, though, as Cheyenne, a 4.0 student, wants to major in engineering and Orgeron hurried through the discussion and told him another major would be much easier at LSU. Conversely, Tennessee welcomed Labruzza’s confidence that the corner could juggle both academics and athletics. One of the key reasons Labruzza stuck with Tennessee in the end was loyalty. During one visit last summer, Cheyenne was late coming to campus after getting stuck in traffic in Chattanooga, and all the coaches, including Butch Jones — who was set to be home with their families –instead waited around for Labruzza and was standing there at the front door to greet him. As Cheynne’s brother Tracy said, “This is it, son. These people make you feel like you’re at home.”