'18 CA WR Cedric Tillman (Tennessee signee)

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“Tillman said he has recently heard from Arizona, Utah and a few other local schools, but nobody as large as Tennessee.

“It has been crazy,” Tillman said. “I didn’t expect any of this. Tennessee fans have shown me so much love and I am just loving everything right now.

“They see me coming in there and competing for a starting job. Coach [David] Johnson believes in me, and I told him I was ready to work.”

Head Coach Jeremy Pruitt and staff have had success finding underrated prospects late in the 2018 cycle, but a previous relationship with Tillman led to the Vols offer for the Nevada native.

Tillman who had spoken to USC in the past was introduced to Offensive Coordinator Tyson Helton by USC Head Coach Clay Helton (Tyson’s brother) earlier in the process when Tyson was still at USC.

“I was introduced to Coach Helton at USC so that is how we got in contact,” Tillman said.

Despite just receiving the Tennessee offer and hearing from a couple of the local Pac-12 schools, Tillman informs us that he will in fact make his final decision tomorrow on National Signing Day.

With Tennessee being a top school, Tillman says never visiting Knoxville is a non-factor in his decision.

“I will be making a decision tomorrow,” Tillman said. “Not visiting doesn’t play too much into my decision. I have been to Tennessee before. Maybe not that part, but all of my family is from the South (Mississippi).

“I just wanted a school that would give me a chance.”

Tillman, despite not being ranked by any of the major recruiting services, played high school ball at one of the top programs in the country and shared a field with a number of elite prospects.

Tillman is well aware of his rating or lack there of and looks to prove the ratings false.

“That puts a huge chip on my shoulder,” Tillman said. “I didn’t know if I was ever going to play football again. The fact that Tennessee, a big time football program, the fact that they took a chance on a Vegas kid, a chance on me, I am going in there with a huge chip on my shoulder. I am going to try to go in there and prove everybody wrong.”

-Vol Recruiting Reports
 
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Becoming convinced this one has nothing to do with Young. More with Copeland.
 
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scvolfan7 said:
There’s a difference between optimism and delusion. This kid looks like he can be a good player at this level. I trust the coaches to get the most out of these players because they got to Tennessee by doing that everywhere else. What’s delusional about that?
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Nothin
 
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Here's my two cents. This kid has a great pedigree as the son of a former pro. It's a late and unexpected opportunity therefore my guess is Tillman is grateful for the opportunity and will bust his ass. This will help UT build inroads at perhaps the best high school football program in the country and certainly the best outside of FL,TX,CA and GA.

I hope he signs with UT.
 
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“We will be watching Cedric Tillman at 5pm est. on Wednesday. I thought Tillman, the wide receiver from Las Vegas, who Tennessee offered on Sunday, would delay his signing and take a visit to the Vols before making a decision. However, it appears Tillman is going to sign on Wednesday and I am not ruling out him signing with the Vols sight unseen. Will be interesting to watch what happens there and where Tennessee is numbers wise at that point in the day.”

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Big Gucci Sosa said:
“We will be watching Cedric Tillman at 5pm est. on Wednesday. I thought Tillman, the wide receiver from Las Vegas, who Tennessee offered on Sunday, would delay his signing and take a visit to the Vols before making a decision. However, it appears Tillman is going to sign on Wednesday and I am not ruling out him signing with the Vols sight unseen. Will be interesting to watch what happens there and where Tennessee is numbers wise at that point in the day.”

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Sounds like he's ready to go.
 
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Jim said:
I’ve heard Tennessee Tech has made a late push.
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"Cough cough" 👆

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Kid has some pedigree and upside, played vs some really good high school competition in a really good high school program....and apparently wants to be a Vol. Bring him to us.
 
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IDT there's any doubt on Tillman. He has a relationship with Helton from SC and is excited about the opportunity at UT.
 
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LouderVol said:
so instead of focusing on 4s we instead went after 5s and ended up with 3s.

that's a win in your book?
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I think it's a logical result, considering (1) Pruitt and staff had only a few weeks to recruit, and (2) the pool of available recruits is much smaller due to the early signing period.

I'd rather have a new staff swing for the fences than just "settle" for 2* -3* stars. JMO.
 
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