Is the end in sight for Caleb Tannor? It appears to be. The four-star linebacker out of Lithonia (Ga.) Miller Grove has five schools on his list and a decision could be just around the corner. "I am getting close to committing," said Tannor. "I would say I am very close. I think it will happen in July. At the latest, I will commit in the middle of July sometime."
Tannor is down to Auburn, Florida, Georgia, LSU and Tennessee. He knows the upcoming decision will not be an easy one. "It is going to be a hard decision — a very hard decision. All are great schools and all are coming at me the same way. Each school is recruiting me hard, they all have things to like, so I know I am going to be making a tough decision."
The No. 21 outside linebacker in the country visited Auburn and Georgia over the weekend. Each of those schools along with another have at one time been on top of Tannor's list. "It has been going round and round with those schools. I have been high on different schools and that is what it is so tough. I have some great relationships with coaches and a lot goes through my head. "It was Auburn, then it was Georgia, then it was Tennessee and all the schools have been up there for me. Now all of them are the same, I am looking at each one the same way and I am working to figure out which is the best for me."
Relationships will play a big role in Tannor's decision and he named a long list of coaches when asked who he has the best connection with. The first coach he named was Kevin Sherrer at Georgia, then he named Travis Williams, Larry Porter and Rodney Garner from Auburn, next it was Chris Rumph at Florida and Tommy Thigpen was the coach he named from Tennessee. He probably could have kept going. He hears from coaches daily, and at some times it feels like hourly according to Tannor. He is looking forward to making his decision next month.
He had plenty of good things to say about the Tigers, Bulldogs and Vols, here is what he said the key reasons were that they were still in a good place with him. AUBURN: "The location, the coaches and the environment." GEORGIA: "It is the home-state school, I like coach Sherrer a lot and I their defense is great." TENNESSEE: "Tennessee makes me feel wanted. They recruit me hard, coach Thigpen is a great coach and I have fun when I am there."