'18 GA OLB Adam Anderson

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zhangliao04 said:
I think I would rather have him as a LB. I want to see more studs there in the wings.
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We already have our 1 LB committed for this year. That is plenty. We can sign 2 QB's in the same class, but definitely not 2 LB's.
 
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Jim said:
We already have our 1 LB committed for this year. That is plenty. We can sign 2 QB's in the same class, but definitely not 2 LB's.
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He will play DE in college, but if he wants first shot OLB, u know me, give him a shot. Although, this kid is tailor-made for DE, that UT needs in this class.

Jim, I saw your 10-2 Vols prediction in the FF, I like it. Kinda hurts all our feelings in RF, u didn't post it here.
 
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The Dog said:
He will play DE in college, but if he wants first shot OLB, u know me, give him a shot. Although, this kid is tailor-made for DE, that UT needs in this class.

Jim, I saw your 10-2 Vols prediction in the FF, I like it. Kinda hurts all our feelings in RF, u didn't post it here.
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You didn't mention Jibunor.

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The Dog said:
He will play DE in college, but if he wants first shot OLB, u know me, give him a shot. Although, this kid is tailor-made for DE, that UT needs in this class.

Jim, I saw your 10-2 Vols prediction in the FF, I like it. Kinda hurts all our feelings in RF, u didn't post it here.
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I thought I would get put in time out if I posted it in the RF.
 
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Jim said:
We already have our 1 LB committed for this year. That is plenty. We can sign 2 QB's in the same class, but definitely not 2 LB's.
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VQ War Room says we're still kicking the tires on Cam Jones fwiw...but Anderson would be a game changing DE for us.
 
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Anderson attended Tennessee’s win over Georgia Tech on Monday in Atlanta and continues to give the Vols a long look. The overall reception from Tennessee commits in attendance Monday was very positive. Jatavious Harris and others really enjoyed bonding with their fellow commits, building chemistry within the class while watching the Vols’ dramatic comeback win.
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-VQ
 
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I know most on here root for prospects that rise above their situation. Good story to share, and like I posted early in this thread, would be an Anderson fan wherever he plays.

What really stands out

The rangy athlete with the size-13 feet also plays basketball and runs track. He feels the thought of competing in all those sports year-round will make him a better football player. No days off.

It seems like there is a grocery list of feats to chronicle, but none of those elements would be the most impressive thing his head coach has seen him do.

“My answer to that would be watching him walk one Sunday morning,” Reid said. “He was walking to church. It was Easter Sunday. He was all dressed up in his Sunday best and he was walking to church.”

A member of the Rome staff estimated that was a four-mile trek from where he stayed to church. Another said it was more like eight miles. Let’s split it and call it six miles.

Anderson said he left his home at 6 a.m. that morning so he could get to church on time.

“I wanted to be there in church on Sundays,” Anderson said. “I’ve got a good relationship with God that I hope to keep working on getting better. He’s blessed me with a lot and I want to make sure I know I’m so very thankful for what he’s done for my life.”

That answer will draw a lot of “Amens” in the church pew on Sunday morning.

Why was he walking that far? Well, he didn’t have a ride.

The reason for that will be the hardest thing to forget when it comes to Anderson.

The last five months of his life have been harrowing. Anderson lost his beloved older sister. She passed away right before the end of his sophomore year. He still doesn’t know the cause of her death. His stepfather also recently passed away after a battle with cancer.

Anderson keeps a picture of his beloved lost sister in his locker at Rome. He said he draws strength from it.

Anderson’s mother raises him in a single parent home with his younger brother. He’s 10 years old and is classified as deaf. How many 4-stars have a 300-word sign language vocabulary?

"I realize that I have to be there for my mom a lot and also to be there for my brother at all times because he is deaf,” Anderson said. “I want to take care of them. I hope to see if I can one day take care of them through getting my degree through football and then maybe through football. I see that football will now help me out with my future.”
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Despite serious adversity, new UGA commit Adam Anderson lives a 'blessed life'
 
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And Georgia lands yet another stud. The rich get richer and Tennessee gets poorer. Oh well. Time to find another diamond in the rough somewhere.
 
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