warren burrell never had been to tennessees campus, or even the state of tennessee, before traveling there last weekend to visit the vols, so he admittedly didnt know what to expect during his first trip to knoxville. But they impressed him enough to make him want to go back. theyre showing heavy interest, so i figured i would take a visit down there and see what they have to offer, said burrell, whos ranked the no. 414 overall prospect and no. 36 cornerback in the 247sports composite for the 2019 class.
the facilities were really impressive. It seemed like there was a lot of money put into the school and things like that. It seems like the football program is a priority, and the coaching staff was really cool. I already spoke with them on the phone and through texts and things like that, but talking to them in person made it a lot better. i want to go back and take another one and see what else they have to offer. But the first visit in itself was a lot, and it was really good. I enjoyed myself. The whole coaching staff seemed like good people. I would definitely want to take a closer look.
coach fair, hes a genuine guy. What he tells you is the truth. Hes not going to sugarcoat anything, burrell said. and ive been texting him and calling him. But being able to talk to him in person, just seeing the type of person he really is up close, its just the exact same. Hes a really good coach. I had a good time.
burrell said both fair and pruitt have said theyve offered because they see i could play early at tennessee, and fair reiterated to burrell while he was on campus that the vols are high on him. he likes my length and my ball skills, and he sees me fitting in at the corner position, playing that for them, burrell said. they play a lot of man, up-in-your-face type of press coverage, and he could see me doing that. they said they do have some dbs graduating and things like that. But, as far as people with my size and length and things like that, they dont have a lot.
with coach pruitt, alabama, thats the first thing you kind of think of when you first mentioned his name, burrell said. the things he did over there were incredible, so im excited to see what hes going to do at tennessee. I believe hes going to turn that program around and do big things with them, so having an opportunity to be a part of that program, its a great opportunity.
