‘23 GA LB CJ Allen (UGA Commit)

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BigOrangeTrain said:
Based on what? I thought because of our “NIL game” we can get whomever we want??
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We both know that isn’t true. Depends on more than who has the biggest wallet. All of these kids are getting paid, question is what’s important to the kid and their family. Do they put more stock into a program with recent success? Do they believe in a staff moreso than another; selling the vision of where a kid fits into a system etc? Early playing time, etc. Even if NIL is most important all of these things factor in if the money is close.

Add in handlers and it gets way more complicated depending on that person’s history with a program. I know most think these ppl are scum but the average high school kid and their family have no idea how to approach the recruiting process. Some of these guys are alumni of certain programs, have a history of getting paid through certain boosters or programs, etc.
 
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Our latest intel on Georgia linebacker CJ Allen suggests the longer it goes the better for Tennessee. Georgia has a big linebacker board and we aren’t sure that Allen is at the top. We believe the Bulldogs would absolutely take Allen if he wanted in now but if they fill up with inside backers then he may not have a spot.
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Ericvol2096 said:
AP made it sound like he’d commit to UGA before making it potentially. Interesting he is making it. I’d say some LB dominoes should fall here in the next few weeks for sure.
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I think that was recorded before he moved his visit up. Now, why he did that in relation to UGA is TBD. Does he want to make sure he gives us one more shot before committing there? Does he have a "deadline" from them to commit or lose his spot? Unknown.

But they absolutely have their sights on other LBs, from Raylen Wilson to Bowles to Whit Weeks (who is OV'ing there this weekend) to a handful of others. So he might have a spot NOW but not forever.

Our staff I'm sure will be telling Allen that we like him more than UGA does, have been recruiting him longer than they have, and that he's not a "fallback" for us.
 
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A highly ranked linebacker target now will be taking his official visit to Tennessee a bit sooner than he originally planned. Four-star Class of 2023 linebacker CJ Allen of Lamar County High School in Barnesville, Ga., told GoVols247 on Tuesday afternoon that his scheduled official visit with the Vols the weekend of June 24 has been moved up to this weekend.

The 6-foot-1, 217-pound Allen said he decided to visit Tennessee a week earlier simply "because this week was empty" on his schedule. The change of plans will give him plenty of time to weigh his options leading up to July 9, when he said he intends to announce his college decision.

Tennessee hosted Allen for the first time Sept. 18 for its home game against Tennessee Tech. He returned to Knoxville on April 9 to attend the Vols' second spring scrimmage, which effectively served as a replacement for their spring-ending Orange and White Game because of ongoing renovations inside Neyland Stadium.

After his latest trip to Tennessee, he said it was "one of the top schools, for sure." At the time, he said he was high on the Vols for multiple reasons.

“It’s just because sometimes, at one point, it’s more than football,” Allen said in April. “I know they’ve got my back for life. I know, if I decide to go there, I’ll be good. I’ll be taken care of as a man.

“I feel like Tennessee’s going to shock a lot of people this year. They’re definitely on the rise. They’re going to have a good team this fall, and they’re definitely on the rise. And (I like) the opportunity to be able to come in and play.”

In April, Allen said he was hearing from the Vols “almost every other day, or every day,” led by linebackers coach Brian Jean-Mary, defensive analyst Chad Creamer and head coach Josh Heupel.

“They were just telling me I’d have a good opportunity to come in and be a guy that can play early,” Allen said after his latest trip to Tennessee.

“No time is promised, and nothing is given to you. But it’s an opportunity I would have.

“Coach Heupel, he’ll send me a quote almost every day. Coach BJ, he’s being real. He’s honestly kind of a teacher or a life coach. Also, Coach Creamer — I talk to Coach Creamer a lot, too.”
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