'20 GA RB Len'Neth Whitehead (UT SIGNEE)

[KB5252]

The recruiting downturn is all the above as some have pointed out, but I think the early season collapse hurt us more than many of us are willing to admit. Especially for a coach selling "watch and see us improve" coming off a prior season of complete implosion in the final stretch.

You can only sell that so many times to a recruit before they start to question and their reservations build. The way we were able to close may change the mind of a few but many had already moved on.

 

[Smokeytom]

The recruiting downturn is all the above as some have pointed out, but I think the early season collapse hurt us more than many of us are willing to admit. Especially for a coach selling "watch and see us improve" coming off a prior season of complete implosion in the final stretch.

You can only sell that so many times to a recruit before they start to question and their reservations build. The way we were able to close may change the mind of a few but many had already moved on.

Yeah..well...we’re going to finish strong!

 

[Vol Main]

I think he commits to UCLA this weekend.

When I was at UT, Clarence Brown Theatre had a pretty good reputation. There were good productions with great roles.

 

[bignewt]

sounds like the train has left the station here. I hope he gets a great role in Miss Siagon.

 

[Jackcrevol]

sounds like the train has left the station here. I hope he gets a great role in Miss Siagon.

 

[Crazy Ivan]

This!

Kids want to play for winners. These top recruits don't want to play for a 6-6 team when they can play for a team consistently in CFP contention. Our problem is we haven't been consistently good in 15 years. Do the math, these kids are 15-18 years old and all they have to remember is Tennessee being mediocre.

Then why would he be considering UCLA? The Bruins have been pretty mediocre as well for the past 20 years. If the young man is more concerned about acting than football, then so be it, but if you are saying he only wants to play for a CFP contender, then UCLA definitely fits that bill right now even less than UT.

 

[BigOrangeTrain]

That’s what I don’t get. These programs that are struggling are way ahead of us. There is something wrong with our recruiting right now. It’s weird.

Texas hasn’t struggled like we have. Neither has TAMU. We are still paying for our early season losses.

 

[INDEFENSE]

Sure hope he doesn't regret the waiting just to find there is no longer a spot available.

 

[Big Gucci Sosa]

 

[#Vol4Life1991]

Dude needs to hop on board!!!

 

[BJWeeks]

How did UCLA visit go

 

[Pane di mais]

Big O needs to reply to that question

 

[GVol1966]

Dude needs to hope on board!!!

Always good to “hope”

 

[Paper_Towel]

Man recruiting sucks this year

Pre-stoner Bass

 

[Montrell Hardy]

Really hope we can land him. The last few weeks of his recruitment have been odd to say the least.

 

[jakez4ut]

Really hope we can land him. The last few weeks of his recruitment have been odd to say the least.

i think tisdol is still one of the moving pieces here. i think we'd still take Kaho and LW. i think?

who knows...feels like boards everywhere are gettting turned upside down.

 

[jwilliams]

What does the question mean? I'm so out of touch... smh

 

[Paper_Towel]

What does the question mean? I'm so out of touch... smh

Bro same. I feel like a millennial boomer everytime I see something not written in plain English sometimes.

 

[Blake25p]

What’s the latest?

 

[bluetick2]

What’s the latest?

May or may not have a spot depending on how other things fall. He has fallen down the board some due to insistence on playing RB.

 

[Bassmaster_Vol]

Pruitt went in home today

 

[SLICKYINC]

Pruitt went in home today

Hope we get him as a LBr.

 

[Bassmaster_Vol]

Hope we get him as a LBr.

Absolutely. He's no RB

 

[SLICKYINC]

Absolutely. He's no RB

Agreed

 

[MoB_MoVols]

What’s the latest?

From Chad Simmons

Athens Academy (Ga.) athlete Len'Neth Whitehead will not commit this week. He is "torn" between two schools and has postponed his decision.