For the second time in less than a week, Tennessee landed a blue-chip 2020 prospect from a rival state. Peachtree Ridge (Ga.) tailback Miles Friday committed to the Volunteers on Thursday, saying, "Why wait?" "My hardwork has paid off. I love all the schools that have offered me, but none of those offers didn't excite me like the Tennessee offer did.”
The 5-foot-11, 172-pound tailback picked Tennessee over offers from Alabama, Oregon, Georgia and Ohio State, among others. While Friday was ready to pull the trigger, he caught Robert Gillespie off guard with a phone call and a decision Thursday afternoon.
"Coach Gillespie was really surprised," Friday said. "He knew that I liked Tennessee a lot but he was really happy, as was coach (Butch) Jones. They couldn't believe that I was doing it this early."
“Coach G and I talk a couple of times a week. He's the coach that I'm closest with," Friday said. "I haven't met him face to face but will in the next week or two when I come up there for another visit. When I came up the first time coach G wasn't in the office, so I spent time with coach Jones and coach (Tommy) Thigpen. I have talked some with coach (Charlton) Warren as well.”
Friday said Tennessee likes "his elusiveness" and "start and stop ability."