“The most appealing thing about Tennessee right now: I think they’re just being the most authentic, just keeping it real with me,” said White, a former four-star prospect from North Fort Myers (Fla.) High School. “Just basically saying, ‘We understand you already had three years wasted. You only have two left,’ understanding about (how) my grades were low. “They’re trying to help me graduate, get a degree — just stuff like that.”
“Nobody’s out in front — 50-50.” White said he plans “to sign this month,” but he “most likely” will graduate in May before enrolling at the school of his choice.
“Basically, when they talked about the business side, basically they said that I have two years left and I don’t have time to waste, and they need a back and they don’t have time to waste,” White said of the Vols. “So it’s basically like business partners trying to get a job done.”
“I went to Tennessee twice in high school — once for a camp, and then one time I think I just went out there to check out the facility,” White said. “I liked the mountains — kind of peaceful. I just liked it.” When he returns to Knoxville next week, he said he will be “maybe just checking out the staff, because it’s a whole different staff since I was there last time.” “But I’ve already visited around the campus, know the spots around the school and stuff like that,” White added.
He has rushed for 849 yards and nine touchdowns so far this year at Iowa Western, rushing for more than 100 yards in five of his seven games and averaging 6.8 yards per carry. This time around, White said he has a good idea of what he’s hoping to find in a school. “I’ve done been through it, so I kind of know what I want,” he said, “so I feel like my decision will just be based off what I need and what’s best for me.”