Middle Tennessee HS coaches high on Walt Wells

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"I love it," state championship winning and Nolensville head coach Will Hester said. "He's a relationship builder. He's the No. 1 guy on Tennessee's staff in middle Tennessee in my opinion. It's not Shoop or any of those guys. He's a relationship guy and I think he's going to do a great job. It's a feather in the cap of the Tennessee high school coaches to have Walt Wells on staff."

Murfreesboro Siegel head coach Michael Copely is still brand new on the job after coming from Louisville Ballard. As a former Centennial assistant and veteran of the mid-state, he has not only seen Wells' tireless work ethic, but he's also been touched by the Wells player factory.

"He's invaluable," Copley said. "Especially when you start talking mid-state and in Kentucky. My offensive line coach that I had in Kentucky, Walt coached him. He's never met a stranger. He bonds with kids and I've seen him come in our buildings and kids love him. I think it's a no-brainer. Everyone of us at the high school level have said if he ever gets that chance, he will blow it out of the water. A lot of that is tied to recruiting, but he can also coach ball. What a freaking steal for Tennessee."
https://tennessee.rivals.com/news/wells-hiring-draws-praise-from-tennessee-high-school-coaches-and-beyond
 
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kamoshika said:
"I love it," state championship winning and Nolensville head coach Will Hester said. "He's a relationship builder. He's the No. 1 guy on Tennessee's staff in middle Tennessee in my opinion. It's not Shoop or any of those guys. He's a relationship guy and I think he's going to do a great job. It's a feather in the cap of the Tennessee high school coaches to have Walt Wells on staff."

Murfreesboro Siegel head coach Michael Copely is still brand new on the job after coming from Louisville Ballard. As a former Centennial assistant and veteran of the mid-state, he has not only seen Wells' tireless work ethic, but he's also been touched by the Wells player factory.

"He's invaluable," Copley said. "Especially when you start talking mid-state and in Kentucky. My offensive line coach that I had in Kentucky, Walt coached him. He's never met a stranger. He bonds with kids and I've seen him come in our buildings and kids love him. I think it's a no-brainer. Everyone of us at the high school level have said if he ever gets that chance, he will blow it out of the water. A lot of that is tied to recruiting, but he can also coach ball. What a freaking steal for Tennessee."
https://tennessee.rivals.com/news/wells-hiring-draws-praise-from-tennessee-high-school-coaches-and-beyond
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Hopefully this is a strong move toward locking up the state!
 
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If he gives us one extra high 4/5* each year, it's a win in my book. It's not like him being our o-line coach isn't an automatic upgrade!
 
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Good to see this type of acknowledgement from Tenn. HS coaches. There are a lot of rural schools in this state that don't have many players able to be exposed to college coaches at camps ,ect. Having good contact an/or personal ties with a UT recruiting coach can really help find solid players that otherwise can fall through the cracks. Over on our side of the state, (west of Nashville) I don't think UT has done as well as some other larger colleges have done in this regard.
 
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His relationships with coaches in the mid state is huge and will hopefully pay huge dividends. I think it will. I don't care what anyone else thinks. I said this in another thread, but I honestly think our current staff is only second to Bama in the SEC after the coaching changes. Only time will tell I guess.
 
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But...but....this is underwhelming terrible hire. Butch botched another hire.

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