"That was crazy. The basketball game was good by itself, but just to see recognition the football team gets at a basketball game like that shows how much respect the city of Knoxville has for the program," said the three-star defensive back from Glenville (Ohio) High School. "I wasn't expecting a standing ovation walking in that day. People were telling me they heard me on the radio when I was at the basketball game. That caught me way off-guard, me being all the way from Cleveland and people just knowing me already.
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"It's only going to get better. I'm just up for the challenge that coach (
Lane)
Kiffin has for his players. If I decide to come to Tennessee, I definitely want to be a part of that."