The Carolina Pipeline to UT is gushing bigtime players like it did in the 90s. Some of the best players on the current team including 1st team AA Pearce are from NC, as well as the highest rated player in the 25 class (#2 overall) Sanders and the highest rated QB in the 26 class Faizon Brandon already committed. Amazing start to the 26 class lmao. Brandon's HS teammate in Greensboro is a 5* TE that is currently leaning to the VOLS as well....and VFL former LB Daryl Vereen is now the head coach at North Mecklenburg HS in Charlotte where he coaches high 4* Dtackle and 2025 commit Charles House. We are in deep with several of the top players in NC for that 26 class as well, and our 5* commits.from 2025 and 26 are all peer recruiting now as well. The future is so bright right now! Imagine if we pull off beating OK in Norman and make the playoffs this season? I cannot wait until we have a home playoff game at Neyland. The 2022 Bama win in Neyland is directly responsible for swaying some of the outstanding players in the 2025 class. They smile ear to ear recalling that atmosphere in their post commitment videos with AP...imagine the same thing happening after the guys all come for visits in the playoffs? We had a bunch of NC and SC guys at that beatdown we put on NCSU last weekend also. So excited for the future. GO VOLS