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Jadyn Davis, the No. 1 overall prospect in the Top247 2024 player rankings, was one of the top prospects inside Neyland Stadium on Saturday night for the Vols primetime showdown with Ole Miss.
This was a return trip to Knoxville for Davis who sees a lot of potential reasons for him to ultimately choose the Vols.
“Just how Coach (Alex) Golesh uses the whole field and spreads guys out,” Davis said. “Looking back at Coach (Josh) Heupel and Coach (Joey) Halzle, their track record speaks for itself. They coached great players and developed great players. How they utilize the quarterback position and it’s kind of like Coach Halzle took time off as a college football coach to be a quarterback trainer, it’s kind of like having a quarterback trainer at a school I would choose.
“How passionate and loyal the fans are,” Davis continued. “I never experienced anything like that. It was really cool.”
This was Davis’s father Jeremiah’s first time at Tennessee.
“It was a great experience,” the elder Davis said. “I was kind of impressed. The guys played very hard with the new regime. Them being down scholarships and players transferring out of the program when the new regime came. It’s one of those special places even though they’re in a rebuilding cycle.
“We got there we met with the quarterbacks coach and the offensive coordinator and spent a lot of time with those guys, We met with the head coach, spent time with him before the game. It was all great conversations. You can tell Jadyn is a priority at the school. We talked about quarterback development and stuff like that, and trying to get him back up there in the winter for a basketball game so he can spend more time with them and the players. We spoke with the OC and quarterbacks coach after the game. It was a good experience.”