Brycen Sanders is now less than two months away from making his college decision. After narrowing his focus to four finalists nearly a month ago, he traveled to Ole Miss earlier this month on his first official visit, and he still plans to make at least a few more stops before announcing his commitment on June 23.
The four-star Class of 2023 offensive lineman from Baylor School in Chattanooga, Tenn., said his upcoming travel plans are likely to include another trip to Tennessee. He told GoVols247 on Wednesday afternoon that there's a good chance he will visit the Vols again the weekend of May 28 for a recruiting event that's expected to bring a number of high-priority targets to Knoxville.
"I think I’m going to come up at the end of May," he said. "Not sure if it will be an official (visit) yet."
The 6-foot-5, 280-pound Sanders, who's a Top247 prospect in 247Sports' rankings, announced on March 29 that he plans to choose between Tennessee, LSU, Oklahoma and Ole Miss. He went to Ole Miss the weekend of April 8 on his first official visit, and he's scheduled to take an official visit to Oklahoma the weekend of June 3.
Tennessee has hosted him on a pair of visits this year. He most recently returned to Knoxville on March 30 to attend one of the Vols' spring practices. Immediately that trip, he told GoVols247 that he "probably" wouldn't visit Tennessee again "unless I need to take an official" visit there.
“They were just talking to me, like, if I were thinking of going somewhere else, before I would do that, they would want me to come take an official to Tennessee,” Sanders said last month after his latest visit with the Vols. “And if, after I take my officials in June, if I know I’m going to go to Tennessee, they would want me to wait to take my official, like, in the season to help recruit. So it all depends (on) if I decide I want to go somewhere else, if I want to come back or not.”
In addition to possibly seeing the Vols again next month, he plans to return to LSU at some point in June before making his choice.