'19 Transfer DB Quincy Riley (MTSU)

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T2P_Priceless said:
I hope Slaughter wins NB and Turnage and Hadden win CB
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I don’t think they brought in Des Williams to sit. I think/hope he’s one starting CB.

Flowers will be one Safety, but I hope that between Walker, Charles, and McDonald, one of them wins the other S spot. There are a myriad of options at NB.

And of course, if we get Riley, he’s right there at a CB spot too.
 
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GregAmsler said:
I don’t think they brought in Des Williams to sit. I think/hope he’s one starting CB.

Flowers will be one Safety, but I hope that between Walker, Charles, and McDonald, one of them wins the other S spot. There are a myriad of options at NB.

And of course, if we get Riley, he’s right there at a CB spot too.
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oh yea, forgot about Des. If Flowers keeps his job I hope it’s because he improved a lot and not because no one else is good

Realistically we need at least 6-8 options that could start to give breathers
 
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GregAmsler said:
I don’t think they brought in Des Williams to sit. I think/hope he’s one starting CB.

Flowers will be one Safety, but I hope that between Walker, Charles, and McDonald, one of them wins the other S spot. There are a myriad of options at NB.

And of course, if we get Riley, he’s right there at a CB spot too.
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Personally I hope Turnage gets the NB spot. Kid balled out against SCAR and got SEC player of the week for defense. I can trust what I've seen with my look balls and that kid is money at that spot.
 
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Quincy Riley returned to Tennessee on Saturday to see the Vols for the second time in less than three weeks, this time to attend their second spring scrimmage. And he still plans to make the trip to Knoxville one more time before deciding where his next stop will be.
The redshirt sophomore cornerback from Middle Tennessee said the Vols are one of three teams he’s strongly considering, along with Ole Miss and Louisville, following his latest trip to Tennessee over the weekend. He said the Vols have impressed him during both of his recent visits with them, and he expects to return to Knoxville on an official visit that might be scheduled for the weekend of April 22.
We’re working on that now. It should be next week, after Easter,” said Riley, who was a first-team All-Conference USA selection last year as a redshirt freshman for the Blue Raiders.
“That’s what we’re hoping. We’re kind of locking it in as days go by.”


The 6-foot, 189-pound Riley, who ranked fourth nationally and led Conference USA with five interceptions last season, said there’s a good chance his official visit to Tennessee will be his final trip before he decides on a transfer destination. He took official visits to Louisville and Ole Miss last month in addition to his pair of unofficial visits with the Vols, and he said he’s still considering “all three” teams.
While he once expressed interest in visiting North Carolina, he said the Tar Heels will “probably not” host him on an official visit in the coming weeks.
Following his official visit to Tennessee, he said he hopes to announce a commitment “probably after that week.”
Riley, a former standout at A.C. Flora High School in Columbia, S.C., said he liked what he saw from the Vols during Saturday’s scrimmage, which was held in place of their annual Orange and White Game due to ongoing renovations inside Neyland Stadium.
“It went good,” he said. “I liked how their offense looked. They’ve got a lot of explosive players. Their defense looked well-rounded — just missing a couple pieces, if that makes sense.”
He said he “definitely did” see an opportunity for himself in Tennessee’s shorthanded secondary, which opened Saturday’s scrimmage with junior-college transfer Desmond Williams — who joined the Vols in January — working at cornerback with the first-team defense opposite walk-on William Wright.
A few of Tennessee’s top returning cornerbacks are sitting out spring practice because of injuries and offseason surgeries. Coach Josh Heupel’s staff, including defensive backs coach Willie Martinez, has continued to tell Riley that he could compete for immediate playing time in the Vols’ secondary.
“They just said, I mean, of course, I’m going to have to come and compete,” Riley said. “But they’re saying there’s a good chance that, if I do what I’ve got to do when I come in, I could find myself competing there and playing there.”


Riley said he has taken a pair of unofficial visits to Tennessee since the Vols started spring practice on March 22 in part because “it is convenient” for him to drive from Middle Tennessee’s campus to Knoxville. His multiple visits to Tennessee, he said, shouldn’t be viewed “as a sign” that he’s leaning toward the Vols.
But he said he’s high on them for multiple reasons.
“I like their culture,” said Riley, who has three remaining seasons of eligibility. “Tennessee’s always known for a good culture, their fans — just their whole program. They haven’t been doing good, but they’ve got a new coaching staff.
“Heupel and the guys, I feel like they’re going to make a lot of changes around the fall, and they’re going to be winning this season.”
Ole Miss, which hosted Riley on an official visit the weekend of March 26, also has stayed in frequent contact with him over the past couple weeks.
“They talk to me every day,” he said. ”(Ole Miss cornerbacks) coach (Sam) Cartertalks to me every day.”
 
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IMO he would be an underrated addition. Riley + Walker would mean we've done what you're supposed to do in the portal (outside of landing elite talent, e.g., Bru at WR) - adding two experienced and talented players who can help immediately and have multiple years of eligibility.
 
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jvols1999 said:
IMO he would be an underrated addition. Riley + Walker would mean we've done what you're supposed to do in the portal (outside of landing elite talent, e.g., Bru at WR) - adding two experienced and talented players who can help immediately and have multiple years of eligibility.
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It feels like Bru is ours as well. I like Riley, and Walker should be able to help as well. All 3 will be great additions and should all contribute day 1.
 
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AP made it sound like he would be a depth player only. Not a difference maker.

Basically that we’re in like with the player, but not in love. Hoping someone else becomes available.

This is all paraphrased from a somewhat recent podcast.
 
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HoleInTheRoof said:
AP made it sound like he would be a depth player only. Not a difference maker.

Basically that we’re in like with the player, but not in love. Hoping someone else becomes available.

This is all paraphrased from a somewhat recent podcast.
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The more guys between Warren Burrell and the field the better hopefully come fall our secondary looks like this
CB1: Williams, Riley, Harrison
CB2: Hadden, Rucker, Burrell
Star: Turnage, Slaughter, McCullough
Safety: Charles/McDonald, Flowers/Walker, McCullough/Thomas
It would really be nice to get a stud corner in the portal but apparently it’s not going to happen. Hopefully Williams is adjusts well to SEC because his highlights were incredible and I know people were high on Hadden and Rucker and Turnage showed a lot of potential last year
 
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BelieveTheHeup93 said:
The more guys between Warren Burrell and the field the better hopefully come fall our secondary looks like this
CB1: Williams, Riley, Harrison
CB2: Hadden, Rucker, Burrell
Star: Turnage, Slaughter, McCullough
Safety: Charles/McDonald, Flowers/Walker, McCullough/Thomas
It would really be nice to get a stud corner in the portal but apparently it’s not going to happen. Hopefully Williams is adjusts well to SEC because his highlights were incredible and I know people were high on Hadden and Rucker and Turnage showed a lot of potential last year
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exactly


we dont need to see Burrell if we plan on having a decent secondary.
 
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BelieveTheHeup93 said:
The more guys between Warren Burrell and the field the better hopefully come fall our secondary looks like this
CB1: Williams, Riley, Harrison
CB2: Hadden, Rucker, Burrell
Star: Turnage, Slaughter, McCullough
Safety: Charles/McDonald, Flowers/Walker, McCullough/Thomas
It would really be nice to get a stud corner in the portal but apparently it’s not going to happen. Hopefully Williams is adjusts well to SEC because his highlights were incredible and I know people were high on Hadden and Rucker and Turnage showed a lot of potential last year
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Would like to have a stud secondary player fall in our lap but disagree with everything else else. Burrell and McCullough are invaluable players who have earned their time unless beat out by someone elite.
 
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volinexile17 said:
Would like to have a stud secondary player fall in our lap but disagree with everything else else. Burrell and McCullough are invaluable players who have earned their time unless beat out by someone elite.
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Warren Burrell is hands down the worst corner we’ve had since Art Evans and McCullough isn’t much better of a safety
 
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