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#TSD16: Vols Welcome Newcomers
Jeff George R-Junior • WR • 6-6 • 200 Leavenworth, Kan. • Leavenworth Senior H.S. • Southwestern Oklahoma State • Dodge City C.C. (Kansas) Prospect Rankings 247 Sports: 3-star (No. 38 overall JUCO prospect, No. 6 JUCO wide receiver, No. 8 JUCO prospect in Kansas ESPN: 4-star (No. 26 JUCO prospect, No. 7 JUCO wide…
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Butch Jones #TSD16 Press Conference
Feb. 3, 2016 KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee head coach Butch Jones capped a successful National Signing Day by hosting a press conference at the Ray & Lucy Hand Digital Studio on Wednesday afternoon. Jones discussed the construction of this year’s signing class and gave plenty of acclaim to his assistant coaches and program support staff that aided throughout…
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Tennessee QB commit moving up the rankings
Tennessee quarterback commit Jarrett Guarantano is moving up the Scout recruiting rankings. Guarantano is now rated the No. 3 quarterback in the nation, moving up from the No. 5 spot previously. Even more impressive, he jumped from the No. 116 player overall to No. 58 in the latest rankings. Scout’s recruiting analyst Brian Dohn said even though…
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New Vol Commit: ’16 GA DE Chidi Okonya
[fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”]Just after a Big Orange Caravan appearance in Atlanta by Butch Jones earlier this week, Tennessee has picked up yet another football commitment from the state of Georgia. Chidi Okonya, a 6-foot-7,…
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Vols offer 2018 QB/ATH Dakereon Joyner
Tennessee offered class of 2018 quarterback/athlete Dakereon Joyner from North Charleston, South Carolina on Tuesday. “Blessed to say I officially Received my 4th offer from The University of Tennessee,” Joyner posted on Twitter. Joyner is listed at 6-foot-1 and 173 pounds, according to Rivals.com, and has offers from Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and now Tennessee.…
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4-star QB Austin Kendall commits to Vols
Tennessee picked up a new commit on Sunday afternoon: Class of 2016 North Carolina quarterback Austin Kendall. “I have officially committed to play football at the University of Tennessee! #VOLS #BrickByBrick #VFL,” he tweeted. Measuring 6-foot-2 and weighing 205 pounds, Kendall is a consensus 4-star prospect. He’s the No. 4 pro-style quarterback in the country…
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Vols top list for 5-star QB
Amidst the somewhat, uhh, tumultuous basketball news of late, Tennessee got some downright good news on the football recruiting front Monday. The Vols sit atop 5-star quarterback Torrance Gibson’s list of potential schools, placing above teams like Auburn and Ohio State that were thought, by some, to be favored. Recruiting is a marathon, not a…
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Legacy Class, Part II?
The 2014 Tennessee recruiting class included six players that had family members who previously played sports at Tennessee. Dillion Bates, Todd Kelly, Jr., Neiko Creamer, Evan and Elliott Berry all had fathers that played football at UT, while Vic Wharton’s uncle, Brandon, was a Vol hooper. It was thusly dubbed the “Legacy Class.” But in…
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Multiple offers to prospects at Creekside, Ocean Lakes
As I perused the depths of the recruiting forum at Volnation over the last couple weeks, I noticed scholarship offers going to several players at two familiar high schools: Creekside, GA., and Ocean Lakes, VA. VOLNATION RECRUITING Eric Berry, as well as his two brothers twins Evan and Elliott Berry, attended Creekside High School, while…
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5* Receiver is ‘all #Vol’
Despite some recent concerns that he might be wavering, 5* WR Preston Williams took to twitter to assure fans he’s still committed to Tennessee. I’m all #Vol #VolNation I’m #100% pic.twitter.com/eecjQld5yh — ☁️ҜIΠG RΣSΩRT☁️ (@ThResort) February 28, 2014 Williams recently made a trip to Florida and indicated that he was open to considering other schools.…