After appearing to have hit on multiple 2019 signees who earned offers at Tennessee summer camps, the Vols have struck again, adding a commitment Friday from OL Javontez Spraggins from East St. Louis, IL. Spraggins, a 6’2, 330+ pound road grader, was an unknown to even the most ardent followers […]
Recruiting
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June Recruiting Preview: A Massive Month for the Vols
With the month of May coming to a close and Tennessee sitting on 6 public commitments after the recent addition of JUCO DB Art Green, the Vols have a class that significantly favors quality over quantity at this point. With the top two JUCOs in the country (Green and DE […]
Tennessee Recruiting Positional Update: Tight Ends
Despite signing two high-level Tight Ends in the 2019 class in Jackson Lowe and Sean Brown, there is still both a lack of depth as well as the kind size that Pruitt prefers on the current roster. Further, 2019 starter Dominick Wood-Anderson is heading into his last year of eligibility. […]
Tennessee Recruiting Positional Update: Wide Receivers
With four senior Wide Receivers at or near the top of Tennessee’s 2019 depth chart and little in the way of proven depth behind them, recruiting at the position for the 2020 class is of the utmost urgency. Looking out to 2020, the Vols currently project to have only seven […]
Uros Plavsic and what he means for 2020 recruiting and the program writ large
With the addition of 7’1 Arizona State transfer Uros Plavsic to the roster, Tennessee currently has 13 scholarship players for the 2019-2020 season. However, with most assuming that PG Jordan Bone will choose to stay in the NBA Draft, that will leave one scholarship open. Given that the Vols will […]
Tennessee Recruiting Positional Update: Running Back
While Tennessee has some talented Running Backs on its 2019 roster, and all but one (Carlin Fils-aime) are expected back in 2020, the Vols lack both enough sheer numbers – there are only five true RBs on the roster -as well as the kind of dominant, star talents at the […]
Mid-April Recruiting News and Notes
After taking an unofficial visit to Knoxville the previous weekend for the Orange & White Game, USC WR transfer Velus Jones took an official visit this past weekend to Auburn. An Alabama native who signed with the Trojans when current Tennessee WR Coach and fellow Alabamian Tee Martin was the […]
Vols Land 5-Star Corey Walker: What is and What Could (Ever) Be*
As we speculated two weeks ago, 5-star Wing Corey Walker committed to the Vols this past weekend in what was without a doubt the biggest recruiting weekend in the history of the Tennessee basketball program. What’s noteworthy about this commitment isn’t just that this is Barnes’s 2nd 5-star commitment in […]
Rocky Top the Place to be on March 2nd
Knoxville is going to be buzzing on the weekend of March 2nd, as Tennessee will host Kentucky in a rematch of the Cats’ thrashing of the Vols two weeks prior. Of course, both teams have two games in between now and then, with the Vols going on the road twice […]
Can Vols Start a Whitehaven Pipeline in Football and Hoops?
It’s common knowledge that Coach Jeremy Pruitt is making Memphis a huge priority in the class of 2020. The Vols have targeted upwards of ten Memphis prospects in the class, and Memphians make up four of the top 7 prospects in the state according to 247 Sports. Pruitt and Co. […]