After signing his first 5-star at Tennessee in G Josiah James, along with Wing Davonte Gaines and Stretch-4 Drew Pember, it appeared that Rick Barnes was finished recruiting for the 2019 class. After all, the Vols have one scholarship open during the 2018-19 season and have only two seniors in […]
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The Wise Move for the (Possible) Last Spot
As Tennessee hits the home stretch of the 2019 class it has an incredibly limited number of spots to add more players, and despite what was a very successful Early Signing Period haul there are still needs at virtually every position. The Thursday night addition of Georgia transfer Deangelo Gibbs […]
Relative to 2019 Opponents, Vols Big Winners as NFL Early Entry Period Closes
With the NFL early entrant deadline having come and gone, we can now take a look at the landscape as it relates to Tennessee and its 2019 opponents. The Vols were able to avoid any significant losses to the NFL. LB Quarte Sapp, who briefly quit the team midseason before […]
Tee Martin’s Instant Recruiting Impact
The return of Tee Martin to Tennessee to the Tennessee staff is a big deal both in terms of perception – he’s a former National Championship winning QB with a street named after him on campus and most recently was the Offensive Coordinator at Southern Cal – as well as […]
Grateful for the Dead Period to be Over
With the December 2018 Early Signing Period in the books, the recruiting world will get cranked back up this weekend after the dead period ends. And after watching last night’s National Championship Game one can be sure that Coach Jeremy Pruitt is chomping at the bit to do everything he […]
Friday Recruiting Musings
As next week brings All-Star Games, each game includes Vol signees and targets as well, with OL Darnell Wright and ILB Henry To’oto’to the prime prospects at the Under Armour All-America Game and All-American Bowl, respectively. Tennessee signees OL Wanya Morris and S Jaylen “Tank” McCullough will represent the Vols at the UA […]
Holiday Weekend Recruiting Thoughts
Tennessee’s Early Signing Period class ranks #13 in the country and #6 in the SEC. These respective rankings of course do not count the addition of the Aubrey Solomon, who was a 5-star DT in the class of 2017 and has played in both of his seasons at Michigan – […]
Tennessee Got Better on Wednesday, Has a Chance to Get Much Better in February
The Wednesday that kicked off the Early Signing Period was on the one hand disappointing, as Tennessee swung and missed on all of its 50/50 targets. On the other hand it was also satisfying, as the Vols inked 18 signees and didn’t lose a single commitment. To its existing commitments […]
Three Days Before Early Signing Day: What We Know, What We Don’t Know, and What We Think
Here’s where the Vols stand with their primary targets just ahead of the Early Signing Period.
The Final Countdown: Early Signing Day Approaches
With the Early Signing Period beginning next week, Tennessee has a very strong class of 2019 recruiting class. However, especially with the large need for both talent and depth across the roster, the Vols still need to add more pieces. Below we take a look at how things could shake […]