Browsing Posts tagged Tennessee Recruiting

Three-Star linebacker Kenneth Bynum of Jacksonville became the 22nd and final piece of Derek Dooley’s class. Bynum was a long-time commit to Cincinnati, and didn’t pick up his Volunteer offer until the de-commitments from Dalton Santos and Otha Peters came in. The Volunteers offered late in the game, and Bynum didn’t even visit until after [...]

Signing Day is upon us once again. In the last couple of days UT did lose two highly ranked recruits: Dalton Santos to Texas, which was his boyhood dream, and Otha Peters who, rightly or not, is concerned about Derek Dooley’s job situation, and signed with Arkansas. But today is not for that. Today is [...]

Anderson, SC Tight End Justin Meredith committed to Tennessee today. That brings Derek Dooley’s haul up to 21 prospects in 2012. Dooley had long sought Meredith, who was a North Carolina commitment under Butch Davis, and Everett Withers. After Withers was let go, Meredith reopened his recruitment. It was suspected after Withers’ departure that Meredith would [...]

Speedy wide receiver Alton “Pig” Howard chose the Tennessee Volunteers today. The four-star receiver ultimately chose UT over Central Florida. You are probably asking, why is a four-star kid even considering UCF, well Pig’s brother plays for the Knights. Howard also had offers from, Florida, Southern Cal, South Carolina, Notre Dame, Ohio State and others. [...]