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Inspired by Florida's "#ComePlayWRFortheJoker" campaign, our recruiting writers looked at other ways schools can sell themselves on the trail. Here's a look at recruiting pitches for the ACC: Boston College Eagles What they're selling: B.C. has a...

Blog | May 10, 2013

Some have speculated that cornerback D'Andre Payne's commitment to Tennessee could lure nearby prospects, especially teammates, to follow his path to Knoxville. Perhaps, but the Volunteers still have plenty of work to do. "No, not really," Payne's...

Blog | April 03, 2013

D'Andre Payne's commitment to Tennessee signals a homecoming for the ESPN Watch List cornerback from Washington (D.C.) Friendship. Payne isn't exactly sure why his family, which moved from Knoxville, Tenn., a couple of generations ago, left the Ea...

Blog | April 03, 2013

D'Andre Payne is ready to announce his college decision. Payne shared the information with ESPN just before boarding a plane in the Nashville airport. He had just completed a visit to Vanderbilt's campus. "Florida State, Tennessee, Clemson and ...

Blog | April 02, 2013

Chris Williams hasn't released his official list of finalists. However, he was willing to offer a strong hint as to which direction his recruitment is going. The defensive tackle from Tyrone (Ga.) Sandy Creek confirmed that Ole Miss, Texas A&M...

Blog | March 18, 2013

Interest in Dylan Jackson continues to grow. It seems a matter of time until he reels in his first scholarship offer. Vanderbilt, Tennessee, Clemson and Georgia Tech have shown recent interest in the rising junior defensive end from Maryville (Ten...

Blog | March 17, 2013

Spicing up the third Saturday in October: Rico McGraw (Nashville, Tenn./Ensworth) isn't saying so, but Alabama and Tennessee seem most prominent in his recruitment. Why? Because Bama was the first school to offer him a scholarship, and he has several...

Blog | March 17, 2013

T.J. Parker (Cleveland, Tenn./Cleveland) wants to study what he loves to do. That should only help his athletic career. With one of the most impressive physiques among prospects in Saturday's NUC seven-on-seven camp in Knoxville, Tenn., the sophom...

Blog | March 17, 2013

A scholarship offer and an inviting depth chart has Braxton Berrios looking hard at a top ACC school. Clemson extended Berrios a scholarship offer during his visit to the school this week. The receiver from Leesville in Raleigh, N.C., has long exp...

Blog | March 15, 2013

Each week this spring, RecruitingNation will take a closer look at some of the nation's top Class of 2014 prospects from the ESPN Watch List. This week we kick things off with Charlotte (N.C.) Christian tight end Jeb Blazevich. Few people -- well,...

Blog | March 01, 2013

Tennessee certainly helped itself with D.J. Smith (Marietta, Ga./Walton). Whether it's enough to overtake a strong list of suitors remains to be seen. The 6-foot, 182-pound ESPN Watch List cornerback said Tennessee is now one of the schools he is ...

Blog | February 17, 2013

Todd Kelly Jr. made his latest college visit a family affair. "It was cool," the ESPN Watch List prospect said of last weekend's visit to Columbus to check out Ohio State. "I liked it. My second time up there with my dad, but it was mom's first ti...

Blog | February 13, 2013

A trip East has Todd Kelly Jr. seriously considering an ACC school. The ESPN Watch List safety from Knoxville (Tenn.) Webb visited Clemson and enjoyed his trip. "They don't have many safeties from the 2013 class so that's one thing that really...

Blog | February 07, 2013

ACC schools in particular seem impressed with offensive tackle Chandler Greer (Knoxville, Tenn./Bearden), who says programs that have shown him the most interest are from the BCS conference. "Georgia Tech [and] Clemson ... have all been by my scho...

Blog | January 31, 2013

The schedule of Todd Kelly Jr. often is filled with meetings with coaches intent on recruiting him. The junior prospect from Knoxville (Tenn.) Webb told ESPN that coaches from three schools visited his school this week: Clemson, Virginia and Georg...

Blog | January 30, 2013

Tennessee might have a secret weapon in the race to land five-star defensive end Carl Lawson. It's Ryan Jenkins. Jenkins and Lawson have been good friends since they played together for Alpharetta (Ga.) Milton. They stayed in touch after Jenkins t...

Blog | January 30, 2013