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Derrick Nnadi just laughs off the pressure from his friend who just happens to be a highly rated prospect. "I try to avoid him," the defensive tackle from Virginia Beach (Va.) Ocean Lakes joked when asked about his weekly workouts with five-star V...

Blog | May 14, 2013

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

Road-graders are typically huge in the deep South. However, there are some big men that college recruiters are chasing in the "northern" South: specifically Arkansas, Kentucky and Tennessee. Here are some big men to watch in the region: OT Alex Ba...

Blog | May 06, 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

Cortez McDowell thinks he would be a good fit at a certain SEC school. After meeting with Tennessee's coaches during a junior day visit on Saturday, McDowell could imagine a rather seamless transition if he became a Volunteer. McDowell spent a goo...

Blog | March 18, 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

Tennessee's latest coaching hire appears to be all about recruiting further south. After losing former running backs coach Jay Graham to Florida State, the Volunteers announced over the weekend that Gillespie would replace Graham, a beloved former...

Blog | March 06, 2013

Just when things seemed to be looking a bit more orange in Knoxville, Tennessee's football team lost a former star player turned ace recruiter. Jay Graham's departure to Florida State will have a wide-reaching impact on recruiting. The former Tenn...

Blog | February 28, 2013

Alex Bars' latest list of scholarship offers reads like a who's who of college football. Florida, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Nebraska, Stanford, Virginia and Penn State have all sent recent offers to the offensive tackle from Nashville (Tenn.) M...

Blog | February 13, 2013

Florida State is making its presence felt in middle Tennessee. First, the Seminoles landed four-star cornerback Jalen Ramsey from Brentwood (Tenn.) Academy, stealing him from USC on national signing day. Now, thanks, in part, to Ramsey's signing, ...

Blog | February 07, 2013

E.J. Levenberry won't wait until national signing day to announce his college decision. The ESPN 300 linebacker from Woodbridge (Va.) Hylton will announce who he will sign with on Tuesday evening, according to his father, Eric Levenberry. Levenber...

Blog | February 05, 2013

Florida State has some strong competition for E.J. Levenberry. "This is tough for him," said the four-star prospect's father, Eric Levenberry, after the family took an official visit to Tennessee last weekend. Levenberry, an ESPN 300 prospect, ...

Blog | February 04, 2013

Yannick Ngakoue's media silence was not an accident. The three-star linebacker from Washington (D.C.) Friendship hasn't been talking to reporters lately in order to focus on his pending college decision. He is primarily considering South Carolina,...

Blog | February 04, 2013

Auburn has made itself a finalist for one of the top defensive ends in the nation. LSU, Florida and Florida State, however, are firmly in the mix as well. Tashawn Bower said Auburn will be one of the three schools he chooses from on Wednesday. One...

Blog | February 03, 2013

Blaise Taylor has his first SEC scholarship offer. More might be on the way. Tennessee offered the 5-foot-7, 165-pound junior receiver from Auburn (Ala.) High a scholarship this weekend, according to text messages sent from Taylor and his father, ...

Blog | February 03, 2013