Tennessee target Darrin Kirkland Jr. moves up commitment date

Tennessee target Darrin Kirkland Jr. has decided to move his commitment date to next Monday. The four-star inside linebacker announced his decision via Twitter on Thursday:

Change of plans, commitment day has switched to Monday 12/15, at 4pm, @ my school #Oklahoma#OleMIss#Tennessee#Texas

— Darrin Kirkland Jr. (@_KIRKjunior) December 12, 2014

Kirkland announced last week that he’d planned to announce his college decision on Jan. 3 during the U.S. Army All-American Bowl. The 6-foot-2, 235-pound linebacker decommitted from Michigan on Nov. 6 and took an official visit to Tennessee’s campus on Nov. 22.

Kirkland ranks as the No. 4 inside linebacker and the No. 177 overall player in the 2015 recruiting class, according to the 247Sports composite rankings. Tennessee has received 51 percent of the 247 crystal ball predictions to earn the blue chip prospect’s commitment.

Kirkland’s final four schools include Tennessee, Ole Miss, Oklahoma and Texas.

Jason Hall

A former freelance journalist from Nashville, Jason covers Tennessee, Vanderbilt and Kentucky