Tennessee releases program's highest-rated signee from his National Letter of Intent
The moment Jeremy Pruitt was fired at Tennessee, the Vols likely lost any chance of seeing Dylan Brooks in Orange and White.
Now that news is official as Tennessee has released Brooks from his National Letter of Intent and his SEC agreement, freeing the Alabama native to sign with any program of his choosing.
News of Tennessee releasing Brooks was first reported by Austin Price of Volquest.
The 6-foot-5, 250-pound Brooks signed with Tennessee after being rated as a four-star prospect, the No. 6 weakside defensive end and the No. 4 overall prospect from Alabama in the 2021 recruiting cycle. He was the highest-rated prospect to sign with Tennessee during the 2021 recruiting cycle.
Brooks’ release comes the same week as Tennessee released four-star Georgia running back Cody Brown from his National Letter of Intent.
While Brooks did sign with Tennessee during the Early Signing Period, when Pruitt was still the head coach of the Vols, he did not publicly release that information during the period. It was only later revealed that Brooks had signed with Tennessee.
A source tells SDS Brooks waited to announce his signing due to the uncertainty regarding Pruitt’s status at Tennessee. Obviously, those concerns were warranted, as Pruitt was fired by Tennessee weeks later.
too bad but not unexpected. he will be a good one for some lucky team. if there are others i wish they would just announce and move on so we know what we have to work with.
Yup. Just rip that band-aid off and get it over with.
Probably head to the Plains. Auburn Undercover contacted him several times over the month and he intends to come to Auburn. “I don’t want to be at Tennessee” said Brooks from the start of his request. They were just keeping him there in a terrible situation. Can’t imagine how relieved he is now. It probably feels like a weight was just lifted off his chest. Even if not to Auburn, I’m happy the young man got out of a stressful situation.
aubie you are such a drama queen.
Aubie is also a whiney wuss.
I’ve slapped her down a couple of times when she was begging for attention on a UGA article and you would have thought I was scarificing babies the way she whined and moaned.
Aubie is always needing a midol.
Can’t speak to comments I haven’t read made on other articles, but this doesn’t seem like whining and moaning to me. lol
Aubie108, is that you posting in your alternate account?
@Dawglb Nope, I’m just someone who knows what the words “whining” and “moaning” mean. Sorry that you don’t. lol
Lol very dramatic. How did Auburn contact him before he was released from his NLI?
Cam Newton’s dad still has a bat phone to the barn
Cam’s daddy still has his hand out. LMAO.
Auburn undercover is a media outlet so they can contact anybody they wish.
Gotcha. Well good luck with him.
Stressful situation? If he is stressed about football then its best he leave, maybe give up football and play badminton. LOL.
I think it’s immature on his part to not even talk with the incoming DC Tim Banks…who they say will run a more aggressive defense. The guy would be in the rotation right off the bat considering Tennessee’s weakness off the edge right now. But good luck to him, things will probably not work out very well, it’s not always greener on the other side.
Yeah he should stick around and be part of the train wreck.
If that’s the case then why commit and sign to a coach who put us in this mess? Your logic makes no sense at all.
UT, my sincere sympathies, I may call you hillbillies, Jethro, skinny Phil etc from time to time but outside of turd nation, nobody deserves this run of bad luck
May your fortunes turn.
Or may the camels of your caravan spit in your eye. ;)