Tennessee suffers its first decommitment following Jeremy Pruitt's firing
That didn’t take long.
Less than an hour after Tennessee made the decision to fire Jeremy Pruitt following an internal investigation into alleged recruiting violations within the program, the Volunteers have already suffered a decommitment.
Four-star receiver Jordan Mosley from McGill Toolen High School of Mobile, Ala., announced his decision to part ways with the Volunteers on Monday. Mosley was the highest-rated prospect committed but unsigned in Tennessee’s 2021 recruiting class.
“First off, I would like to thank Coach Pruitt and Coach Tee Martin for giving me the opportunity to further my education and athletic career at the next level,” Mosley shared. “After further conversations with God, family, and coaches, I have made a decision to decommit from the University of Tennessee and explore other options. This wasn’t easy to do but it’s a business decision that I feel is best for me.”
The 6-foot, 190-pound Alabama native was rated as the No. 52 receiver in the nation and the No. 9 overall prospect in the nation for the 2021 recruiting cycle by 247Sports Composite Rankings.
Tennessee signed 19 prospects during the Early Signing Period and now have two unsigned prospects committed to the program’s 2021 recruiting class. Those prospects are athlete Roc Taylor from Oxford, Ala., and offensive lineman Colby Smith of West End, North Carolina.
He was never gonna sign with UT…he as much as said so…this just gets his name in the paper
Exactly! Also think “Big Kat” from Auburn didn’t have a good indication that Pruitt was going to be gone? Yup. Also Austin Pope coming back. We’ll get more than we’ll lose with Pruitt leaving. How many will back out of the portal after we hire a new head coach?? I think quite a few, especially if we hire Freeze.
I wonder if they’ve already hired his replacement (KS)? Or maybe he’s been there (TM)?…
Hard to blame him. If we are able to move fast enough to hire a quality AD and HC, then maybe he’ll recommit.
I bet Kevin Steele coaches them next year . A new AD gets time to make a solid hire