TENNESSEE
Recruiting starts early, even before players get to high school in some cases.
That was the situation on Saturday at Tennessee, as 2023 ATH Tony Mitchell, who has yet to play a single down of high school football, announced his verbal commitment to the Vols.
As you can see below, Mitchell, who will attend Thompson High School in Alabama this fall, announced his decision via Twitter:
After a great meeting in Knoxville with Coach Pruitt and his staff I’ve decided to make my verbal commitment to The University Of Tennessee #GBO🍊 pic.twitter.com/fUdUP5oyt4
— Tony Mitchell🦍 (@DatGuyTM) June 8, 2019
Obviously, since he hasn’t played any high school football yet, Mitchell has yet to be rated by the major recruiting services. He is the first player in Tennessee’s 2023 class.
Of course, there’s a long way to go before this verbal commitment becomes anything serious, but it is certainly an interesting move for Mitchell and the Vols.
Too funny. Pruitt and his staff are actually meeting with 8th graders?
Don’t laugh. The way Tennessee played last year, 8th graders could have beaten them.
He has offers from at least 6 other schools including UGA, SC and miss state. I think it’s crazy to even allow commitments from children ofcthusxsge but it’s the state of college recruiting today. If you think LSU hadn’t talked to some 8th graders you are mistaken.
I know LSU offered Moses very early. That, and this, still seem silly to me, but it does appear to be the nature of the beast.
Agree it is silly.
In 2012 LSU offered Dylan Moses before his 8th grade year.
Back in 2017 Kentucky offered Kiyaunta Goodwin (6’7″ 370 lbs) who is an 8th grader from Louisville. The Cats aren’t the only interested in him. He also has offers from Georgia, LSU, Bama, the Cards and FSU.
Why, the next thing you know, we’ll be hiring a head football coach who’s never been a head football coach.
This is getting out of hand. A 13 year old using the word “commitment”?!
Embarrassing for UT
More embarrassing than 24-7? With your all century team? Which included a top defensive draft pick.
Said otherwise, UK’s best can’t beat UT’s worst.
Pot meet kettle. Except it’s not embarrassing to UT and you are an embarrassment to ky, SDS posters and the male species.
He’s so proud of Kentucky’s TWO, (2) wins in the last 34 years against the Vols, I wouldn’t doubt he probably a closet Tennessee fan.
He needs to get attention somewhere.
Cat fans won’t respond to him, so please pick up the pace so he can attach to some program.
Thank you.
Raise your hand if you can say with absolute certainty that your coach has never offered an 8th grader.
I’m sure we’ll all look back at this as an extremely impactful and long-lasting decision in 4 years.
Just like Kirby’s decision to go for it on fourth down against Alabama last year.
In a way I feel like this was a decent retort, and in a way I feel like it was a completely irrelevant flop.
The troll parade continues
Way to keep your standards high there Pruitt. What a joke Tennessee is.
I thought the joke was in your pants and between your ears….
That really is a sad come back oskie, but I am glad to know that you are interested in what is in my pants.
It’s spelled “comeback”….
Weren’t we also discussing your lack of iq? A bit ironic, eh?
Google “Gators offer prospect in 8th grade”, then tell us again about those standards.
Vandy is the only school in the SEC that has not offered an 8th grader. Arkansas may hold the record by offering a 5th grader in hopes of getting his brother.
It’s the way of the recruiting world nowadays. Earliest is often the warmest to many recruits. Anyone who’s reasonably plugged in to recruiting should not be surprised at this.
Virtually everyone does it, regardless of whether some schools’ fans are aware or not. So now the question really becomes: which is worse – having your offer accepted by a 13 year-old, or having it rejected?
Odd that the usual troll brigade is so concerned about this. I thought their teams were beyond being concerned with downtrodden UT. Odd that they obsessively troll here.