Moses won't deliver to Vols; update on Boyd

Changes at Tennessee changed the future for Morgan Moses.

The top-ranked offensive tackle from Meadowbrook High School in Richmond, Va., said Sunday night he had planned to announce his commitment to the Vols on national television during the U.S. Army All-American game in San Antonio on Saturday.

When Phillip Fulmer was asked to resign as coach of the Vols on Nov. 3, the 6-foot-7, 347-pound Moses said he decided to part ways.

“I was going to do it here,” Moses told Armen Williams of rivals.com. “But some situations came up, so I’m looking forward to taking some more visits and enjoying my visits.”

Fulmer was replaced by Lane Kiffin this month, but it wasn’t enough to move Moses.

“That’s a real good school,” Moses told rivals.com. “I hadn’t visited officially, but I went there when they played Florida. The game atmosphere is crazy and you see over 100,000 people in orange just jumping up and down.”

Moses is considering North Carolina, Ohio State and Alabama.

However, Norm Wood who covers recruiting for the Daily Press in Hampton, Va., wrote Sunday in his recruiting column that Moses seems destined to spend a year in prep school.

Wood said he believes Moses will commit to Alabama.

Wood also has an update on Phoebus High quarterback Tajh Boyd of Hampton, Va. The 6-foot, 210-pound quarterback visited Ohio State and Oregon after de-committing from Tennessee after being told by Kiffin this month that he did not fit into the Vols’ pro-style offense.

“At this stage, it looks like a three-horse race between Ohio State, Oregon and Boston College for his services,” Wood said. “Virginia has tried to get back in the mix after the departure of offensive coordinator Mike Groh, who was recruiting Boyd.”

Wood said he believes Boyd will end up at Ohio State.