Tennessee received a big addition to its list of weekend visitors when offensive lineman Morgan Moses from Meadowbrook High School in Richmond, Va., decided to make an official visit.
The addition of the 6-foot-7, 347-pound Moses helped the absence of quarterback A.J. McCarron from St. Paul’s Episcopal High School in Mobile, Ala.
McCarron, who has been committed to Alabama since May, had considered visiting UT but decided against it.
The Vols were able to convince several prospects who are committed elsewhere to make the trip to Knoxville.
Linebacker Petey Smith (Alabama) from Armwood High School in Seffner, Fla., running back Kendrick Hardy (Southern Miss) from Lawrence County High in Monticello, Miss., athlete Marsalis Teague (Florida) from Henry County High in Paris, Tenn., and defensive back Nyshier Oliver (Notre Dame) from St. Peter’s Prep in Jersey City, N.J., all decided to visit UT despite being committed to other schools.
Oliver’s visit is intriguing because he originally committed to UT in June but later de-committed and gave a pledge to Notre Dame.
Other late additions to UT’s weekend of visitors include defensive end Jarrett Brown from Bowie High School in Arlington, Texas, and linebacker Shane Gordon from Cypress Bay High in Weston, Fla.
Weekend visitors
Player Pos. High School
Jarrett Brown DE Bowie (Texas)
Michael Edwards WR Glenville (Ohio)
Shane Gordon LB Cypress Bay (Fla.)
James Green WR Leon (Fla.)
Kendrick Hardy RB Lawrence County (Miss.)
Alshon Jeffrey WR Calhoun County (S.C.)
Morgan Moses DL Meadowbrook (Va.)
Darren Myles Jr. WR Carver (Ga.)
Nyshier Oliver RB St. Peters Prep (N.J.)
Kevin Revis OL Rhea County
JerQuari Schofield ATH South Aiken (S.C.)
D.T. Shackleford FB/LB Austin (Ala.)
Petey Smith LB Armood (Fla.)
Marsalis Teague ATH Henry County
Damien Thigpen RB Stonewall Jackson-Manassas (Va.)
Quinton Washington DL Timberland (S.C.)
Tennessee's signing class for 2012
Tennessee defeats Georgia 3-2 in…
Scripps Interactive Newspapers Group
Comments » 78
bluetick writes:
That's a huge visit. (no pun intened)
HardCoreVol writes:
My Man! This keeps getting better, and better! I must say I was really hoping A.J. would visit...
HonoluluVol writes:
I hope we can use the players that are already commited to sway the opinions of those that are not committed or committed elsewhere to give their pleadge to the VOLS instead.
vols_fan_n_tx writes:
In BJ we trust. If we don't get a QB in this class, BJ Coleman is the man.
HonoluluVol writes:
I think the problem with AJ, is that his Dad doesn't want him to visit. AJ wants too, but his Dad put the smack down on him.
Seahawk writes:
Petey Smith is not committed to Alabama.
HonoluluVol writes:
Between this weekends visits and next weeks visits, I know we'll grab a few commitments once they get a taste of what the VOLS have to offer.
TNfaninMS writes:
I have heard around the grape vine here in Columbus MS that Patterson is more than likely to bammer. Anything can change and i hope it is not true but that is what i am hearing around here. He is from a place about 30 minutes from where i live.
volroadwarrior writes:
Saban told AJ he would put a contract out on him if he visited. Just kidding, but you can believe a lot of pressure was applied.
HonoluluVol writes:
W won't get a QB that class. But, I feel we need some play makers. Someone that can take the pressure off of the QB to make it happen. I think an explosive running game and WR with good route running capability will make our QB's a whole lot better.
volzcrushm writes:
I wonder how the dad/A.J. would feel if things don't work out for A.J. at bama and UT wins the nat. championship? Regardless, if we get 2/3s of these guys this weekend, and another good haul next weekend.... we gotta be a top 5 class!!(even w/o a QB)
txvolsfan writes:
I don't think AJ is that good, his arm is very suspect and we can do a lot next year!!!
JBruce writes:
Patterson is either Bama or Mississippi State bound. He says he prefers playing in a spread offense.
bone03162002 writes:
AJ MISSED OUT ON PLAYING FOR THE BIG ORANGE NOW TIME FOR HIS HEAD ON A SILVER PLATTER JUST LIKE TEBOW
bigorangejeffy writes:
(This comment was removed by the site staff.)
TNfaninMS writes:
well put sir!
TNfaninMS writes:
I would rather Pat Patterson end up at MS state. They need a playmaker at WR and Patterson would give them that. They have a pretty good class thus far and it would be nice to see them turn it around and play up to SEC level. That being said GO VOLS!!!!!!!!!
rockytopatl writes:
"Helped the absence"???
What kind of writing is that?
Editor, please!
StroVol writes:
No joking there, Watched a few of his games here in Chattanooga. Guy was a stud. Also smart. He'll pick up new offense ten times quicker than "Crampton" and Stephens.
Perfektion_87 writes:
I thought Mike Edwards was a CB prospect...
madvillevol writes:
Oku is taking other visits. Thats not good news. It seems like we are losing more ground than we are gaining.
MrBamSeydu writes:
McCarron is a toothpick.
Saban_Palin writes:
AJ didn't want to waste your time nor his. He is Bama bound to throw to Julio & other star receivers, perhaps Pat Patterson or Reuban Randle. His dad had nothing to do with it, that was a dumb comment. He has a strong, accurate arm, thus the high rating (the weak arm comment was also misinformed, made be a jealous dufus no doubt).
Also, Greg Reid decided against UT for this weekend and is visiting Alabama.
knucklehead_vol writes:
its kiffin...not kiffen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
rblakeh writes:
Oku said this was not true.
madvillevol writes:
Its on volquest.
madvillevol writes:
JBruce also reported it on another thread.
blitzshoot writes:
Oku will be a Vol. Moses will take a miracle. Gotta hope though. That would be an awesome addition.
blitzshoot writes:
How is Phil doing nowadays?
givehim6 writes:
Sign the orange line mr. Moses.
JBruce writes:
If you go through the article, Oku never said that he would not be taking visits.
Only Dave Hooker could interpret "I think I’m pretty sold on Tennessee" as actually meaning "Oku says he has no plans to take more visits."
To the average person, I think I'm pretty sold on Tennessee means he really likes Tennessee, but the door is still open.
Where the heck he got "Oku says he has no plans to take more visits," leaves me astonished at his stupidity.
mtnsvol44 writes:
If they are too dumb to realize they will be more NFL prepared after learning from these superior coaches, then they are too dumb for us to want them!
soccervol writes:
You are crazy if you think Bj is the starter...Stephens is by far the better QBs among the three of them. He will come around next year mark my words.
bigtangerine writes:
It's comical to watch you poor Tennessee fans get excited about visits and rumors of visits.
The ship is sinking kids. There's a new captain, but he's stuck with the sad collection of players Phil left behind before riding off to collect his 6 mil. He's recruiting recruiters who are questionable coaches, not big time players.
Tennessee is losing high school players, not gaining them.
But keep dreaming. Fulmer will be paid off in four years, then you can pay off the Kiffins and find a "coach."
annemarie writes:
Oku is visiting Syracuse this weekend.
annemarie writes:
It's such fun to read the interloper's posts. I would never know what was going on without their intelligent, insightful comments. Thank all of you for showing me how pitiful the VOL attempts are at acquiring recuits and who the few will be. C U 2/4!!!
volfan1967 writes:
I bet you money B.J. is not the starter next year.
798orange writes:
I hereby nominate this brilliant commentary for the most worthless of the day. Anybody second my motion?
annemarie writes:
Second (the motion - don't want to get the po-lice after me)
volfan1967 writes:
I second it.
bluetick writes:
You have an alligator mouth and a tadpole @ss. You forgot to mention which team you are trolling for. Dickweed.
yeavols#228407 writes:
This message goes to AJ McCarron...At first I thought what a good guy to have on our team..an Episcopalian that comes from the depths of nowhere, skinny guy, no meat, all stars...then he wants to make a visist to Tennessee..then he doesn't...and decides to stay with BAMA...OK..HEY AJ...whatever your motive...I am watching..and so are a lot of VOLS..you do have to visit Neyland..and it's not going to be as pretty as you once thought..
yeavols#228407 writes:
Neyland Stadium will once again become a place to be feared..not enjoyed...THAT I am looking foward to.
kwlightmin#206976 writes:
I'm telling you guys, I love the Vols and support Coach Kiffin, but I think it's really too late to land these recruits coming tomorrow and on the 30th. They're just using up their free visits and like the attention. I think we'll be better on the field this fall and will beat the teams we're supposed to beat, but I think if we get a recruiting class ranked 15th, we should all celebrate. No fault of Kiffin's, we just got started to late and these recruits don't know what to expect from the new Vols. Very few guys want to be guinea pigs even if we have one of the best staffs in the country.
yeavols#228407 writes:
Strong arms get intercepted...Hello Berry...Hello VOLS..SICKEM SMOKEY!!!
GreenDevilVol writes:
Edwards and Myles both are D.B's....Go figure,KNS at its best.
BuckheadVol1 writes:
Sir, you are an idiot!
JohnsonCity_George writes:
well said...
JohnsonCity_George writes:
What exactly are you trying to say about people who flip burgers? Are they not welcome here? What point are you trying to make?
volsfaninlsucountry writes:
i am glad that i can finally get some info on the vols,,,,, as the name states i live in LSU country and it can be very hard getting the right infornation down here,,,,,,,,,, I cant wait for things to get rolling and see who we truly get and not this he second hand info,,,,,,,,,,,,, all i can say is this,,,,, am new to posting on here AND GO VOLS.
Share your thoughts
Comments are the sole responsibility of the person posting them. You agree not to post comments that are off topic, defamatory, obscene, abusive, threatening or an invasion of privacy. Violators may be banned. Click here for our full user agreement.