Tennessee added three more recruits to its list of weekend visitors: receiver Nu’Keese Richardson from Pahokee (Fla.), defensive tackle Terrance Coleman from Williamson High School in Mobile, Ala., and defensive tackle D.D. Jones from Bastrop (La.) High School.
Richardson, who’s committed to Florida, told the Palm Beach Post on Wednesday that he wouldn’t visit UT, but Richardson confirmed to the News Sentinel on Friday via text message that he had decided to visit.
Coleman remains committed to Auburn but told AuburnSports.com he wanted to visit UT.
“Things might change,” Coleman told the Web site, “but right now I like Auburn.”
Jones, who committed to Michigan in July, has already visited the Wolverines, Arkansas and Auburn this month.
Jones told the Bastrop Daily Enterprise that he would likely make a final decision Wednesday.
Meanwhile, Patrick Patterson of Macon, Miss., decided not to visit UT and instead the 6-3, 215-pound receiver was on the campus of Mississippi State.
Stokes Done: Wide receiver Je’Ron Stokes from Northeast High in Philadelphia, Pa., decided not to visit Georgia this weekend.
Stokes remains committed to UT but has taken official visits to Michigan and Illinois this month after expressing concern over the UT coaching change.
Stokes plans to make his final choice on Wednesday.
Tennessee's Weekend Visitors
Prospect Pos. Size Hometown/School
Orson Charles TE 6-3, 230 Tampa, Fla./Plant
Terrance Coleman DT 6-1, 244 Mobile, Ala./Williamson
Marlon Brown WR 6-5, 205 Memphis/Harding Academy
Jonathan Evans LB 6-0, 205 Prichard, Ala./Blount
Marcus Hall OL 6-5, 290 Cleveland, Ohio/Glenville
D.D. Jones DT 6-3, 260 Bastrop, La./Bastrop
Kendall Kelly WR 6-4, 210 Gadsden, Ala./Gadsden City
Eddie Lacy RB 5-11, 210 Dutchtown, La./Geismar
Sam Montgomery DE 6-4, 230 Greenwood (S.C.) High School
Brandon Moore OL 6-5, 315 Montgomery, Ala./Carver
Robert Nelson LB 6-0, 205 Stone Mountain, Ga./Stone Mountain
Tana Patrick LB 6-3, 215 Stevenson, Ala./North Jackson
Nu’ Keese Richardson WR 5-9, 151 Pahokee, Fla./Pahokee
Tennessee's signing class for 2012
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Comments » 134
Southpaw_Vol writes:
Look for some surprises from Kiffin & Co!
DennisVols writes:
CLK is keeping the tradition of finishing strong.
Southpaw_Vol writes:
If you're going to the TN/FLA game, give these guys a HUUUUUGE ovation to let them know we really want them in Knoxville!
cjraney writes:
3 DL and 2 OL on the same trip. Amazing.
jhayes0926#638474 writes:
if we could get 3 of these, that would be great. 4 would be huge!!
madvillevol writes:
Pat Patterson is not coming now. Still though thats a star studded visitor list. Now all we have to do is close the deal on a few of these guys.
tripper writes:
Patrick is not here, but Artice Kellam is visiting. Evidently, Bo Tillman turned around and went back to Batesville. Unbelievable group. I think Big "O' is having a big "o" right now, see how this thing shakes out.
JMP_Vols writes:
Scout is reporting Patterson's visiting Miss St. this weekend instead.
Richardson UF all the way.
I wish Stokes would just come out and say he's switching to Michigan, if indeed that's true.
To me, Brown is the most important guy on the list. All those other guys would be nice suprises, but we've EXPECTED to land Brown. Losing him would hurt.
tripper writes:
Hubbs also confirmed earlier.
http://recruiting.scout.com/a.z?s=73&...
jasoncounts writes:
heck yeah lets go get some of these guys
tripper writes:
Artice Kellam - http://tennessee.rivals.com/viewprosp...
madvillevol writes:
Scout and Volquest. I never thought we had a legit shot with this guy anyway. Hopefully we get Brown.
NoogaVol55 writes:
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JMP_Vols writes:
I like your optimism, even though I don't share it. Realistically, we've just started too late with most of these guys. Plus letting Thigpen and Boyd go didn't help...on paper anyway.
I say top 20 would be good considering the circumstances.
NoogaVol55 writes:
Sam Montgomery
Marlon Brown
Orson Charles
Tana Patrick
Marcus Hall
To me these are the top 5 I would LOVE TO HAVE...maybe I am dreaming, but who cares! What are yall's top 5 from this weekend you would love to have?
JMP_Vols writes:
Brown
K. Kelly
Montgomery
Richardson
Patrick
I think these are the best 5 on the board.
Again, Brown is a must!
SPEVol writes:
Patterson is from the area. Macon, MS is very close to Starkville, so it's just like home to him. He would have been a good get from MS, though. But now we can concentrate on the guys who are on campus.
Volinsider writes:
Bye Bye Pat Patterson...good luck. We already have two 4* WR's if we can keep 'em, and Brown would be the kicker! If we get him, and a couple of big time D-linemen and maybe one more big time O-lineman, I'd be thrilled. Otherwise, I think we're well covered provided nobody jumps ship at the least minute. A lively win in TBA against the Gators would help impress the recruits, and get B-ball back on track too. Of course, ESPN Game Day on campus can only help. Go crazy Rocky Top Rowdies!
utkjoe29 writes:
Montgomery
Brown
Kelly
Hall
Patrick
I really would love to land Montgomery, we haven't had a player that can shoot in off the edge like him in quite a while, he could come in and contribute immediately!
smashmouth98 writes:
Come on Orange Swarm, Let's reel them on in. Let's close it out!!!!!
cjraney writes:
M.Brown-gotta keep the TN guys and although his 40 may not sizzle those long legs mean he can pull away from those 5'10" DBs downfield
Tana Patrick-he is stout, LB is the key in Monte's D, and Bammer really wants/expects to get him
Any 3 of the lineman. I don't even care which ones. We need those big guys bad, but probably need DL more than OL.
utchris writes:
Could we rally up some type of We Want Marlon chant during the game?
volpreacher writes:
Could the fact that Nukeese coming in be part of the reason for Thigpen getting the cold shoulder? Perhaps, but I still think it will come out that something went wrong not relating to football ability.
volpreacher writes:
Coleman
Brown
Patrick
Charles
Hall
Lacy
Richardson
If we get these guys, we are easy in top ten, maybe top 7.
utchris writes:
Word is that it had more to do with Oliver committing than it did with TN not wanting him.
volfan_brian writes:
What happened to Randall Carroll??? Last I heard he was coming this weekend!
gohawks1 writes:
Rivals already has TN at #16.
utchris writes:
Meyer was supposed to be in Memphis to visit Brown today but was a no show. Is somebody waiving the white flag?
DrJCrown_theMagicMan writes:
I'll take any 3 of these boys!
all of them would be the shizzi my nizzi!
Coleman
Brown
Patrick
Charles
Hall
Lacy
Richardson
deftonesVOL writes:
I think everyone at the basketball game tommorow night against Florida, should start chantng "come to UT, Come to UT, Come to Ut...." over and over! Then start chanting "Its great ot be a Tn Vol" To help get the recruits pumped up and make them say damm these fans are insane! And maybe it will help influence them to come play some Football and win some Championships for us!
KingVol writes:
would rather have bryce brown than marlon
DisorientedVol writes:
Here is rival's list with a little paragraph on each player if anyone is interested. However, nothing really new.
http://tennessee.rivals.com/content.a...
IF we get Brown or another lineman (offense or defense), I will be estatic.
cjraney writes:
I agree BB is very impressive and would probably have a greater overall effect on # of wins. But to even be considered by him we would have to do poorly on NSD with RBs. And that's just for consideration.
Plus we absolutely should get the best players in TN every year.
rockytop#413695 writes:
I posted this on another thread but in case you didn't catch it I thought I'd add a little humor to lighten up these intense recruiting wars. Heres my story:
My girlfriend wants me to commit, and let her move in. I gave her a soft verbal. I think I should take some other visits to be sure. There's a hot blond that just moved in up north of my house, kinda looks like Layla K. She's recruiting me hard and wants me to take a visit this weekend. I would love to check out her facilities and compare them to my girlfriend's! My girlfriend is acting like Saban, and doesn't want me to take the visit. I think, like Saban, she's afraid I might like what I see up north of her. Why can't she just be like Kiffin and tell me to take all my visits, have a good time, and be sure she's the one for me?
What should I do?
jimmy71#237592 writes:
Marlon Brown is the real deal. He is really Donte Stallworth with 3 extra inches. Marlon, if you are out there, we can use you, but more importantly (to you) we can utilize you. You are in a position to single handedly put us back on the map as the place to go if you want to come to refine your skills as a wr, none of your current alternative choices really offers that opportunity.
Alwaysavol writes:
WhitePine, you're right about that. No place was ever more aptly named than STARKville, MS!
pdhuff#552644 writes:
DL must mean no more 2-9 on 3rd and 5.
Underparvol writes:
Hope that is accurate info. If it is, Brown is probably ours. Come on coaches, earn you're keep and lets land some more. Go Vols!!!!!!
GREATVOLSAFIRE writes:
The ones I like most:
DE Sam Montgomery
WR Marlon Brown
WR Kendall Kelly
TE Orson Charles
LB Tana Patrick
GO GET EM VOLS!!!!
txvolsfan writes:
What about Trent the Gator, How you feel about that!!!
txvolsfan writes:
Looks like kelly a little Dabo will do him and he will wear orange and white, Just Clemson orange and white.
volunteer_cowboy writes:
Is carroll here or not?
vtvol#210290 writes:
Take your visits. Until you sign your LOI (exchange vows) you are not bound to any program. JK.
yeavols#228407 writes:
The most satisfying line in the whole article:
"Stokes Done: Wide receiver Je’Ron Stokes from Northeast High in Philadelphia, Pa., decided not to visit Georgia this weekend. Stokes remains committed to UT..."
Could somone send the memo to AJC?
vollowme writes:
agreed. visits at that point are considered unofficial.
appalachianvol writes:
gentlemen,
I haven't written on this blog before but read it oh say 5 times a day. I just wanted to say I have orange blood ,being from Elizabethton. I have lived in Florida for over 40 yrs and have had to listen to B-holes as Bama
987 (given hell alabama ,roll tide) and that stupid hatchet chop from FS and that irritating (GATOR CHOP)(gatorzzz). I will tell you nothing stops this phooey like winning.
30 years ago the most famous saying down here in FA was wait til next year. These kids just don't know.
I just wanted to say we're coming back.
Can't wait until Wed.
invisiblekid writes:
Still considering MI and Illinois though. I'd like to see Stokes as a Vol and think he can be a great WR but I think he winds up at MI. Pure speculation though.
halloffamebowler writes:
give her a hard verbal.Sighned Dear Abby.
invisiblekid writes:
That is funny.
My advice would be to tell your GF that you just don't feel that her system fits your talent set and you wish to look elsewhere. However, if she were to retain one of her friends as an "assistant coach", you may reconsider.
VolGraduate writes:
Great post
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