Defensive tackle Evan Hailes from Oscar Smith High School in Chesapeake, Va., has committed to Penn State.
The 6-foot-1, 305-pound Hailes chose Penn State ahead of Tennessee and Virginia Tech.
Hailes, whose cousin Rico McCoy is a senior linebacker for the Vols, took an unofficial visit to UT last weekend.
Linebacker Jerod Askew, Hailes' former teammate at Oscar Smith, signed to play at UT in February.
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Comments » 80
Vol_FAN_atic writes:
D@mn!!
kiffownsfla writes:
Cant just anybody come to the sec and start especially defense its tough to do. So good luck to that young fella and GO VOLS!
movol53 writes:
How did this staff let this one get away?
I forget, had we offered him?
Were they working like heck?
golfballs03 writes:
It must be because we've already signed so many D lineman. This is a HUGE loss. This guy will be a stud
PrideOfTheSouthlandBand writes:
Look how many dts we already have coming. Elite guys want to be assured of starting for four years. He probably wasn't going to, so he picked a school that needs some replinishing. I would have rather gotten him, but losing him to a non-sec school isn't the worst thing ever. All we need is Jesse to commit and the stars will come.
VOLorado writes:
effin great
RockyTop10nessee writes:
Screw Witch Doctor!!!
memphis_vol_fan writes:
It sucks that we lost this guy, but it is not a huge blow because we already have quite a few d-line prospects that have committed. CLK and company should focus their efforts on trying to land Scroggins.
DownTheField writes:
Let this settle in his mind for a little while. At the end of the day, if this young man decides he wants to compete at the highest level, against the very best, he will come to Tennessee.
Evan, we want you to come and play for Tennessee. Please don't settle for mediocrity. You will always regret the decision to play in an inferior conference.
BillsBrother writes:
We'll be fine in recruiting. The first week in February is a long way off.
When the HS seniors see how our offense lines up this fall and we start to get some victories, the recruits will come.
chad_t31 writes:
his home state school lost out on him as well. I wouldn't feel too bad. We'll be fine.
huntined#565710 writes:
We just need to wish him well and thank him for looking at U.T. WE CAN'T SIGN EVERY PLAYER WE LOOK AT OR ALL THOSE THAT LOOK AT US. I think they got a good player maybe he just felt U.T. was not for him.. Playing for JOPA will not be bad.
andy112382#209793 writes:
Read that he would probably go elsewhere yesterday on the Rocktop Insider report on scout.com - basically it was said that given the guys on defense we already have committed, as far as d-line, the coaches will be very selective on the final couple of spots. (talk about a contrast to the way it has been the last 3-4 years! can't wait til we're in the same boat offensively, having the luxury to be ultra selective!)
GO VOLS!!!
polymer writes:
Things are not going well.
Caspian writes:
Some of his pictures look too feminine. We don't need no wimmmin on the D-line.
ctownvol writes:
Better yet...You stop! Stop posting here or at least stop posting the same dang thing over and over.
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DownTheField writes:
Gatorbait, perhaps so. That doesn't change the point of my post. My point had less to do with Tennessee per se, and more to do with the SEC. Would you like to disagree?
Evan, come and play for Tennessee and you will be a part of something special while proving yourself against the best players in the country on a weekly basis.
MattDillon writes:
His mother needs to take a flyswat to him for being on the computer when his cartoons are still on
notoriousBIGorange writes:
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rockytop47 writes:
Yeah UF is stacked with 5 star recruits? Well ONE so far for 2010 and a whole TWO for 2009! No real impressive. You are however stacked with lots of 3's and 4's and did rank just behind Lane's 2009 class. Pretty good for a coach coming off a NC! Out recruited by a rookie coach and probably will be outcoached by one on Sept 19th!
kiffownsfla writes:
Hay dude thats about enough BEGGING he went else where get over it and move on!GO VOLS!
ctownvol writes:
That's the beauty of it. Nobody knows what's in his account. He might just have plenty of "funds" to cover his checks.
crimsonviper writes:
tough luck vol fans.i thought you had this one.long time till Feb. though
FWBVol writes:
I would love to see this kid wearing Tennessee Orange, but you are completely whacked saying UT has been doormats the past few years. Tennessee is only one season removed from winning the SEC East.
Yes, two of the last three seasons have not been up to the standards Volunteer fans have come to expect, but we are the winningest program in the program in the history of the SEC and if Bama wins their appeal we will still be No. 2 in conference wins.
The Volunteers are second or third in all-time bowl appearances. It would take a decade of UT not making a bowl game and Florida being in one every year before the Gators could even close the gap.
Every program goes through peaks and valleys. Schools in Florida are no exception as FSU and Miami have gone through recent down cycles. Laugh while you can because the Vols will be back.
You can take that to the bank.
KiFFiNOMiCS writes:
This kid didn't even participate in drills when he was here...isn't that correct? Anyway...it is along time until Nat'l Signing Day...Rico probably told him to commit where his heart told him to go...but a season for this kid to watch how our new defensive system works may change his mind.
Anywho....about zroFaG....he is like a little boy playing with his baby sized ding-a-ling when he is nervous and wanting attention...that's all.
notoriousBIGorange writes:
Which you certainly will lose...
KiFFiNOMiCS writes:
Fulmer let Florida tie the series up finally after all these years....just in time for Kiffin to build the lead back up on him...and by the way:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7okfJn...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9IYYg...
80-----FEAR the KiFFiNOMiCS!!
KiFFiNOMiCS writes:
"up on him"----MEANT UP ON THEM...but you all know what I meant.
mcoffman#222182 writes:
So much for the recruiting prowess of Kiffin and his staff. We can't sign a quarterback - and ran off the guy who was the MVP in the Army bowl - and now we can't sign top notch defensive guys or offensive linemen. I'm not at all impressed by Kiffin's verbage or by his results to this point. At this rate, Kiffin won't make it through year two - when, by the way,he's got to rebuild his entire offensive line. Bad news. Perhaps Al Davis was correct.
ctownvol writes:
He writes in all caps so it's not as noticeable that he is the same person as zz. It's not working.
ctownvol writes:
Actually that is still debatable. Time will tell once the season starts and the win/loss totals show up. What everyone does know is... 1)Bama is on a losing streak. 2)Bama is in trouble with the NCAA....AGAIN! Those are the the indisputable facts. Sorry 90210.
ctownvol writes:
Actually the Brown thing is more looking into Georgia, but I don't know if I want anybody looking too deep into that situation. Just let it go.
chargervol writes:
That's alright, he's just argumentative. He was on another thread arguing with a gator fan. He not only is a Vol hater, apparently, he is a gator hater too. I guess that he actually is a Florida State fan. Who knows ? GO VOLS!!!
ctownvol writes:
Hey tide. I meant the two consecutive game losing streak you need to end the first game of the season. At least we did end our season with a couple of Ws. Ya know. The powerhouses of Kentucky and Vandy.
Voluvr writes:
Must be the nice unies.
KiFFiNOMiCS writes:
Watch Scroggins at U.S.C.'s Camp....should give you an idea of what our last camp was like:
http://rivals.yahoo.com/video/recruit...
vols4ever93 writes:
evan will be a vol on signing day
ect1983 writes:
4. Bama has not all, but a lot of SEC records...as a result of cheating. When you look up cheat in the dictionary....it says:See Alabama Football or Kentucky basketball
The Gators are classless,Yankees, and turds....but, to their credit, don't have cheat in their DNA.
give_him_6 writes:
LoL!!!! Way to go Doc!!!
KiFFiNOMiCS writes:
Either your a troll or your just really impatient. How much time did CLK have to assemble a staff and still land a #10 ranked recruiting class knocking Florida to #11?
Your comments remind me of a saying my that Father KiFFiNOMiCS once told me:
There was a field of cows and on top of a hill stood a pappa bull and his son. The boy bull said lets RUN down there and "F" a cow dad....the pappa bull said lets WALK down there instead and "F'em" all.
Patience is a virtue mcoffman....and to quote Royce Gracie: "Smooth is Fast!!!"
ect1983 writes:
By definition----anyone who spends as much time as you do on another team's board.....is the ultimate loser. Life.....get one.
VolMoment writes:
This guy will be a stud?????
Are you the king of experts and judge of talent? Man the NFL must be paying you millions!
What a joke your type of comments are.
BillsBrother writes:
71...that's great. What did you shoot on the second nine?
UTahVOL writes:
The Tennessee Vols have 200 more wins than your Gators dumb rear.
ANGRYWOLF writes:
Nobody will ever be given the death penalty by the NCAA again.Giving SMU the death penalty was a big mistake and the NCAA knows it..so Alabama won't be getting it.
Too bad TN lost this guy but it's a minor loss.
ANGRYWOLF writes:
You seem bipolar...
MJ has nothing to do with this topic...
Bryant has been dead for years.
So go take your meds.
VOLMAN40 writes:
sounds like a true Gator, being packed in every position by 5 star studs
notoriousBIGorange writes:
If you think golf is better than sex, you need a new Old Lady or 2 Cialis...36 hrs + 36 hrs = 72 hrs. 72 is par, right??
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