Catholic High School tight end/defensive lineman Daniel Hood signed Tuesday to play football for Tennessee.
The 6-foot-5, 260-pound Hood was named Mr. Football in Class 3A this past season.
Hood made 50 tackles, 16.5 tackles for loss, 6.5 sacks and forced five fumbles in helping Catholic to the Class 3A state championship.. He also had nine catches for 207 yards and two scores.
More details later online and in Wednesday's News Sentinel.
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CedarHillVol writes:
way to go Mr. Hood....we need you.
invisiblekid writes:
Cue interlopers in 3....2.....1
panties4tebow writes:
Great News! Go Vols!
Hank209 writes:
Great kid from a great family! We could use more like him! Go Vols!!!
GreerVol22 writes:
well put Hank. we have room for a couple of players that can be coached up that have the desire to aspire.
invisiblekid writes:
Big surprise seeing you here, DC must have third shift today.
cgbtn writes:
Where has this guy been since February? This is a strange date for a signing.
tino2009 writes:
Atlanta's AJC has him listed as Offensive Takcle....we could use his help this year in that area...way to go coaches....
http://projects.ajc.com/playertracker...
12packvolfan writes:
good news i hear jake heaps is headed to BYU HAS ANYBODY HEARD THAT
panties4tebow writes:
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1vol writes:
Three hours late.Tomorow we get Moody.
Irwin_Linker writes:
http://www.tsc.state.tn.us/OPINIONS/T...
I agree with you Ash, we do not need this kid. This stuff is pretty messed up.
tngeoff2 writes:
Good.
gbeejr#1354500 writes:
Wow, didn't know we had that much interest, but we'll probably have plenty of schollys when you realize how many have left the program. Besides, he's a local with something to prove. May grow into OL.
invisiblekid writes:
This will be a hurricane compared to some of the sprinkles we saw with Kiffin to this point. Surprised the inter-posers aren't circling like vultures already.
Agree that it isn't pretty but Kiffin didn't make the final decision on him being admitted to school.
Also worth noting that Auburn, CO, FL, GA Tech, Louisville, NC ST, Ole Miss, SC, Stanford, UCLA and Va Tech were recruiting him as well.
ColeTrickle writes:
That is a scrub list of D1 schools that offered him a full scholly! Because the Flarduh Felons didnt offer he is a scrub right? 2* rating dont mean phooey
Auburn
Georgia
Ole Miss
Florida State
Vanderbilt
Virginia
jcherrie#219531 writes:
Heaps has not committed anywhere. He's LDS so it wouldn't be surprising if he did commit to BYU.
ColeTrickle writes:
LMAO! Where do you come up with this stuff???
auttat writes:
A lot of UT fans will be eating crow after this one. Don't throw stones when you live in a glass house.
ColeTrickle writes:
edit- Georgia Tech
auttat writes:
As you continue to talk about it
Irwin_Linker writes:
Yes, some may he may deserves a second chance. I personally do not know this boy, but I do know that if I was part of the UT administration I would be doing everything possible to keep this kid off the team and out of our school. The football program has kicked off players for FAR less serious situations than this. This kid is mentally unstable, and personally it makes me sick that any school would consider offering a scholarship to this kid.
Irwin_Linker writes:
may say
invisiblekid writes:
I've got no intentions of sticking around for it. The decision is made, right or wrong. I personally don't like it, but it's done.
FemmeFatale writes:
Did we just sign Julius Peppers?
NashvillePreds writes:
We live in Neyland's house.
Don't make pre-school comments, and expect anyone to take you seriously.
salocke#209467 writes:
Kiffin keeps saying he will make UT a gateway to the NFL. Convicted criminals seem to be on the resume' of many NFL players. I guess this is another step to make UT the Radiers (not the Southern Cal) of the east. NFL, here comes UT as your prep school (coaching and convictions included). Sad day for the Orange Nation.
golfballs03 writes:
Solid
auttat writes:
You live in Neyland's house? Cool, did he have a nice pad?
rich182x writes:
Yeah, rivals 100 only has 3 QB's on the list, and no Jake Heaps. WTF? Somebody please help me build confidence in this team!
PepperGrinder (Inactive) writes:
Not that it really makes a difference because stars arent the be all end all of how good a player is but Rivals has him as a 3 star.
PaulTheVol writes:
Funny, Ole Miss had a lot of 2 and 3 star recruits on their team last year and they seemed to have no problem punking the mighty Gators in their house.
MattDillon writes:
Everyone seems to relish the roles of judge and jury. I personally know Daniels' father and i think they have all paid their dues.Badmouthing the kid does nothing constructive, let he without sin cast the first stone.
belayvol writes:
I am ok with this. He was very young, kept his nose clean at a private school. It looks like he has his head on straight now. This will be another chance for him to keep his life in order.
BigOrangeCrazy writes:
Good news for the Vols. We need all the O-Line help we can get.
As for next years class UT listed in the top 7 schools for 23 of the top 100. And 31 of the top 150.
Here's a breakdown by position. Scout only list the top 7 schools for each prospect. We are listed on...
QB 4 of the top 20 (Jake Heaps is #1)
RB 3 of the top 8
FB 3 of the top 7
WR 7 of the top 25 (including #s 2,3,6,8,10)
TE 3 of the top 10
OT 4 of the top 15
OG 1 of the top 10 (hope that changes)
C 2 of the top 5 (#s 1 and 5)
DT 5 of the top 20 (coach O doing his job)
DE 8 of the top 20 (did I mention coach O)
OLB 3 of the top 15 (including #1 and 3rd overall)
MLB 2 of the top 10
S 2 of the top 10
CB 5 of the top 15
Out of those 52 players
4 are 5* (scout only list 25 5*s)
36 are 4* and 12 are 3* (mostly the FBs and TEs)
Long time till signing day but interesting numbers, and I had a ton of free time.
http://recruiting.scout.com/a.z?s=73&...
Irwin_Linker writes:
No one here is without sin, but hopefully none of us here have done what this kid has been convicted of. It's embarrasing the way people are reacting to this. If a player misses classes, practice, or smokes dope the fan base blasts him and calls for him to be kicked off the team, but we have a recruit who is convicted of a heinous crime, and it doesn't bother anyone. Heck, we had an outstanding recruits scholarship pulled for shooting some one with a pellet gun. That is childish behavior. What Hood did was the behavior of an unstable monster. Do we not care because he is a well to do white boy from Knoxville. I love the vols and will continue to do so, but I will never support this kid. Now, I'm through commenting on the subject.
ethanfrome writes:
I guess that with some people there is a fine line between "casting the first stone" and someone wanting a person to account for their actions. What he did AT LEAST elicits discussion.
I can't imagine having ever done anything like that before, or during my time at Catholic, and I was pretty young and stupid.
UTVolAlum writes:
Volquest.com already has one article up on Daniel Hood and they will release something else later this evening after they sat down with him for an hour for an interview.
MattDillon writes:
Unfortunatly also that facts are history and dues paid aren't always in jail. He's still paying them as i post this.As i said the judges and jury are all over this
Major_Magilicutty writes:
What was it that Bob Knight said on this subject???
UTVolAlum writes:
Daniel Hood is a 3 star player and the #35 OT in the country. He had around 27 offers and a handful were from SEC schools. Once the news of his legal trouble made it out into the public a couple of schools backed off him. Hamilton and Kiffin both approved of his scholarship. He had a 3.8 GPA and a 27 on his ACT at Knox Catholic. It seems like he made a mistake when he was 13 years old, but has not been in any type of trouble since then.
BigOrangeCrazy writes:
Hmm? I've reread my post and can't find anything that says Heaps is coming to UT.
That is just a list of the top players that are considering UT. I'm sure the NCAA wouldn't let us sign all 52 even if they all wanted to come here.
Personally I think we have a better chance of signing Hendrix out of Cincy then I do Heaps or Scroggins.
invisiblekid writes:
Hood met with Hamilton and other officials prior to being offered the scholarship.
The TSAA thought highly enough of him to name him Mr. Football for 2008.
This very paper called him a "hero".
"The Catholic football team defeated Memphis Mitchell 28-18 in the Class 3A state championship game earlier this month to complete a 15-0 season. Among the heroes were Tyler Williamson, Jordan Howanitz and 3A Mr. Football lineman of the year Daniel Hood."
http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2008/Dec...
Not saying I feel good about the situation, but there are a lot of people who have signed off on Mr. Hood. I only hope he stays on the straight and narrow and learned from his actions.
senracjr writes:
This shows how big of a dumbazz you are.
http://tennessee.rivals.com/viewprosp...
BSweet writes:
Not a fan of this move. Arguments can be made he was young and following the example of an older teen, but at 13, you should know better. Even if he deserves a second chance in life, it doesn't mean he deserves a free ride to college.
txsvol#372416 writes:
While he was only 13, he was old enough to know better! I agree, we do not need Hood. Besides the lack of remorse/repentance, one of the most telling statements in the document is that he is a follower, not a leader. And, the leader currently is serving ten years in the penitentiary! With this troubled past, I fervently hope that the time at Catholic High taught him some values, and that his cousin can fully recover from the traumatic acts that he perpetrated upon her. SAVol
halloffamebowler writes:
Has athletics really stooped this low?
gatorzwearstebowpanties writes:
Erik Ainge is from Oregon and came to this part of the country. Isn't Ainge a Mormon? Why couldn't Heaps do the same?
senracjr writes:
While all these teams recruit dopers you think there is nothing wrong with that,a guy makes one bad move being a 13 year old and you are all over it. You are a hypocritical D.A.
GerryOP writes:
Ephesians 4:31-32
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