First-year Tennessee coach Lane Kiffin cited the Vols' victory over Georgia as a major boost to recruiting in state of Georgia. It apparently doesn't end there for the Vols.
Nickell Robey, a cornerback from Frostpoof (Fla.) High School, will reportedly take an official visit to UT due to the uncertainty surrounding Georgia defensive coordinator Willie Martinez. Robey also plans to take an official visit to South Florida.
Martinez has been at the center of fan scrutiny for the last two seasons for the Bulldogs (3-2, 2-1). Martinez' defense ranks 69th in the Football Bowl Subdivision.
"He's still with Georgia," Frostproof coach Brad Metheny told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. "He just has these two visits he's going to go ahead take.
"But he hasn't changed a whole lot. He just wants to make sure he has options if there needs to be any changes."
The 5-foot-8, 165-pound Robey, who also stars as a kick returner, has been committed to Georgia since July.
"You know, he's got legitimate concerns," Metheny said, referring to Martinez' job security. "Coach Martinez is the coach that recruited him and that would be coaching him and so forth. So if he's not there, who's the next guy coming and what's his philopshy on shorter corners? So he just wants, if anything would happen to happen, to have some options out there."
Metheny told the AJC that UT defensive coordinator Monte Kiffin visited Frostproof last week and that he was the only coach to have visited him lately.
"He still likes Georgia," Metheny said. "I mean, he sat right in front of Monte Kiffin last week and said, 'No, I'm going to Georgia.' So I think the bottom line is he just wants to take a trip or two and enjoy that and see what's out there."
Metheny said Martinez, Georgia coach Mark Richt and assistant coach Bryan McClendon are coming to Frostproof on Friday.
Robey still has strong ties to Georgia, even if Martinez were to be replaced. Robey's cousin is Georgia redshirt freshman tailback Carlton Thomas.
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Comments » 31
dvols writes:
great, i hear the kids from frostproof are fertile....
BerryFan_14 writes:
he'll still go to Georgia. . . sounds like a waste of time. . . GET LUC!!!!
GO VOLS!!!!
the10sevol writes:
you owe me a beer for the one i just spit all over my screen.
roflmfao!
GBO
smashmouth98 writes:
what is this kid rated? At 5-8 many of the WR we face are much taller. I guess if he is a burner that would help.
truckinvol writes:
I'll leave the recruiting and evaluating to this fine staff, however I'm not a fan of "midget football".
amstelman writes:
Looks like a fast athlete and a 4 star corner, but at 5-8 I'd have to wonder if he could be a full time corner. If he were a UConn commit would we be talking? Speed rules and if Monte wants him, I'm in, but not for just the sake of sticking one to UGA.
VOLorado writes:
great line!
Titan writes:
Frostproof, FL - home of Alvin Harper if I'm not mistaken.
IBleedOrange444 writes:
Rivals has him as a 4 Star, 9th best CB, #174 on Rivals 250 w/ offers from Florida, UT, UGA, Michigan, Ohio St, W Va, Va Tech, etc...
yeavols#228407 writes:
He should probably ask Brown what's it's really like to go to Georgia...blah blah blah...big friggin whooptie do da da..and so on..
Down_The_Field writes:
"He's still with Georgia"
okay, i get it.
"You know, he's got legitimate concerns"
finally, the truth begins to leak out.
"He still likes Georgia"
he..he..he...i know a lot of guys that still "like" their ex-wife too.
the10sevol writes:
even if nothing comes of it, it still has to chap richt's buttocks a week after the game.
GBO
Brillovol writes:
Ouch, that's some serious Cheese!
Cldvols1 writes:
Whatever happens will happen! I trust CLK and staff to bring the top notch recruits in here to compete for early playing time. That in itself will be a BIG factor for a lot of great HS athletes. Go Vols!
Voluvr writes:
Sounds like Frostproof coach has a little PahokeePrincipalitis. He enjoyed the reworking of that statement to say that he told Monte Kiffin no. Please... "To rephrase, "he gazed into the fiery eyes of the dark deacon of defense and courageously TOLD HIM NOOOOOOOO."
He'll probably be a Vol next season and he can hitch a ride with Rodney Garner.
KINGKONG writes:
and travis henry
chargervol writes:
The Vols would want him for special teams....like Darren Sproles. That would be his specialty. GO VOLS!!!
richvol writes:
Completely agree...even if he can cover how is he going to tackle 230lb backs in the SEC? Can you see him stopping Bama's Ingram? Hardly.
InertGas writes:
Welcome to the Tennessee Volunteers Mr. Robey.
EHScyclone writes:
Would be nice to see this years stats on our boy Tyler Bray and how they compare with the other top high school QB`s
VolInSabanLand writes:
Its never bad news when a quality player considers you, but to be truthful, I'm wondering about our momentum recruiting lately. Other than losing a commitment to Ariz. State and not getting one we wanted, (NC commit), there's been no real news for ages. I know its still early, and probably I got spoiled by the rash of good news in recruiting for a while there, but we seem to have hit the doldrums all of a sudden. Anyone else getting that feeling? For all the positives from the Georgia game and visibility on the visits and such, no new commitments for a while.
Here's hoping for that batch of mean, ugly, bulldozer OLs.
VolunteerLifer writes:
Welcome to Knoxville, Nickell. Make yourself to home.........
VolinSuwanee writes:
Big mean OL guys, like the one I watch every Friday nite at North Gwinnett HS. Kiffen and Orgeron were here last week and are working Juwaun James hard. This guys loves to lead downfield blocking and clean house on linebackers
johnlg00#206211 writes:
I know how you feel, but these things have a rhythm of their own. The coaches just finished a week or so interviewing guys all over the country. Most of the "blue-chippers" still have official visits at lots of different places. Also, it may or may not make you feel any better, but many of these guys, including--gulp!--some of our present commits, will change their minds a few times before National Signing Day. I know it's hard, but try to stay patient until then; right now it's all guess-work at best. I'm not aware of any OTHER school reporting an avalanche of new commits, but of course when we hear of this one committing here and that one committing there, it may SEEM that way.
volfaninutah writes:
Isn't Travis about to star in another TLC program... Inside an American jail? or do I have him mixed up with someome else?
DragonSlayer123 writes:
It doesnt matter what he is rated. If he is good enough that Monte Kiffin visits him personally, thats good enough for me. If we get him, well and good...if not, we move on to our next target.
chrisw2967 writes:
we could use him on special teams
stratocaster54 writes:
He's from Lake Wales, Florida.
MattDillon writes:
nope
utvolz#637682 writes:
Travis Henry is from Frostproof, FL. If not already there, he's in prison for drug trafficking charges. He was also picked up for a parole violation if I'm not mistaken.
pdhuff#552644 writes:
LOL.
Baby's daddy temporarily shelved.
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