Dave Hooker

Tennessee’s recruiters had two primary directives in mind when they decided to charter a helicopter to fly from high school to high school Friday night.

College football recruiting is all about lists. There's a list for top prospects in the nation, top prospects in all 50 states and the much less popular top prospects north of the arctic circle.

I believe it's important to test oneself as a sportswriter. Sure, I could turn out another award-winning recruiting column, but sometimes it's good to write outside the box.

As we count down the top high school football prospects in the state, I decided it's time for another list. This one - much like the other - is subjective and open to interpretation. With Tennessee securing one of the ...

With Jake Heaps off Tennessee's recruiting board and headed to Brigham Young, the Vols will almost certainly be doling out some scholarship offers soon. Based off his performance in UT's skills camp, I think it's only a matter of time ...

One of the most intriguing high school prospects to come out of Tennessee's football camp was local unknown Cisco Carter.

I took some heat when I advised Tennessee not to get too caught up in junior college or transfer quarterbacks. While I can easily withstand such criticism, let's just say that I am a proponent of more stringent filters on ...

I have a suggestion for Lane Kiffin as he recruits Tennessee's next great quarterback. Don't go junior college. Or even transfers for that matter. For all the great prospects that Kiffin will recruit to Knoxville and all those that he ...