Football Recruiting

Tennessee coach Derek Dooley said once he completed his coaching staff, he would finally be able to catch his breath.

LOS ANGELES — Southern California coach Lane Kiffin is apparently trying to get the inside track on recruiting a 13-year-old quarterback from Delaware.

Phenomenal.Far be it from a sports writer to use hyperbole in a column, but that's the word that pops to mind when I think of Tennessee's 2010 signing class.

After the events of Jan. 12 and the early days thereafter, there had been thoughts among the Vol faithful that things might go belly-up, recruiting wise. Not enough time to salvage the class, worried fans thought.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Derek Dooley appeared to have a daunting task when he was hired at Tennessee 19 days before national signing day.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Bobby Johnson and the Vanderbilt Commodores finally are seeing concrete benefits from their Music City Bowl victory in 2008.

National Signing Day featured all the usual twists and turns, late flourishes, flip flops and super shocking announcements.

NEW YORK (AP) — Now that he's locked up the top-rated recruiting class in the country, Urban Meyer will finally take that break he's been talking about.

All the scholarship papers had been signed, sealed and delivered by the time Olive Branch coach Scott Samsel found his way to the high school’s faculty lounge this morning.

KNOXVILLE -- Derek Dooley inherited an almost impossible situation nearly three weeks ago.

Three weeks ago, Tennessee's chances of signing Maplewood lineman James Stone appeared slim.

Honors: Rated as the No. 33 overall junior college prospect in the nation by Rivals.com ... Ranked as a five-star prospect by Scout.com as a high school senior in 2007 … Rated state’s No. 1 prospect by FlaVarsity.com … Twice ...

Southern Cal snatched up another Vol commitment when linebacker Glen Stanley, 6-2, 235, of Eastern Arizona Junior College signed with the Trojans.

Honors: Ranked as the No. 39 overall tight end and No. 94 overall prospect in California as a high school senior in 2007 by Rivals.com ...

Honors: Named to the Rivals250 List as the No. 173 prospect in the nation by Rivals.com ... Rated as the No. 25 prospect in Texas and the No. 4 overall safety by Rivals.com … Ranked as the No. 32 safety ...