Ive been talking to Tennessee since pretty much the summertime. Im real excited to get up there and visit[.] Ive actually been keeping up with most of their games this season. Last year, I really didnt know too much about them, but as they were going into the season, I learned a lot more. (I like the) facilities, everything.
Tradition, I know they have that. Peyton Manning went there. If you dont know that, theres something wrong, he added with a laugh.
Hes just telling me its a rebuilding program, and coach Butch Jones is coming in doing a lot of great things, said Mixon, who said hes being recruited by Tennessee as a defensive end. I have the opportunity to come in early, since I get to come in January, and possibly get in there in a starting position if I work hard enough.
Thats one thing I like about it. That makes the decision hard because most of the schools that are recruiting me right now need depth at the position.
The situation is kind of hard, because theyre all offering the same thing, kind of, Mixon said. But Tennessee does kind of stick out, I guess you could say. I really like the head coach. Like he says, hes building it brick by brick, and I feel like thats probably something I can be a part of.
