Stfu tony. We haven't been after this kid at all
Umm, k?
BUFORD, Ga. --- The routine is the same each day for James Foster. The dual-threat quarterback from Montgomery, Ala., wakes up, checks his phone and sees a text message waiting from Tennessee quarterbacks coach Mike Canales.
"We talk every day," Foster told GoVols247's Ryan Callahan on Sunday at the Nike Football The Opening Regional at Buford High School.
Foster,
who worked out on Sunday with a Tennessee towel on his right hip and a Tennessee wrist band on his left wrist, listed his top schools as, in order, Missouri, Georgia, Tennessee, South Carolina, Louisville, Southern Miss, Mississippi State and North Carolina State.
A 6-foot-3, 210-pound three-star prospect in the 2018 class, Foster according to the industry-generated 247Sports composite rankings is the No. 17 dual-threat quarterback in his class, the No. 14 overall prospect out of Alabama and No. 513 nationally.
Foster has quickly built a bond with Canales since Tennessee's new quarterbacks coach was hired by Butch Jones in January.
"We talked on the phone the week he got there, just getting to know each other, things like that," Foster said. "He's a pretty cool coach.
"He said he sees that I can run, but that I use my arm more. He says I use my legs if I want to, so I'm really classified as a passer."
Foster has visited Tennessee three times and plans to make another visit before the summer. He's planning to commit to a school this summer in either June or July, with distance from home not playing a role in his decision.
"I went to the Alabama game this past year, had a great time there," Foster said of his past Tennessee visits. "As a matter of fact, Coach Jones text me last night. He was asking when I was coming up there, stuff like that. I should plan a visit there real soon."
It's the atmosphere, Foster added, that stands out most about Tennessee.
"Definitely the fan base," he said. "They pack it out, all the orange. They have a great fan base. I really love the fan base."-247
