Tennessee made its way up the list. No doubt, Morris told VolQuest.com. They really talked about how if I come, Im going to have a real chance to play I just have to work for it. They said theyre not perfect right now but theyre in the process of rebuilding.
The Vols, along with Florida, Georgia, Florida State and Oklahoma are recruiting the 6-foot-5, 270-pound Under Armour All-American tackle the hardest. LSU, Texas A&M and Alabama are in the mix, too.
Morris had prior relationships with Friend, Pruitt and Charles Kelly, formally at FSU, so reconnecting with all three coaches recruiting him to the same school now was a positive for the Vols. Hed visited Tennessee several times under the previous staff, but there was something just different on his trip this past weekend.
"It just seems like its going to be a great change, you know, he said. I feel like coach Pruitt, coach Friend, theyre fixing to make a big difference. I love the whole staff. They way they communicate. They didnt sugarcoat anything. They told it how it was." Morris said Pruitt wants as many Grayson standouts as possible to join in the turnaround together at Tennessee, saying, He wants us all there. Hes just hoping they can rebuild and hes going to change the program and the culture around.