the 6-foot-1, 218-pound london said he also drew interest from oregon, usc, louisville and georgia. But he said tennessee had been showing the most love since he requested his release from michigan state last month.
i had narrowed down the list of who i was going to talk to and going to consider, and they were just showing the most love and everything, london told govols247. "i felt like i was going into a good situation, as far as the coaches are brand new, so they have an open mind with how they want things, and how coach pruitts mindset is to run the ball and all that. it was just a good situation that i was going into, so i just felt like thats the place i wanted to be at.
they were basically keeping it real, saying that, with what theyve seen from film and what theyve heard about me, theres no way i shouldnt be coming in and starting right away, london said. they said, of course, theres going to be competition regardless. But what really satisfied them about me was that ive played in big games. Ive not going to be shellshocked when i see 105,000 people in the stands and stuff like that, so they were saying they need a veteran-type running back thats used to playing in big games. just coming into a situation that they have younger running backs, so i just want to help the team win and carry those guys, too, to be the best we can be.
its the sec, too, so it dont get no better than that, he said. im going to be competing with great players every week, so thats just going to level up my game. It should be exciting.
while london hasnt been to tennessees campus, he said hes planning to make his first trip to knoxville this spring. i know im going to be trying to take a visit soon, he said. i know im going to try to go to the spring game, for sure. Im going to go out to a practice before the spring game and get acclimated to the playbook and see things like that how they do practice and stuff not just the spring game. Ill be out there soon real soon.