they just want me up on campus, and they just want me to join the family as soon as possible, watkins said during last weeks nike elite 11 regional at nashvilles montgomery bell academy. after the visit, they still kept calling and texting me, telling me to come back up for another visit. That meant a lot to me.
watkins, who also recently visited kentucky, said he hasnt forgotten the warm welcome he received during his trip to tennessee on march 3 for its latest junior day. ut, as soon as i came in i showed up about 8 or 9 oclock the whole staff came and welcomed me into the facility, so that really meant a lot to me, he said. i knew they were showing me love, but i didnt know it was like that, so it really meant a lot.
its corner, safety and possibly, if i do good on those, get the playbook down, i could play the offense, too, watkins said. He said he definitely believes tennessee is heading in the right direction under first-year coach jeremy pruitt. coming from alabama, i think hes going to turn the program around, watkins said, referring to pruitts previous stint as the crimson tides defensive coordinator.
Watkins said he also enjoyed his trip to kentucky earlier this year. it was great. That was my first time (there). I got to talk with the db coach there, too, and it was building a relationship, a close bond with them, watkins said, referring to kentucky defensive backs coach steven clinkscale.
While watkins said he doesnt have any additional visits planned, he said he needs to get up to oklahoma to take his first look at the sooners. He said he plans to wait until after the season to make his college choice. im going to wait until probably next school year, probably before the season, to narrow my list down, watkins said.
