Recruiting Forum Football Talk IX

[screenthis]

Well, contrary to the persona I portray here on this beloved website, I am actually fairly intelligent....plus Mrs. Glitch stayed home and raised our kids with plenty of intellectually stimulating activities.

Woh. A family that was able to have a single earner? Impressive.

 

[volbeast33]

well, it looks like Ole Miss is adding another veer and shoot guy to the conference.

 

[TrippieRedd]

Definitely junior college first then transfer to UT.

You can almost be brain dead and get accepted (depending on program)

 

[MoCo_Vol]

Woh. A family that was able to have a single earner? Impressive.

Or they ran a child labor facility...

 

[UTSuave’]

If you took it twice do you add the results together?

@KB5252 oh buddy..you’re so legendary

 

[Glitch]

Woh. A family that was able to have a single earner? Impressive.

No car debt. Stay on the lower to middle end of the amount of home you can afford. Don't use credit cards unless you pay them off every month. Live within you means.

It can be done.

 

[RikidyBones]

For any soccer fans…

I did find out yesterday that my wife will get her companies suite for a few World Cup games. And ya boy gets to go too.

Be jealous friends! Ha

Thanks for the invite. Bastard.

 

[UTSuave’]

Definitely junior college first then transfer to UT.

You can almost be brain dead and get accepted (depending on program)

Weedeconomics was touuuuugh bro…I flunked it @TrippieRedd

 

[KB5252]

@KB5252 oh buddy..you’re so legendary

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I never took it, but if I had if probably have to add them together to be respectable. I test horribly. Plus I'm not super book smart to begin with........ But I make up for it with stunning good looks!

 

[peaygolf]

sorry man. no way.

embrace it

 

[UTSuave’]

I never took it, but if I had if probably have to add them together to be respectable. I test horribly. Plus I'm not super book smart to begin with........ But I make up for it with stunning good looks!

Hey man it’s definitely real!..I have many friends that suck at studying but ace the test and vise versa..I wish someone would study that as to why you forget in those kind of moments but I guess the short answer is nerves

 

[Lloyd_Christmas]

Volquest Hotboard 2.0

So, who could be in line to take over the reins of the Tennessee defense? Below are a list of names that that could make sense gathered by the Volquest staff.

Ryan Walters (Washington)​

Ryan Walters is an intriguing name as he has head coaching experience with Purdue from 2023-2024. He’s the current defensive coordinator at Washington, having just completed his first season. Walters had some crossover with Josh Heupel at Missouri while in Columbia from 2016-2020 and at Oklahoma (2012). Walters, who coaches defensive backs, has coordinator experience with Missouri and Illinois while also making coaching stops at North Texas, Arizona and Colorado.

Travaris Robinson (Georgia)​

Travaris Robinson is the current safeties coach and co-defensive coordinator for the Georgia Bulldogs, a position he’s held since 2024. He’s made a career working with defensive backs while also spending time at Alabama (2022-2023), Miami (2021), South Carolina (2016-2020), Auburn (2006-2007, 2015), Florida (2011-2014), Texas Tech (2010), Southern Miss (2009) and Western Kentucky (2008). While with the Gamecocks, Robinson served as defensive coordinator. Georgia’s defense ranks second in the SEC in points per game at 15.9 this season. Robinson played wide receiver, defensive back and returned kicks for Auburn from 1999-2002 and played for the Falcons and Buccaneers in 2023 after going undrafted.

Clayton White (South Carolina)​

Clayton White is the defensive coordinator and inside linebackers coach for South Carolina, a position he’s held since 2021 under Shane Beamer. He was previously the defensive coordinator and cornerbacks coach for Western Kentucky from 2017-2020. White coached safeties and was the special teams coordinator for his alma mater, NC State, from 2013-2016 and coached special teams and running backs for UConn from 2011-2012. White has made other stops at Stanford, Western Michigan and Western Carolina throughout his caching career after playing linebacker for the Buccaneers (2003) and Giants (2001-2002). The Gamecocks allowed 22.1 points per game this fall on 353 yards of total defense.

Corey Batoon (Missouri)​

Corey Batoon is in his second year as defensive coordinator at Missouri, a squad that ranks No. 10 in total defense this season at 274.8 yards per game. Batoon has an extensive secondary coaching background, having coached safeties at South Alabama (along with DC) from 2021-2023, Hawaii (2018-2019), Florida Atlantic (2017) and Ole Miss (2015-2016). He also served as defensive coordinator while with Hawaii, co-DC with Florida Atlantic and Special Teams Coordinator with the Rebels (also served in two different off the field roles from 2012-2014). Batoon coached defensive line one year at Montana in 1997.

Colin Hitschler (James Madison)​

Colin Hitschler is the current defensive coordinator for College Football Playoff bound James Maddison. He’s in his first year in the role with a defense that is nationally ranked second in yards allowed per game (247.6). Hitschler was the co-defensive coordinator and safeties coach at Alabama in 2024 and held the same role at Wisconsin in 2023. Hitschler has spent time at Cincinnati, South Alabama, Arkansas State, Salve Regina (DIII) and with the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs in off the field roles.

Jim Knowles (Penn State)​

He spent the 2025 season at Penn State after three seasons at Ohio State and could be a candidate to be retained on Matt Campbell’s new staff at Penn State. Knowles was previously the DC at Oklahoma State and Duke, was the head coach at Cornell from 2004-09 and was linebackers coach and recruiting coordinator at Ole Miss in 2003.

Walters stands out. Robinson is unproven as a DC. White has been up and down at South Carolina. Batoon took over from Blake Baker and has nothing impressive on his resume pre-Missouri. Hitschler was fired from Alabama and only has one year of results at JMU. Knowles had an awesome defense at OSU with the nation's highest paid roster and he's an older guy who could be past his prime...his defense gave up over 40 points to Nico.

 

[KB5252]

Hey man it’s definitely real!..I have many friends that suck at studying but ace the test and vise versa..I wish someone would study that as to why you forget in those kind of moments but I guess the short answer is nerves

I think it's a lot like my blood pressure on days they have those wellness days at work. I go to have my blood pressure taken and I become aware that I'm trying to control my breathing. And I end up making my own blood pressure go up for no damn reason. I can't help myself, happens every time and I don't know why.

 

[UTSuave’]

For any soccer fans…

I did find out yesterday that my wife will get her companies suite for a few World Cup games. And ya boy gets to go too.

Be jealous friends! Ha

Pshh Haaaa!…..yea that’s all we need is for @SmyrnaATLVolisback to get “coldplayed” don’t embarrass us dude rival forums are watching us

 

[TrippieRedd]

Mini-Glitch: "My dad is Glitch on VolNation.com."

UT Admissions: "Somebody get that young lady some scholarships and a crisis counselor!"

Congrats though man!

She’s going to LOVE UT. It might take a little time to get used to all the walking—it definitely isn’t fun at first, but it gets easier, and the campus really isn’t that spread out if you plan your schedule right.

Not sure if it’s still the same, but when I was there I always pulled out a campus map and signed up for classes that were close to each other. It makes a huge difference when you’re not sprinting across campus with five minutes to get to your next class.

 

[Geronimo]

No car debt. Stay on the lower to middle end of the amount of home you can afford. Don't use credit cards unless you pay them off every month. Live within you means.

It can be done.

Agreed on all fronts

 

[BigorangeBoy]

My daughter got accepted to UT officially. Not that I had any doubts about it, but she was nervous. If she can't get in to UT with a 34 ACT and a 4.5 GPA, then I am not sure how some of you morans made it.

It has changed a lot in the last few years, the current freshman class had the highest scores. Plus, they only accepted something like 11% of instate applicants. Enrollment and those seeking enrollment are easily at an all time high. Maybe it will cure the “Freshman retention rate “ that has kept UT from being ranked way higher overall.

I was a freshman in the fall of 1978, I had several friends from high school that had horrible ACT scores and were still admitted. They lasted one year, but most of them did graduate eventually from MTSU

 

[HoleInTheRoof]

My daughter got accepted to UT officially. Not that I had any doubts about it, but she was nervous. If she can't get in to UT with a 34 ACT and a 4.5 GPA, then I am not sure how some of you morans made it.

Congrats! I never even considered you had kids.

I bet that girls first word was actually a .gif

 

[Enki_Amenra]

A man said it's Walters.

 

[HalfullVol]

No car debt. Stay on the lower to middle end of the amount of home you can afford. Don't use credit cards unless you pay them off every month. Live within you means.

It can be done.

This is the way

 

[HoleInTheRoof]

A man said it's Walters.

All signs point to it being so.

Seems like the best option.

 

[KnoxVillain]

A man said it's Walters.

Feel like the firing wouldn’t have been made without at least a verbal agreement in place from the replacement.

 

[GVol1966]

A man said it's Walters.

Then it’s a done deal. As long as a man said it.

 

[UTSuave’]

A man said it's Walters.

Well!…ill Walt’s on outta here then…GIMMIE WILL

 

[Enki_Amenra]

Feel like the firing wouldn’t have been made without at least a verbal agreement in place from the replacement.

I think Banks was fired last week and the new dude was hired yesterday. . . or at least offered the yob.