Son of former Tennessee linebacker Terry Anderson (1976-78), nephew of former defensive end Charlie Anderson (1974-76) and brother of offensive lineman*Carson Anderson*(2008-12), Keatons recent offer from Tennessee was a dream come true.
Me growing up being a Tennessee fan because of my dad, my brother and my uncle, the offer was a huge accomplishment for myself, Anderson told InsideTennessee. I have always wanted an SEC offer and for it to be a Tennessee offer, that is just awesome. I am blessed to have the opportunity.
My recruiting coordinator is Coach Thigpen, but they called me up and I was talking to Coach Thigpen and he was saying how excited they were, he said. Then he told me he was going to put me on the phone with Coach Jones because he had some good news and I was pretty excited to talk to Coach Jones.
He got on the phone with me and told me how excited he was and talked about the tradition at Tennessee. Then he told me that they liked the way I play ball and how I get after it and they wanted to offer me a football scholarship here at Tennessee. Of course I was going crazy because it was a huge deal for me. I was real pumped, real excited and thankful.
My family wants whatever is best for me, he said. It is not like they want me to go to Tennessee just to carry on the family legacy. If I want to go somewhere else they are 100 percent open and I am 100 percent open too.
I dont think that I have to go to Tennessee to carry on my familys name. I have to go where its best for me and my family wants the same thing.
Of course, Alabama, they just offered me, Anderson said of others recruiting him. Another big school on my list isLSU. I went down there for a spring practice and really enjoyed it. That was my first time to see the campus and see everything.
Another top one on my list is*Ole Miss. I went down there for spring practice also and got to meet all the coaches. That was really cool because they have a lot of excitement down there too.
To play in the SEC for me is just a lifelong job that I have had, he said. Anybody in the south, especially for me growing up in Alabama, playing in the SEC would just be crazy. It is just something that I want to fulfill. If I were to go somewhere outside the SEC that would be awesome, but my dream is to play in the SEC. Hopefully I will get to accomplish that.
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