Of Tennessee, he said, "I started talking to them back in mid to late November. They let me know they wanted to offer me and I set up a trip. I didn't really know what to expect when I was talking to them, just knew it was Tennessee. I heard people talking about Tennessee out here because it's different guys that I know that went out there and did real well. They're in the SEC and that's the biggest conference in football right now. The last five championships have come to an SEC team. So the national championship goes through there. When I took my trip, that was my first trip. I loved everything about it. I loved the coaches. Coach (Derek) Dooley is one of the best head coaches I've met both in high school and college. He's real down to earth, real passionate about his players. He's all about his players. That stands out. He makes sure you succeed."