13' JUCO TE Brandon Vandenburg

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I say we take both and Jackson will either play DE for this staff or will be told to take a hike.
 
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OCIVol said:
Interesting (at least to me) that Vandenburg is visiting Jan 4 and Quinn is visiting Jan 11. I wonder if the coaches will give him the opportunity to be our JUCO TE in this class, but if he is taking more visits will tell him that Quinn will get a committable offer.
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That appears to be the plan. Do we think that kind of timing pressure for a commitment just happened with jones???
 
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volfrk86 said:
This will be our next commit on Jan 4th when he visits.
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And nobody will be happier than myself. That would hopefully end the chances of us signing a kid that loves volleyball and surfing more than football.
 
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AbarVolfan15 said:
He is the real deal and for the first time I'm worried about a kid OVing to Vandy after Tennessee. After watching his tape I made a thread because I want him in orange.
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Stop being whiney! Vandy finally got a decent coach, but are still only enjoying success in recruiting because UT has had some down years. When Franklin jumps ship in a couple of years and Butch has a couple years to right our ship, Vandy will go back to their rightful place as an SEC cellar dwellar. It's all cyclical.
 
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FEARinSEC said:
Stop being whiney! Vandy finally got a decent coach, but are still only enjoying success in recruiting because UT has had some down years. When Franklin jumps ship in a couple of years and Butch has a couple years to right our ship, Vandy will go back to their rightful place as an SEC cellar dwellar. It's all cyclical.
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We don't need JF to jump ship to get back on top.
 
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Got...
Tennessee on the 4th
Nebraska on the 11th
Vanderbilt on the 18th
Arizona State on the 25th

UT: desperately needs a TE with some experience (and two healthy legs). Huge need as the passing and running game depends on this position. Just about a physical clone of Travis Kelce.

Nebraska: Ben Cotton and Kyler Reed were very valuable to the offense, and they are gone now. Sorta the same situation we are in.

Vanderbilt: will apparently throw the football to a TE this year. I’m as surprised as anybody.

Arizona State: going to an offense a lot like what Jones is trying to bring here. Not surprised we’re fighting over the same player.
 
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As Tennessee looks closely at the junior college ranks for immediate help one name at tight end the Vols have set their sights on is College of the Desert tight end Brandon Vandenburg.

The 6-foot-6, 260-pound athlete was visited by Tennessee tight ends coach Mark Elder last week and is interested in what the Vols are saying right now.

"It was pretty good. We had been communicating over the phone. I've been communicating a lot with coach Bajakian when he was recruiting me to Cincinnati and now just keeping the process going and since they've got to Tennessee I've got a lot more interested," Vandernburg said. "I'd say it's definitely in the top five and I'm going to go take a visit and I'm excited to see what they're all about."

Vandenburg is scheduled to visit Tennessee in January and already has visits set up for Nebraska (Jan. 11,) Vanderbilt (Jan. 18) and Arizona State (Jan. 25) but said he's looking for a date to visit Tennessee.

"It was supposed to be on Jan. 4 but they don't really have any students there then so we're working on getting that moved to maybe the first of February," Vandenburg said. "I know I'm going to go on a visit but the date isn't really set in stone, yet."

Vandenburg's interest in Tennessee stems from the way Butch Jones and his staff utilizes the tight end position.

"I like their use of tight ends and I like their need at the position and their new coaching staff. I definitely like them and what they did at Cincinnati," Vandenburg offered. "I got a chance to see one of their games and I liked what I saw. When they played UConn I liked what I saw. Just, all the tradition and that type of stuff that Tennessee football has. That intrigues me a little bit."

Vandenburg was able to talk to Jones on the phone while he was at Cincinnati and said he likes his enthusiasm and hopes to get to know him more.

"I talked to him at Cincinnati. I'll probably get on the phone with him this next week or something," Vandenburg said. "He seems like a good guy, enthusiastic about football."

When Elder visited with him before the dead period ended, Vandenburg said they talked a lot about how he'd be used if he were to become a Vol.

"We spoke a lot about their situation and where they're coming from and how I fit into that picture. We talked about football and that type of stuff," Vandenburg said.
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-Volquest
 
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"Vandenburg already had a relationship with the staff from Cincinnati and that helps Tennessee now with Jones and Crew in Knoxville. He's scheduled to visit in January, although the date hasn't been determined yet. He's also scheduled to see Nebraska, Arizona State and Vanderbilt in January.
Official visit date: TBD
Other teams in the mix: Nebraska, Arizona State, Vanderbilt"

- VQ
 
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One of the top 5 biggest recruits IMO. We HAVE to be able to win nearly all the recruiting battles against teams like this and this is a huge position of need. This one isn't too far behind the bigger names in level of importance IMO
 
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It never hurts being the last one he visits either...leaves a nice fresh taste in his mouth and scent in his nostrils! :D
 
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TriCitiesVol said:
IMO I think UT is done with TE recruiting for this year. They got Jackson for this year's class. Hubbs has already stated that Croom will be at TE next year to go along with Brendan Downs. Then there is Justin Meredith to fill the #3 spot.
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Bump for dumbazzness lol
 
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Woopigsooie20 said:
FWIW. He set an official visit with Arkansas for Jan 25th.
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When was that? I’m trying to get a timeframe here because he all-of-the-sudden moved UT to February and he was supposed to go to Arizona State that weekend. Rivals hasn’t updated his profile with visits so I don’t know.
 
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