"I hadn't gotten to get up here since the spring game, so I just wanted to come and let them know I'm still very interested in the program," said the 6-foot-1, 172-pound safety who also doubles some at receiver. "It's really good, just building a good relationship on the phone and off the phone in person is really key to me. I'm just trying to build on that and see how the rest of my high school career goes."
Just as Josh Malone told VolQuest.com earlier this week, Gaulden reiterated the message being delivered by Tennessee's coaches to a potential bumper crop of 2014 prospects. Gaulden said he liked the message and liked discussing their prospective futures with his fellow recruits.
"A lot of talent. We talk about it often," said the articulate and polished Gaulden, also a track star. "We just talked about it (this week); I was with Todd Kelly (Jr.) and Josh Malone and we talked about waiting to commit because we have, there's a possibility of all of us going to the same college. We talk about that kind of stuff. And that could be major."
Might the grouping continue down this path and even dub themselves a nickname when the time comes?
"You never know. Stuff can happen, and I'm just going to wait it out and see how that goes. But it's a good possibility," Gaulden said.