The Top247 rising senior quarterback from IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla., said Tennessee is one of four teams currently standing out to him, along with Florida State, Oregon and Auburn, and hes planning to visit the Vols for the first time June 16 before announcing his decision next month.
Theyre still coming hard, said Francois, whos ranked the nations No. 152 overall prospect and No. 6 dual-threat quarterback in the 247Sports Composite for the 2015 class. Theyve just been telling me the same stuff. Theyre saying they love my release, and they just want me to come on a visit, and if I come on a visit, then Ill love it.
I talked to Preston (Williams) a 2015 receiver whos committed there and he loved it when he went up there, so hes been talking to me about that. Theyre still recruiting me the hardest.
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(Jones tells me) just how he wants me to be at Tennessee a lot, and he thinks highly of me and he thinks that Im the best quarterback for the program in the 2015 class. He just wants me there.
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Francois said hes still hoping to make his choice in time to announce it at Nikes The Opening, which will be held July 7-10 in Beaverton, Ore.
I think I'm going to be ready (by then), he said. I think Im ready now. I just want to take a couple visits to see what I feel when Im on campus. I dont think I should push it back. If I do, itd be because Im just not ready to make the decision yet.
Ive got to take my visit to Tennessee, and (then) I should be ready to commit.