'15 IN LB Darrin Kirkland Jr (UT Commit 12/15/14)

[OGbabyaviVol]

Timely:

@CoachRichman1: Great to have @UTCoachJones at LC today recruiting @LCHSAthletics

Kirkland's coach couple min ago

Probably flew to Ann Arbor to discuss the coaching vacancy after visiting Kirkland and telling him the plan, so he would re-commit to Michigan.

 

[OGbabyaviVol]

And will commit to UT at the Army game.

Bingo

 

[TriedAndTrueVOL]

Of course, i could have misunderstood, but Swain was pretty positive that's the current structure of the rules on his show today.

You understood correctly. k:

 

[PrattvilleVol]

probably flew to ann arbor to discuss the coaching vacancy after visiting kirkland and telling him the plan, so he would re-commit to michigan.

fyp

 

[Carlitovol]

Is this legit ??

 

[OldVol49vfl]

Is this legit ??

The picture is legit from earlier today and Kirkland did de-commit from Michigan. He is probably a silent commit to the Vols.

 

[Carlitovol]

The picture is legit from earlier today and Kirkland did de-commit from Michigan. He is probably a silent commit to the Vols.

Gotcha thanks OV ! I figured it wasn't official since there was no chatter about it on VN or Twitter ....

Go Vols

 

[engineerVOL]

From 247....

Kirkland, a former Michigan commitment who reopened his recruitment last month, posted a picture on his Twitter account Thursday night that showed him posing with Jones, Tennessee linebackers coach Tommy Thigpen and defensive line coach Steve Stripling.

The 6-foot-2, 235-pound Kirkland — a projected early enrollee who's planning to announce his college choice Jan. 3 at the U.S. Army All-American Bowl in San Antonio — already has taken official visits to Ole Miss, Oklahoma and Tennessee, most recently visiting the Vols the weekend of Nov. 22. He's scheduled to travel to Texas on Friday for an official visit with the Longhorns, and USC currently is scheduled to host him on the last of his five official visits next weekend.

Tennessee recently has emerged as the favorite to land Kirkland on the 247Sports Crystal Ball, with 48 percent of his current predictions going to the Vols, 30 percent going to Michigan and Ole Miss getting 10 percent.

He's ranked the nation's No. 178 overall prospect and No. 4 inside linebacker in the 247Sports Composite for the 2015 class.

 

[engineerVOL]

His Twitter ...

@UTCoachJones and the boys from the #865 came up to Indy to see me today! #Blessed #VolNation 💯🍊😆
8:28 PM - 4 Dec 2014

 

[DD4ME]

Boombastic

 

[Volz4lif3]

Boombastic

Soon

 

[sanddune50]

Per Hubbs

Thursday the main focus for Jones was Darrin Kirkland Jr. as the head man along with Thigpen and Stripling made their in-home visit with the Rivals250 linebacker. Early feedback continues to be very good vibes for the Vols as Kirkland Jr. will be announcing at the Army All American Game in January and right now it's hard to think Tennessee isn't the team to beat.

Kirkland Jr., is still scheduled to take a visit to Texas this weekend but if the Vols survive the visit they should be the favorite heading into the announcement. Hugh Freeze of Ole Miss still has his in-home visit remaining so that's worth remembering, too.

 

[OGbabyaviVol]

Boombastic

And it's fantastic

 

[volssam]

.

 

[DaddyChad]

Thig+CBJ=This one is over.

 

[Face]

Thig+CBJ=This one is over.

Butch starting to get some big time guys from the Midwest... He stealing errrybody's crootz

 

[Playdo]

Butch starting to get some big time guys from the Midwest... He stealing errrybody's crootz

 

[DD4ME]

 

[Glitch]

That is fantastic Playdo!

 

[Biopsyman]

Can he crack?

 

[volssam]

Can he crack?

Do you?

 

[Brave Volunteer]

Hahahaha!!! That is awesome! The guy holding the fish needs to be wearing a Michigan hat.

 

[Chuckie]

Hahahaha!!! That is awesome! The guy holding the fish needs to be wearing a Michigan hat.

Yeah, LSUFreak should make that over where the guy is wearing a Michigan hat, and the other guy is Charlie Strong and his fish says "Cherry"

 

[Purplehaze26]

Nah, man the fish is Kirkland, guy has Mich hat, and the sea lion is BUTCH!!!

 

[snake]

Whats the chances of that happening