the three-star junior tight end from st. Stanislaus college in bay st. Louis, miss., said he had an awesome time during his latest trip to tennessee for its spring game, and he remains 110-percent tennessee after adding a scholarship offer from mississippi state last month.
i mean, every time i go (to tennessee), it grows on me more and more, said rogers. me and my dad were talking about it. At first, my dad was kind of skeptical about the orange color. Then, he said, man, i actually like it now. Its growing on me. ive only been up there twice, but after going up there a second time, i just like it even more every time i go.
i went in there and i showed them the indoor facility, and they were just amazed by all of it, rogers said. they said, as i said in the beginning, the facilities are outstanding. And, right as we were about to leave, coach (butch) jones called us up to his office, and that really made the whole trip. We talked to coach jones for 15, 20 minutes. He introduced himself to my cousin and my older brother, and they had a great talk. He talked to all of them, and he included all of us in the conversation, which they really liked. And just that 15, 20 minutes with him made the whole trip, to be honest with you. It was awesome.
mississippi state gave him his most recent offer in late march, a little more than three weeks after he committed to tennessee. But he said hes not planning to visit the home-state bulldogs or give them strong consideration.
i dont want to say it mean, but im with tennessee, rogers said, adding that hes also drawing a lot of interest from oregon. tennessee has nothing to worry about with mississippi state. Thats all im going to say. I dont want to say anything mean.