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For those worried that new coach Derek Dooley might not have the recruiting ruthlessness that former coach Lane Kiffin had, never fear. On Thursday the Vols took commitments from two fellow SEC schools, two-star QB Nash Nance (from Vandebilt) and four-star RB Rajion Neal (from Mississippi State). And Nance could still bring the added bounty of four-star WR Da'Rick Rogers, a Georgia commit.

Neal becomes the only RB in Tennessee's current class, an oversight by the outgoing staff that was understandable (the Vols return four scholarship RBs, including heralded sophomores Bryce Brown and David Oku) if short-sighted (RB is not a position where you want to have class separation).

After dropping down to 17 commits following Kiffin & Co.'s departure, the Vols are back up to 22 and, according to Josh Ward of the Knoxville News-Sentinel, are expected to sign 27. We still expect Rogers to be among them.
 
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I'm serious guys, I called the last 6 Heisman's correctly at the beginning of the season and I guarantee that Nance will win at least two.

He has precision passing that the game has never seen.
 
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Watched some of Nance's video and he looks pretty good! Next years QB competition will be fierce!
 
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volville said:
He's not serious. Everyone knows Palardy has the next four locked up.
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This but since when did you get a heisman for gettting your kicks blocked? J/k He's gonna win 5...

If that was true then Lincoln would be on an anti abortion commercial instead of Tebow.
 
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I think we should give away 100,000 Nash 4 Heisman shirts at our first game next year.

Berry4heisman was a flop, but Nance4Heisman shirts would show the nation we have returned to glory.
 
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Peter Gibbons said:
I'm serious guys, I called the last 6 Heisman's correctly at the beginning of the season and I guarantee that Nance will win at least two.

He has precision passing that the game has never seen.
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How's it going Nash?

And there's no way you predicted Tebow was going to win when he hadn't been a starter prior to that season. Same goes for Ingram. Predicting Heisman at year start is different than predicting Heismans for an incoming freshman.
 
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Video was mostly short passes. At least three would have been picked off and returned for touchdowns against quality opponents. I only remember seeing one long downfield pass. Can he work under center? He has potential to be a decent quarterback, but not a Heisman winner. Heck! Even Peyton Manning could not win the Heisman at Tennessee. ESPN don't like Tennessee.

Note: It is a video of highlights only.
 
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IMO any Tennessee player awarded the Heisman should be at the ceremony, accept the award. Then on behalf of the University of Tennessee and Peyton Manning promptly take it, pretend to wipe his donkey with it, drop it on the floor, and walk out.
 
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I like the video of this kid better than I do Bray. May not have the arm but he seems not to stare down the receiver as much. I think either way we go is good but with a name like Nash Nance how can you not succeed?
 
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I'm glad we picked up Nash Nance but I believe Tyler Bray will be better. This will be great competition though and only make the team better. I think in four years...we're back playing for a SEC championship and a trip to the BCS NC game. Almost forgot we have Bryce Brown.
 
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Remy said:
IMO any Tennessee player awarded the Heisman should be at the ceremony, accept the award. Then on behalf of the University of Tennessee and Peyton Manning promptly take it, pretend to wipe his donkey with it, drop it on the floor, and walk out.
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The force is strong with you...
 
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Tallman said:
Video was mostly short passes. At least three would have been picked off and returned for touchdowns against quality opponents. I only remember seeing one long downfield pass. Can he work under center? He has potential to be a decent quarterback, but not a Heisman winner. Heck! Even Peyton Manning could not win the Heisman at Tennessee. ESPN don't like Tennessee.

Note: It is a video of highlights only.
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If you're talking about the video that Wes Rucker tweeted a link to, you should note that it was from his junior season at a smaller private school. I posted a link in the same thread where he threw a 90-something yd touchdown to Rogers that went 48-50 yds in the air and hit him in stride at Calhoun HS. I'm not sayin he's a Heisman candidate - that's absurd for any guy who hasn't played yet. Just sayin that arm strength can and will improve from a kids Junior year in HS to, say, his Junior year in college and the change could very well be significant. I think he'll have the physical tools but what remains to be seen is whether he's got the intangibles that make great QB's (same is true of Bray, Simms, etc.). GBO!
 
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Peter Gibbons said:
I think we should give away 100,000 Nash 4 Heisman shirts at our first game next year.

Berry4heisman was a flop, but Nance4Heisman shirts would show the nation we have returned to glory.
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You need a QB with smarts (PM). Nash is that +. Things could get very interesting on the hill.
 
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