Most do. Not required. Just have to be enrolled in fall. Pruitt has stated he doesn't encourage kids to enroll early but I'm sure he's happy if they do. I'm sure some coaches do pressure it. Butch seemed to emphasize how important it was publicly if I remember right. Pruitt has downplayed it somewhat.
As far as the 2 we should have won last year, all you can say is"you learn from your mistakes." And I firmly believe the team and the coaches did learn. Proof they found ways to win after the fact. Now this next year I expect huge strides in the offense. More cohesiveness with the OL, QB room evolution especially with all the fast and athletic WR we got this class. Defense all around was not too bad, only losing Warrior and Bituli is huge. Expect the DL to play aggressively without thinking too much. LB room got its depth now. Secondary looks great, just whi replacing warrior is only question really. Gonna be fun to watch this new team play.
GBO!!
Best wr class for us ever? I dont know about that, the Peyton Manning class was pretty stout. Nash,Staley Kyler,McColough and Hampton were all very highly thought of.We definitely just added size, speed, athleticism and unreal potential at the WR position. This may be the best WR class ever at TN, if not then very close. We probably have the 2nd best WR group coming in. Damn Ohio St had two 5* and two 4* and they got 4 of the top 16 WR's in the country. I really thought there was no way anyone brought in a better group of WR's than us. Ohio St had the best and us and Ga probably tied for #2. Ga had four 4* and a 3* and we had four 4*. But throw in Velus Jones, a former 4* and with Gibbs redshirting that's a former 5* plus the former 3* we got from Nebraska. So I'd give us the #1WR class in the SEC and #2 in the country when you factor in HS recruits and Grad Transfers. I'd put us a very close second to Ohio St..Considering we ranked up at the top with our WR class with teams like Ohio St and Ga is very impressive. A helluva job by CJP and staff. Just imagine the type class they could pull after a couple back to back good seasons on the field...Should quieten the negavols, who continue questioning CJP's abilities as a recruiter. I also don't think we're done in the grad transfer market or in our recruiting class!
Wideman is the most athletic freak we’ve had since Justin Hunter. And Beckwith could be a game-changer and he’s only a 3 star. And with the transfers I would say we are, at least, equal to Ohio State in that we filled needs and ramped up the unit’s ability.We definitely just added size, speed, athleticism and unreal potential at the WR position. This may be the best WR class ever at TN, if not then very close. We probably have the 2nd best WR group coming in. Damn Ohio St had two 5* and two 4* and they got 4 of the top 16 WR's in the country. I really thought there was no way anyone brought in a better group of WR's than us. Ohio St had the best and us and Ga probably tied for #2. Ga had four 4* and a 3* and we had four 4*. But throw in Velus Jones, a former 4* and with Gibbs redshirting that's a former 5* plus the former 3* we got from Nebraska. So I'd give us the #1 WR class in the SEC and #2 in the country when you factor in HS recruits and Grad Transfers. I'd put us a very close second to Ohio St..Considering we ranked up at the top with our WR class with teams like Ohio St and Ga is very impressive. A helluva job by CJP and staff. Just imagine the type class they could pull after a couple back to back good seasons on the field...Should quieten the negavols, who continue questioning CJP's abilities as a recruiter. I also don't think we're done in the grad transfer market or in our recruiting class!
Replaced skillsets we already had (Jennings/ Beckwith) and added skillsets we didn’t have, namely redzone catch radius (Wideman), slippery quick yac (Calloway) and pure nasty speed (Hyatt) who’s also a polished route runner, which makes him even faster. This doesn’t include Holiday and his 4.3 speed because he’s currently a QB.
