"Coach Kiffin and coach Orgeron were pumped," Jackson said. "I actually told them that Tennessee was where I wanted to be when I visited up there, but it's hard to leave home with all your family and friends."
"I love the town, the players and the coaching staff," Jackson said. "They really blew me away on the visit up there especially when I saw the stadium. When you are inside the stadium there is really nothing to say but yes. How can you turn that down?"
"Monte Kiffin was the difference," Jackson said. "I love Tennessee. I have known coach Orgeron for a while and I love him, but to realize that if you play defense at Tennessee then you are going to know what Monte Kiffin knows is special. He invented his own defense and has been so good for so long and now he is going to teach me what he knows. That was just too much to pass up."