i knew coach pruitt previously from alabama, said hampton, whos ranked the no. 137 overall prospect and no. 15 cornerback in the 247sports composite for the 2019 class. i liked him a lot, so him being a head coach, and the staff, theyve been recruiting me pretty hard. They told me that memphis is a place they want to recruit hard, so i want to go check out the in-state school.
ill be in nashville for the tournament. Thats as close as ill get to knoxville, so itll be easier to get there.
its been going on a lot, hampton said, referring to his contact with pruitt. he didnt really talk to me as much when he was at alabama. But since hes gotten to tennessee, hes really dialed it up. I think hes made a point that he wants to keep the in-state guys in-state.
man, honestly, the whole coaching staff, theyre on me. (wide receivers) coach (david) johnson, hes from memphis. Coach fair, coach pruitt honestly, the whole staff. When i call coach pruitt, he gets the whole staff on the phone.
hampton said he hears from a member of tennessees staff anybody from, like, a graduate assistant to coach pruitt on a daily basis. (pruitt has) told me that tennessee, theyre not where they want to be yet, right now, hampton said. "but he said he sees me and other guys coming in and contributing early, being able to start changing the program around.
he says he thinks i can come in and play db as soon as i get there, so the opportunity to play early is a big point hes been making, and just staying in-state and helping the in-state school.
