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"It's been great," Moore said Friday night after the Patriots' 35-14 loss at Sevier County High School. "The county's really looked up to me. I've met some new people who are a fan of who I am, and I really take that to heart, and I'm so glad that I can be that influence in the community.
"I know that a lot of people around here are UT fans, but the reaction really surprised me. There was a lot more support than I could've ever guessed there would've ever been in my life."
The 6-foot-2.5, 300-pound Moore said he's planning to graduate in December and join the Vols in January as an early enrollee. But he's currently focusing on his senior season at Jefferson County, where he remains the Patriots' starting left tackle in addition to helping on the defensive line.
While Moore is still playing left tackle for Jefferson County, he said he's also getting some work at center. That's where Tennessee coach Josh Heupel's staff has been recruiting him to play, and he believes his ongoing preparations will give him a head start on adjusting to the center position once he arrives on campus.
"I rotate in at center (during practices), so I'll be a second- or third-string center after the center that we have," he said. "After that, we do a lot of work on snapping and reads and the plays that we need to learn, so I feel like I'm getting a lot of work in on center.
"I've grown pretty close to some of them, like David Sanders. David Sanders, he's a good friend of mine, I would consider, and I feel like this team could actually be a national championship team."
r.callahanMoore said he plans to visit Tennessee again Sept. 14 to attend its home game against Kent State.