'27 TN WR Kesean Bowman (Oregon commit)

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Tennessee, like numerous others, will not throw in the towel for elite 2027 WR Kesean Bowman despite his early commitment to Oregon. The Vols are continuing to recruit the in-state standout wide receiver, and he also tells us he will be in town next weekend for Tennessee’s top-25 matchup against Georgia. We expect him to continue taking visits throughout his recruitment.
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Per Chad Simmons

Kesean Bowman committed earlier than most expected, and he chose a school on the other side of the country — Oregon. Tennessee has not slowed their recruitment down of the in-state playmaker. The Vols are pushing hard to keep the four-star out of Brentwood (Tenn.) Brentwood Academy home. He will be in Knoxville next weekend. Bowman was at Ohio State last weekend, where the Buckeyes made a major impression, and he plans to visit Texaslater this fall. LSU is another program he’s eyeing for a visit. While Bowman remains committed to Oregon, his recruitment is far from finished, and we view Tennessee as the Ducks’ top competition.
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BigorangeBoy said:
Josh Swords by far the biggest miss…
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Swords wasn't really a miss. Neither was Richard Land. Tennessee didn't pursue either.

I know this first hand because a couple of the BA assistant coaches at the time were family friends. They had a great relationship with UT coaches and were honest about both to the staff. One of them told me about Land, "he's liable to pancake his man on 1st and 2nd down, then sack his own QB on 3rd down."

Both were just very overrated. Swords' dad had some connection with The Tennessean and got them to really hype him up. Obviously, neither did anything at Alabama and Texas, respectively, which justified the notion that they were overrated…as well as Tennessee’s indifference towards both as recruits.
 
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NighthawkVol said:
Gaulden went to Independence in Thompsons' Station with Vic Wharton.

Man, I had forgotten all about Turner. Good pull on that one.

Ramsey was never going to UT. He and his dad are...well, something.
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The Brothers in the 80's went to Vandy. Also missed on a punter and kicker I think that went to Auburn in the last 20 years.
 
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BreatheUT said:
The Brothers in the 80's went to Vandy. Also missed on a punter and kicker I think that went to Auburn in the last 20 years.
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I don’t think UT recruited Jeff Brothers. Don’t remember his brother. Definitely didn’t recruit Jeff Speedy.

UT did try to get Kent Austin. He was a big miss at the time, but we got Alan Cockrell instead…not a bad consolation prize.

Al Allen was going to UT, but had a car wreck and had to quit football. Ended up being a good basketball player at Belmont. He would’ve been a great football player at Tennessee. Mikki played some on the NC team in 1998.

Tito Lee probably would’ve gone to UT if he could’ve qualified. He was such a talent. Ave a tragedy.
 
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NighthawkVol said:
I don’t think UT recruited Jeff Brothers. Don’t remember his brother. Definitely didn’t recruit Jeff Speedy.

UT did try to get Kent Austin. He was a big miss at the time, but we got Alan Cockrell instead…not a bad consolation prize.

Al Allen was going to UT, but had a car wreck and had to quit football. Ended up being a good basketball player at Belmont. He would’ve been a great football player at Tennessee. Mikki played some on the NC team in 1998.

Tito Lee probably would’ve gone to UT if he could’ve qualified. He was such a talent. Ave a tragedy.
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Ok, this makes sense. Was there a Jeff and Scott Speedy? I guess there was only one Brothers.

Someone mentioned Austin Kemp. I'm pretty sure it was him that I talked to while he worked at a bank in Franklin about 10 years ago.
 
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BreatheUT said:
Ok, this makes sense. Was there a Jeff and Scott Speedy? I guess there was only one Brothers.

Someone mentioned Austin Kemp. I'm pretty sure it was him that I talked to while he worked at a bank in Franklin about 10 years ago.
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Yeah Scott was older. Believe he played basketball at Belmont. Was a football WR. Not a D1 prospect but good high school player.
 
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