bpalmer28
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Effort was there on the field. Off the field he was lacking. Didn’t put in the time to be great.A guy that couldn’t read defenses, deliver accurate passes consistently, forced limited game plans demanding more money is good enough reason to let him walk regardless of who we land.
I’ll give Nico this - he tried hard. Effort was always there. And perhaps with more time Heup would’ve turned him into the superstar we all thought he could be. But he wasn’t that.
The end of your post is the exact argument I would make. You’d be a feature back and get a lot of carries still, but we wouldn’t wear you down like Michigan would do with their offense.From a pure football standpoint, Tennessee makes the most sense here. Hiter already plays in a similar offense to Tennessee and Heupel has had two starters in a row go pro after big junior years and a three year career where they didn't get beat up from being overworked.
Michigan's offense has produced good stats for their backs, but those guys get a lot of carries. Sampson getting 250+ last year was an anomaly since we've typically had two backs with around 150 each year under Heupel. Corum at Michigan had over 650 carries in three years. Sampson had 422 carries in three years. That's an additional season's worth of carries over a three year career. Maybe Michigan's current staff will handle things differently, but the current coach worked for the last one...so odds are they'll lean very hard on their best back.
Hiter can come to Tennessee, put up great numbers in a talented rotation, be the guy his Junior year (maybe even Soph year too), and then go pro after a big Junior season as a guy without a lot of wear on him.
Yea, we don't care much for your opinion. On literally anything.I'll have to disagree. He looks good but not high 5-star RB good. Reminds me of former Georgia RB Knowshon Moreno. Good back but not all-time special. The guy who looks like an all-time great RB recruit is David Gabriel-Georges from the 2027 class. Now that's a guy worth getting into a bidding war over. He reminds me of CJ2k. He's got superstar written all over him.
- WiltfongRivals No. 1 ranked running back Savion Hiter is set to commit on August 19. The Vols have been surging in this recruitment. He attended a game last fall and has made multiple visits this calendar year including 865 Live and his official to wrap up the summer.
Fong is saying it's 50/50 now I think favors us![]()
Tennessee adds coveted in-state target Joel Wyatt, looking to land more key 2026 prospects
Tennessee coach Josh Heupel and the Vols are battling for top recruits in the 2026 class. Rivals has the latest intel.www.on3.com
- Wiltfong