I would say just the opposite: I'm sure he's got the desire, but does he have the talent? It's nice that he's strong, and perhaps runs decently--but that doesn't mean he's any good. I hope he is!
All this bashing....
A young man, willing to work hard, despite the odds, and a coaching staff willing to reward him with a non-scholly status to help him achieve his dream.....and all some of you can do is urinate on it.
We need a lot more young men like him in our society - if you haven't looked around in the last 10 years or so.
Good luck to him and God speed,
Its not like he's trying to break into the Bama DT rotation. The Vols got Tuttle and Kongbo who have played okay when healthy - which hasn't been that often. After that who on the 2018 roster has impressed anything but their fanny in the dirt as the likes of Vandy and Kentucky ran over them? Really outside of Tuttle the Vols have no DT's worthy of the name. Based on what I've seen if he stays healthy and gives effort he will be ahead of what we've had.