{"id":4518,"date":"2018-07-05T07:55:41","date_gmt":"2018-07-05T11:55:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.volnation.com\/freaknotes\/?p=4518"},"modified":"2018-07-05T11:25:39","modified_gmt":"2018-07-05T15:25:39","slug":"freaknotes-vol-commits-working-recruiting-trail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.volnation.com\/freaknotes\/2018\/07\/05\/freaknotes-vol-commits-working-recruiting-trail\/","title":{"rendered":"FreakNotes: Vol commits working the recruiting trail"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I hope everyone had a fantastic Independence Day yesterday was able to spend quality time with family and friends. While you&#8217;re wasting time this morning trying to get back in the swing at work, I figured it was a great day for a few FreakNotes. Your comments below are appreciated.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It warms my heart to see current Vol recruits trying to help their cause by recruiting other players to Knoxville. Tennessee commit <strong>Wayna Morris\u00a0<\/strong>(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.volnation.com\/forum\/tennessee-vols-recruiting\/273220-19-ga-ol-wanya-morris-ut-commit-1-2018-a.html\">PT<\/a>) looks like he could be <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wanyamorris64\/status\/1014269515042091011\">trying to help recruit<\/a>\u00a0five-star wide receiver\u00a0<strong>Jadon Haselwood <\/strong>(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.volnation.com\/forum\/tennessee-vols-recruiting\/271668-19-ga-wr-jadon-haselwood.html\">PT<\/a>), who is the nation&#8217;s top-rated receiver and current Georgia commit. And just the other day quarterback <strong>Brian Maurer<\/strong>\u00a0(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.volnation.com\/forum\/tennessee-vols-recruiting\/292648-19-fl-qb-brian-maurer-ut-commit-6-27-18-a.html\">PT<\/a>) was said to be &#8220;going to to out to The Opening and see how many teammates he can find,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.knoxnews.com\/story\/sports\/college\/university-of-tennessee\/football\/2018\/07\/02\/ut-vols-brian-maurer-2019-tennessee-football-recruiting-rankings-247-rivals-espn-opening-finals\/741503002\/\">according to his coach at West Port<\/a>, Matt Franklin.<\/li>\n<li>The top player in the state of Tennessee in the 2020 class, offensive tackle <strong>Bryn Tucker<\/strong>\u00a0(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.volnation.com\/forum\/tennessee-vols-recruiting\/257992-20-tn-ol-dl-bryn-tucker.html\">PT<\/a>)<strong>,<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TuckerBryn\/status\/1014543103217356802\">announced his top five yesterday<\/a>: Auburn, Tennessee, Notre Dame, LSU and Virginia Tech. &#8220;<em>Thank you God for staying with me through the process! My focus will be on these schools #WDE #GBO #GoIrish #GoTigers #GoHokies,&#8221;<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TuckerBryn\/status\/1014543103217356802\">he tweeted<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Tuesday&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NCAAFNation247\/status\/1014130916342620160\">running back spotlight<\/a> from NCAAF Nation was Tennessee&#8217;s <strong>Ty Chandler<\/strong>: <em>&#8220;Chandler rushed for 305 yards &amp; 2 TDs last season and added 10 receptions for 108 yards. 2018 has a chance to be a big breakout season for Chandler. The Vols RB Unit looks strong &amp; Pruitt wants to establish his rushing attack.&#8221; &#8212;\u00a0<\/em><strong>Discussion<\/strong>: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.volnation.com\/forum\/tennessee-vols-football\/293221-season-ty-chandler-offense.html\">What kind of season can Ty Chandler have in this offense?<\/a><\/li>\n<li>I was reminded yesterday that I can&#8217;t wait to see Tennessee return to smash-mouth football.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MikeGriffith32\/status\/1014172797919203330\">Mike Griffith tweeted<\/a>, <em>&#8220;Twelve teams played them, and 12 teams couldn\u2019t stop it,\u201d &#8211; fhen-FSU D-Coordinator Mickey Andrews on #Vols signature run play of 1998- they\u2019d run it 12-15 times a game with Travis Henry &#8230;\u00a0<\/em>(see attached picture via that link for more.)<\/li>\n<li>I&#8217;ve been catching some heat on the board recently for less than positive reminders of Tennessee&#8217;s miserable recent history (see this thread for reference: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.volnation.com\/forum\/tennessee-vols-football\/293201-tennessee-kentucky-sec-network.html\">Tennessee Kentucky on SEC Network<\/a>). Regardless, here&#8217;s another sobering stat: The Vols were <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AtoZSports\/status\/1014335487438479361\">last in the SEC<\/a> in 2017 in points per game, managing an average of only 19.8 points. Can offensive coordinator <strong>Tyson Helton<\/strong> jump start this bunch?<\/li>\n<li>Tennessee ranks No. 16 on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.espn.com\/college-football\/story\/_\/id\/23866176\/which-schools-produce-most-draft-talent\">ESPN&#8217;s Ultimate Draft Rank<\/a>, which ranks the schools which have produced the most draft talent across all sports. &#8212; <strong>Discussion:<\/strong>\u00a0<a id=\"thread_title_293191\" href=\"http:\/\/www.volnation.com\/forum\/tennessee-vols-football\/293191-schools-produce-draft-talent.html\">Schools that produce the most draft talent<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Tennessee&#8217;s <strong>Grant Williams<\/strong> came in at No. 11 on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/marchmadness\/status\/1014204532111228928\">Andy Katz&#8217; Top 20 Returning Players<\/a> for 2018-19. Face it, with Williams and Schofield leading the way, the Vols are going to be beastly next year. &#8212;\u00a0<strong>Discussion<\/strong>:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.volnation.com\/forum\/tennessee-vols-basketball\/293222-grant-williams-rated-11-returning-player-andy-katz.html\">Grant Williams rated the No. 11 returning player by Andy Katz<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.volnation.com\/forum\/showthread.php?p=15512981#post15512981\">Only 58 days<\/a> until football time in Tennessee!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I hope everyone had a fantastic Independence Day yesterday was able to spend quality time with family and friends. While you&#8217;re wasting time this morning trying to get back in the swing at work, I figured it was a great day for a few FreakNotes. Your comments below are appreciated. 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