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Tennessee’s first recruiting weekend under Jeremy Pruitt was a success

Cody McClure

By Cody McClure

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Jeremy Pruitt and the rest of Tennessee’s new coaching staff have been going hard on the recruiting trail since arriving in Knoxville.

The Volunteers just held an important recruiting weekend, and it appears many of the prospects they hosted enjoyed their visits.

Tennessee’s class of 2018 is currently No. 30 in the nation, according to 247Sports’ Composite Team Rankings. It has slipped to 10th in the SEC after being the conference’s No. 1 class just a few months ago. That tends to happen when you go 4-8.

But Pruitt and the staff, of course, have been working to change that.

Highly-rated athlete Alontae Taylor, who decommitted from UT in November, appears to be interested in the Vols again:

Tennessee’s top-rated commit, 4-star defensive tackle Greg Emerson, can’t wait to sign:

Here are some other prospects who appear to be impressed by Pruitt and the new staff:

The Vols’ coaching staff made some major in-home visits on Friday, as well:

The visit with Copeland went so well, he’s decided to take an official to Knoxville next weekend:

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Cody McClure

Cody McClure is an SEC Football Writer for Saturday Down South. He lives in Knoxville, Tennessee, where he also co-hosts a midday sports radio show for FOX Sports. Cody previously worked for Athlon Sports.

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