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KNOXVILLE — Quarterback Harrison Bailey signed his Letter of Intent on the first day of the Early Signing Period to play for Tennessee.
The 6-foot-5, 220-pound signal-caller is from Marietta High School in Marietta, Ga.
Following Bailey’s signing, Jeremy Pruitt discussed him joining the Tennessee program.
“If you followed Harrison Bailey, his name kind of hit the scene when he was in the eighth grade,” Pruitt said. “The thing that really has attracted me to him and his family is the way the guy never let that affect him. Harrison Bailey was getting offers probably when he was in the eighth grade, the guy continues to improve every single year.
“If you look at where he was at going into his junior year, he was 6-5, 239 pounds. We met up there in our office and I talked to him about how we wanted him here at Tennessee, but I also talked to him about some things I thought he could improve his game on. The next year, going into his senior year, he’s lost 20 pounds, he’s probably gone from a 5.2 40 (yard dash) to a 4.8 40 (yard dash). The guy takes pride in the way he plays and the way he prepares. He’s like a gym rat, he’s always trying to improve his game, and if you watch him, he has improved tremendously over the course of his high school career.”
Bailey initially committed to the Vols on Nov. 29, 2018.