Tag: Tennessee Volunteers Football

4-star DT Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins delays commitment: Considering UGA, Vols, FSU, more

4-star DT Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins has delayed his decision. He is considering Georgia football, South Carolina, UNC, Penn State, FSU and Vols.

On Monday, 2021 4-star defensive tackle Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins released a top-six of Georgia, North Carolina, Florida State, South Carolina, Penn State and Tennessee.

Shortly before revealing his final group, the 6-foot-5, 298 pounder announced that he would be announcing his decision on Sunday, May 17, at 3 p.m.

However, one day later, Ingram-Dawkins made a tweet saying that he’s decided to give his commitment “a little more thought.”

“I’ve decided to give my commitment a little more thought before making it on Sunday!!,” he said in a Tweet. “This is a life-changing decision that is very important to me!!”

247Sports has Ingram-Dawkins as the nation’s No. 17 ranked defensive tackle and as the top player in the state of South Carolina.

According to SportsTalkSC, Ingram-Dawkins will wait roughly 2-3 weeks.

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Tennessee commit fires back at Florida coach’s poor troll attempt

Monday, 4-star safety Kamar Wilcoxson committed to Tennessee in a video he posted on Twitter and a Florida assistant coach responded.

Monday, Georgia target and 2021 4-star safety Kamar Wilcoxson tweeted a video revealing his commitment to Tennessee for the 2021 recruiting class.

Wilcoxson attends IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida, and has had commitment issues to say the least.

Wilcoxson was committed to Florida during his freshman season until backing out of his commitment a short time later.

Then, last June, Wilcoxson decided that he really did want to play for the Gators and re-committed, which lasted about 9 months until de-committing from Florida for the second time in March of this year.

Here’s his Vols commitment tweet:

It seems that the Florida coaching staff hasn’t forgotten all the drama surrounding the Atlanta native, because the Gators’ offensive assistant director of player personnel subtweeted Wilcoxson following his commitment video – something you don’t usually see.

Wilcoxson then tweeted back calling out the Florida assistant for “throwing shots.”

He deleted the tweet, but his response read:

“Lol, you mad jit ? you grown throwing shots, I can’t wait til I see y’all boys!”

Even though Georgia missed out on the 4-star safety, I’m interested to see how the rest of this drama plays out, especially when Florida travels to Tennessee in the fall.

4-star UGA, Tennessee football target sets commitment time

Four-star class of 2021 defensive end Elijah Jeudy recently named the Georgia Bulldogs and Tennessee Volunteers among his top five schools.

Four-star class of 2021 defensive end Elijah Jeudy recently named the Georgia Bulldogs among his top five schools. Jeudy plays high school football for Northeast High School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Jeudy set his commitment date via Twitter for July 14th:

Will Jeudy be the next Georgia Bulldog to come to Athens from Philly? D’Andre Swift, a projected as a first-round pick, and senior defensive back Mark Webb are two of the most recent Dawgs that are from the City of Brotherly Love.

Jeudy will decide between Texas A&M, Tennessee, Oregon and LSU in his top five. Jeudy clearly has no issue leaving Pennsylvania, and will likely join the SEC (4/5 of his top schools).

Georgia just landed a pair of  commitments in the class of 2021. The class has six commitments.

Kirby Smart and Georgia are recruiting across the nation better than ever. The Bulldogs still know how to land key in-state guys, but UGA is expanding its recruiting pipeline and picking among the country’s best talent.

Sep 30, 2017; Knoxville, TN, USA; Georgia Bulldogs running back D’Andre Swift fights off Tennessee Volunteers defensive lineman Darrell Taylor  as he carries the ball during the first half at Neyland Stadium. Credit: Crystal LoGiudice-USA TODAY Sports

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Georgia’s Andrew Thomas gets NFL comparison to former Tennessee Volunteer

Georgia Bulldogs left tackle Andrew Thomas has been compared to a former Tennessee Volunteer who plays for the Denver Broncos.

Georgia Bulldogs left tackle Andrew Thomas is considered a first round talent in the 2020 NFL Draft. Thomas displayed incredible blocking ability during his time in Athens.

Thomas blocked three players on a memorable run play against the Florida Gators. Thomas started thirteen games at left tackle this season at UGA. he additionally started whenever healthy both his sophomore and freshman seasons. Thomas is as seasoned of a veteran as possible at this point in his career.

Now he’s being compared to Ja’Wuan James, who was originally a first round pick of the Miami Dolphins.

Dec 9, 2018; Miami Gardens, FL, USA; Miami Dolphins offensive tackle Ja’Wuan James (70) prior to the game against the New England Patriots at Hard Rock Stadium. Credit: Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports

Ja’Wuan James is a former Tennessee Volunteer, who signed a massive four year, $51 million dollar deal last off-season to join the Denver Broncos. James has played primarily as a right tackle in the NFL.

Will Andrew Thomas have to slide over to the right side of the offensive line to succeed in the NFL? Based on his time at UGA, Thomas should be fine on the left side.

That being said, right tackles are as valuable as ever in the NFL. Quarterbacks need protection and right tackles play a huge role in containing elite pass rushers. Look at Ja’Wuan James’s contract with the Broncos. On the left or right side, Andrew Thomas will play from day one in the NFL.

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