Tennessee coaches will be back on the road Monday morning after wrapping up a weekend that included eight official visitors.
Let's quickly recap what we've gathered on the two uncommitted official visitors that were in town.
With John Kelly, he told us the visit went very well and that's what we've heard from those close to him as well. From talking to several people close to Kelly we believe that Michigan is likely to receive the last visit from the Kelly family on the weekend of Jan. 30.
We believe Tennessee very much impressed Kelly and his family this weekend, especially the fact that Kelly has an immediate opportunity to earn some snaps at running back.
We do continue to believe Minnesota is a factor because of Kelly's father living in the Minneapolis area, but we also believe some close to him would like to see him not return to his home state o Minnesota. Also, Michigan seems to be the real wildcard here.
That last weekend will likely be very pivotal and while the Vols really have done a good job thus far with Kelly, it's hard not to think that weekend may determine where Kelly ends up.
As for Quarte Sapp, he remained quiet on Sunday but that's no surprise for the 4-star linebacker and wasn't unexpected. From talking to several on Sunday Sapp continues to talk about taking two more visits, most likely the destinations will be Missouri and Michigan State.
It's still hard not to like Tennessee's position with Sapp, but the longer he waits to make a final decision the more you have to wonder if Tennessee will have room for him when he's ready to make a decision.
The same could be said for Pat Allen as he continues to say he will wait until national signing day. We still believe that's a Tennessee/Georgia battle for the Maryland standout, but the longer this goes the more up in the air this one seems.
Look for Tennessee coaches to paint the town of Atlanta orange early this week. Butch Jones is expected in Atlanta throughout this week to see Tennessee commitments Venzell Boulware.
Speaking of Boulware, while he made an unofficial visit to Georgia this weekend with teammate Jayson Stanley we were told that he made that visit after letting Tennessee coaches know he was going to check out Athens. We don't sense a huge amount of concern out there, but an Ohio State visit looms this weekend and is worth watching.
Tennessee will still get the last visit with him.
Along with Jones, we expect numerous Tennessee assistants in and around Atlanta throughout the first half of the week visiting with the commitments and targets as well as 2016 prospects.
Also, look for Quarte Sapp to receive his visit from Butch Jones as early as Monday.
Robert Gillespie will visit with running back targets John Kelly and Jaason Lewis as the two have a long-standing relationship. Tennessee is battling Ole Miss to make sure they receive that final visit on the weekend of Jan. 30.
Also, look for Jones in the Midstate area near the end of the week.
Look for other Tennessee coaches to be around the state as well this week as Mark Elder will spend some time in Memphis this week, checking in on several players.
Finally, some have asked if anything is going on with 5-star Memphis offensive tackle Drew Richmond and from what we've gathered Tennessee has had several conversation with Richmond over the last few days and we believe they have been productive.
But, as of Sunday night we don't believe any visit has been scheduled. Right now, he's scheduled to see Texas this upcoming weekend and Ole Miss the last weekend before signing day. We will be monitoring the situation throughout the week to see if anything changes.
Let's quickly recap what we've gathered on the two uncommitted official visitors that were in town.
With John Kelly, he told us the visit went very well and that's what we've heard from those close to him as well. From talking to several people close to Kelly we believe that Michigan is likely to receive the last visit from the Kelly family on the weekend of Jan. 30.
We believe Tennessee very much impressed Kelly and his family this weekend, especially the fact that Kelly has an immediate opportunity to earn some snaps at running back.
We do continue to believe Minnesota is a factor because of Kelly's father living in the Minneapolis area, but we also believe some close to him would like to see him not return to his home state o Minnesota. Also, Michigan seems to be the real wildcard here.
That last weekend will likely be very pivotal and while the Vols really have done a good job thus far with Kelly, it's hard not to think that weekend may determine where Kelly ends up.
As for Quarte Sapp, he remained quiet on Sunday but that's no surprise for the 4-star linebacker and wasn't unexpected. From talking to several on Sunday Sapp continues to talk about taking two more visits, most likely the destinations will be Missouri and Michigan State.
It's still hard not to like Tennessee's position with Sapp, but the longer he waits to make a final decision the more you have to wonder if Tennessee will have room for him when he's ready to make a decision.
The same could be said for Pat Allen as he continues to say he will wait until national signing day. We still believe that's a Tennessee/Georgia battle for the Maryland standout, but the longer this goes the more up in the air this one seems.
Look for Tennessee coaches to paint the town of Atlanta orange early this week. Butch Jones is expected in Atlanta throughout this week to see Tennessee commitments Venzell Boulware.
Speaking of Boulware, while he made an unofficial visit to Georgia this weekend with teammate Jayson Stanley we were told that he made that visit after letting Tennessee coaches know he was going to check out Athens. We don't sense a huge amount of concern out there, but an Ohio State visit looms this weekend and is worth watching.
Tennessee will still get the last visit with him.
Along with Jones, we expect numerous Tennessee assistants in and around Atlanta throughout the first half of the week visiting with the commitments and targets as well as 2016 prospects.
Also, look for Quarte Sapp to receive his visit from Butch Jones as early as Monday.
Robert Gillespie will visit with running back targets John Kelly and Jaason Lewis as the two have a long-standing relationship. Tennessee is battling Ole Miss to make sure they receive that final visit on the weekend of Jan. 30.
Also, look for Jones in the Midstate area near the end of the week.
Look for other Tennessee coaches to be around the state as well this week as Mark Elder will spend some time in Memphis this week, checking in on several players.
Finally, some have asked if anything is going on with 5-star Memphis offensive tackle Drew Richmond and from what we've gathered Tennessee has had several conversation with Richmond over the last few days and we believe they have been productive.
But, as of Sunday night we don't believe any visit has been scheduled. Right now, he's scheduled to see Texas this upcoming weekend and Ole Miss the last weekend before signing day. We will be monitoring the situation throughout the week to see if anything changes.
