kwc Posted December 26, 2019 Report Share Posted December 26, 2019 (edited) Memphis area football players who are expected to sign on early signing day KHARI THOMPSON | Memphis Commercial Appeal The football early signing period starts on Wednesday. Here's a list of local players who are expected to sign with FBS schools. Cameron Threatt, Lewisburg, Mississippi State Isaac Smith, St. George's, Wisconsin Lincoln Pare, Houston, Arkansas State Tamarion McDonald, Whitehaven, Tennessee Bryson Eason, Whitehaven, Tennessee Martavius French, Whitehaven, Tennessee Zyon Walker, Whitehaven, South Alabama Ray Curry Jr., White Station, Arkansas Devonte Nelson, MUS, Memphis Jared Dawson, Collierville, Louisville Tamarious Brown, Kirby, UAB Omari Thomas, Briarcrest, Tennnessee Jabari Small, Briarcrest, Tennessee Reggie Neely, Briarcrest, Tulane Josaih Hayes, Horn Lake, Kentucky Jakivuan Brown, Horn Lake, Ole Miss Deon Biggins, Horn Lake, Liberty Jevon Banks, Olive Branch, Mississippi State Xavier Hill, Olive Branch, LSU Edited December 26, 2019 by kwc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tradertwo Posted January 1, 2020 Report Share Posted January 1, 2020 On 12/26/2019 at 1:21 PM, kwc said: Memphis area football players who are expected to sign on early signing day KHARI THOMPSON | Memphis Commercial Appeal The football early signing period starts on Wednesday. Here's a list of local players who are expected to sign with FBS schools. Cameron Threatt, Lewisburg, Mississippi State Isaac Smith, St. George's, Wisconsin Lincoln Pare, Houston, Arkansas State Tamarion McDonald, Whitehaven, Tennessee Bryson Eason, Whitehaven, Tennessee Martavius French, Whitehaven, Tennessee Zyon Walker, Whitehaven, South Alabama Ray Curry Jr., White Station, Arkansas Devonte Nelson, MUS, Memphis Jared Dawson, Collierville, Louisville Tamarious Brown, Kirby, UAB Omari Thomas, Briarcrest, Tennnessee Jabari Small, Briarcrest, Tennessee Reggie Neely, Briarcrest, Tulane Josaih Hayes, Horn Lake, Kentucky Jakivuan Brown, Horn Lake, Ole Miss Deon Biggins, Horn Lake, Liberty Jevon Banks, Olive Branch, Mississippi State Xavier Hill, Olive Branch, LSU It does my heart good to see that UT is heavily recruiting Memphis now... there have been the occasional "great prospects" in big M that they've made advances toward, but in my opinion, recruiting a talent pool as large as metro Memphis requires a "presence" that is there perpetually. Kids maintain contacts with upperclassmen, and for a school to have multiple kids on their roster who prospects have knowledge of, and relationships with gives them instant credibility. There will always be those who won't choose any one school for a variety of reasons, but with the current level of orange connections within the city, UT has built a bridge across Tennessee that could stack their roster with enough talent to compete with anyone in the country and keep it replenished. Memphis definitely has the talent pool to elevate any program if they can tap into it with a portion of the top kids yearly, and up until recently, Tennessee has done a terrible job of it. Memphis, 'Ole Miss, Miss. State, Arkansas, Alabama, and a few others will always attract some of Memphis's top kids, but for the first time I feel that Tennessee is right there in the mix. I hope that they continue to attract talent from Memphis, both for UT, and the kids sake... I believe that Big Orange is on the rise, and that the Memphis kids already there will be key pieces in bringing them back to national prominence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tradertwo Posted January 3, 2020 Report Share Posted January 3, 2020 On 1/1/2020 at 1:42 PM, tradertwo said: It does my heart good to see that UT is heavily recruiting Memphis now... there have been the occasional "great prospects" in big M that they've made advances toward, but in my opinion, recruiting a talent pool as large as metro Memphis requires a "presence" that is there perpetually. Kids maintain contacts with upperclassmen, and for a school to have multiple kids on their roster who prospects have knowledge of, and relationships with gives them instant credibility. There will always be those who won't choose any one school for a variety of reasons, but with the current level of orange connections within the city, UT has built a bridge across Tennessee that could stack their roster with enough talent to compete with anyone in the country and keep it replenished. Memphis definitely has the talent pool to elevate any program if they can tap into it with a portion of the top kids yearly, and up until recently, Tennessee has done a terrible job of it. Memphis, 'Ole Miss, Miss. State, Arkansas, Alabama, and a few others will always attract some of Memphis's top kids, but for the first time I feel that Tennessee is right there in the mix. I hope that they continue to attract talent from Memphis, both for UT, and the kids sake... I believe that Big Orange is on the rise, and that the Memphis kids already there will be key pieces in bringing them back to national prominence. How 'bout Eric Gray... player of the game!!! Recovered the onside kick and scored the winning TD!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim1956 Posted November 21, 2020 Report Share Posted November 21, 2020 Too much recruiting in Memphis and not enough in East Tennessee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VOLHAWK Posted October 4, 2021 Report Share Posted October 4, 2021 Even middle TN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GBO52 Posted October 7, 2021 Report Share Posted October 7, 2021 (edited) Gotta win our state before we can start winning others..... every SEC D1 in TN player should want to come to UT Edited October 7, 2021 by GBO52 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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