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It’s ‘T’ Day for Will Jackson.
No longer will the Farragut offensive lineman have to wonder if he’s Tennessee football material. That will all be determined Saturday during UT’s football camp.
“I guess this will be the last chance to impress UT,” the 6-foot-4, 280-pounder said.
UT coach Phillip Fulmer and offensive line coach Greg Adkins essentially told Jackson as much during a meeting two weeks ago. Jackson’s performance in UT’s camp, UT’s coaches said, will determine whether or not the Vols will offer a scholarship.
“I’m just going to go out there and do my best,” Jackson said. “There’s not a lot of flash to my game. Give a lot of effort, show off my quick feet and just be an aggressive player. I’ll do my best. Whatever happens, that’s up to them.”
Jackson’s 40-yard dash could be his strongest asset this weekend. Jackson has recently posted a 4.9-second time in the sprint on Farragut’s track. A similar time at UT would bolster Jackson’s athletic reputation.
“Hopefully that will be a selling point,” Jackson said.
With scholarship offers from around ten schools, an offer this weekend won’t mean an immediate commitment.
“That would be way too much of an emotional decision for me,” said Jackson, who is considering Wake Forest, West Virginia, Georgia Tech, Ole Miss and wants to visit Kentucky and Louisville.
It’s unclear what UT’s recent recruiting moves could mean for Jackson. The Vols picked up a commitment from another in-state offensive lineman Thursday when Kevin Revis from Rhea County was offered and committed to UT.
The two are similar type players, although Jackson is 20 pounds bigger. Both are considered athletic lineman who could play center in college.
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Posted by sjt18 on June 13, 2008 at 3:48 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Young man. Can you play defensive tackle?
Posted by GreerVol22 on June 13, 2008 at 4:10 p.m. (Suggest removal)
no, but that ain't nothing 30-40 pounds of abdominal implants can't fix. Corn fritters, apple fritters, fritters'n gravy, chicken fried fritters, fritters and dumplings, meatloaf and banana fritter pie, you get the point...
Posted by orangebloodgmc on June 13, 2008 at 4:42 p.m. (Suggest removal)
It would be cool if he ends up at UT, but if not, I would hope a Knoxville boy doesn't go to another SEC school like Ole Miss or Kentucky (I guess we did send a kicker to the latter).
Posted by chas_turner on June 13, 2008 at 4:54 p.m. (Suggest removal)
He is a good looking prospect and I'm sure he will do fine and be offered.
Posted by Brama on June 13, 2008 at 5:34 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Offer Him Fulmer If he Runs a 4.9 40. I I mean Offer Him this Weekend. A Tenn Boy who wants to go to TN
Posted by WorkinLikeHeck on June 13, 2008 at 5:41 p.m. (Suggest removal)
There called Honey Buns from Pilot....3,000 calories per. Eat 5 of them a day.
Posted by johnsonsmile69 on June 13, 2008 at 8:28 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Well with his speed and size DT may work. There always the outside shot at FB too. Heck drop 20lbs that will make him a little faster. He could knock the Sh** out of some LB.
Posted by ncvol on June 13, 2008 at 11:12 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Hope he does well at football camp and ends up at UT. He is one of the Admirals from Farragut for goodness sake . Bring him on board, Phil.
Go Vols !
Posted by RichRollin on June 14, 2008 at 10:56 a.m. (Suggest removal)
If he is offered this weekend I don't think he will be able to pass it up, he's just using 10 others as leverage!! DT could be possible with this guy as well. 6'4"280 and 4.9 40, yeah DT written all over this kid. He is lean and could put on 15 or 20lbs. and remain fast.
Posted by pmidude56 on June 14, 2008 at 10:58 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Any kid who looks pretty strong in camp and grew up a Vol fan will always play his heart out for his school. I'd rather have an in-state 3-star that wants to be here than an out-of-state 4-star that thinks he deserves to be here. If you go back and look in our past history, I'll bet you'll find more 3 stars surpassing their expected potential than any 4 or 5 star. JMO.
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