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Rocky Top Talking Points: recruiting, creepy but woooooo!!! edition

By Joel Hollingsworth
  • Wooo! National signing day! UTSports.com has an all-day ticker so you can keep up with all of the latest newest Vols. Of course, you can also find great stuff at Rivals.com and Scout.com .

  • MapGameDay has been busy and will be even more so today. You've probably already seen his recruiting maps via the Wiz or Every Day Should Be Saturday. I was going to link to Tennessee's after signing day, but just so I don't appear to be too uncool, here it is now.

  • The current list of commits we're hoping will actually ink today:
    Name
    Pos
    Hometown
    Size
    Anthony Anderson
    WR/DB
    Knoxville
    6-2, 175
    Deshaun Barnes
    S/LB
    Tallahassee, Fla.
    6-2, 195
    Eric Berry
    ATH
    Fairburn, Ga.
    5-11, 195
    William Brimfield
    DT
    Neeses, S.C.
    6-6, 320
    Todd Campbell
    WR
    Franklin
    6-1, 185
    B.J. Coleman
    QB
    Chattanooga
    6-4, 195
    Kevin Cooper
    RB
    Chattanooga
    6-1, 240
    Lennon Creer
    RB
    Tatum, Texas
    6-1, 202
    Chris Donald
    LB
    Huntingdon
    6-3, 225
    Art Evans
    ATH
    Lakeland, Fla.
    6-1, 180
    C. J. Fleming
    CB
    Richmond, Va.
    5-11, 175
    Savion Frazier
    TB/LB
    Woodbridge, Va.
    6-1, 208
    Cory Hall
    DL
    Chattanooga
    6-5, 260
    Josh Hawkins
    RB
    Loudon
    6-1, 190
    Gerald Jones
    WR
    Oklahoma City, Okla.
    6, 190
    Donald Langley
    DT
    Germantown, Md.
    6-2, 295
    Tyler Maples
    WR/DB
    Maryville
    6-2, 175
    Ben Martin
    DL
    Cincinnati
    6-5, 255
    Nevin McKenzie
    S
    Athens, Texas
    6-2, 210
    Rolando Melancon
    DT
    Lutcher, La.
    6-1, 260
    Darnius Moore
    Ath.
    Tatum, Texas
    6-0, 175
    Kenny O'Neal
    WR
    Oakland, Calif.
    6, 195
    Cody Pope
    OL
    San Diego, Calif.
    6-5, 275
    Dennis Rogan
    RB
    Knoxville
    5-11, 183
    Darris Sawtelle
    OL
    Birmingham, Mich.
    6-5, 285
    Daryl Vereen
    RB
    Huntersville, N.C.
    5-11, 187
    Brent Vinson
    WR
    Hampton, Va.
    6-2, 180
    Chris Walker
    LB
    Memphis
    6-3, 220
    Rufus Williams
    DE
    Titusville, Fla.
    6-3, 225
    DeAngelo Willingham
    CB
    Calhoun, S.C.
    6-0, 205

    Assuming these guys sign, the class includes six, count 'em six, five stars, according to Scout.com (Marvin Austin, Eric Berry, Chris Donald, Ronald Johnson, Ben Martin, and Brent Vinson, per Scout.com (Vinson's not on my list, as he committed last year, but didn't qualify and so went to Hargrave Military Academy), and, according to Rivals.com, five five-stars (Berry, Donald, Vinson, Martin, and Kenny O'Neal. The drama for the day centers around four-stars Ahmad Paige, Brandon Paul, and Dwight Jones, among others.

Update [2007-2-7 7:22:10 by Joel]: I don't post at work (unless it's already been pre-written and it's just a matter of hitting "publish"), so do us all a favor and keep everyone informed by leaving comments as the drama unfolds today.

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