Tennessee plays Ole Miss tomorrow at 7:30 PM, and there seems to be a coordinated effort from the athletic department to capitalize on the moment and squeeze every ounce of value from a sold-out Neyland Stadium and a legitimate big-game atmosphere on campus.

Tony V and the Vols baseball team scrimmaged tonight and both the mens’ and womens’ basketball teams have open practices/scrimmages tomorrow (men at 11 AM, women at 2 PM).

There’s also a TON of prospects scheduled to be in town for visits. Full disclosure: this list is pulled directly from VolNation and isn’t exhaustive. There’s a bunch of “maybes,” so check out VN to see the rest of the names. Several other players who are currently committed to Tennessee football are included there, like 4-star OL Addison Nichols from Norcross, GA., (Jason Croom, Alvin Kamara).

FOOTBALL

2022

Players in bold currently committed to Tennessee. Click the player to take you to his recruiting page on 247.

• 5-star DT Walter Nolen
• 4-star QB Tayven Jackson
• 4-star DE Venson Sneed
• 3-star RB Dylan Sampson
• 3-star WR Cam Miller
• 3-star WR Chas Nimrod
• 3-star OL Mo Clipper
• 3-star LB Elijah Herring
• 3-star OT Masai Reddick

I see a theme here — anybody else see it? Powell’s Walter Nolen, the No. 1 overall recruit in the country, is visiting along with eight other players in the upcoming ‘22 class who are committed to Tennessee.

2023

Players in bold are prospects from Tennessee.

• 5-star QB Nicholaus Iamaleava
• 4-star DE Caleb Herring (No. 1 player in Tennessee for ‘23 — six crystal ball predictions to the Vols right now)
• 4-star OL Brycen Sanders
• 4-star OG Luke Brown
• 4-star OL Tyler Jeffries (Rivals 4-star, unranked on 247)
• 4-star TE Ethan Davis
• 4-star WR Noah Rogers
• 4-star QB Marcel Reed
• 4-star WR Shamar Porter
• 4-star WR Adarius Redmond (No. 2 player in Tennessee for ‘23 — from Powell)
• 3-star OT Joe Crocker
• 3-star WR Ayden Greene (from Powell)
• 3-star OT Ayden Bussell
• 3-star S Jayden Davis (Rivals 3-star, unranked on 247)
• 3-star RB Marquez Taylor (Rivals 3-star, unranked on 247)
• 3-star TE Sam West
• 3-star iOL Lance Williams
• 3-star iOL Cal Grubbs
• RB DeSean Bishop
• CB Evan Haynie
• RB Maurice Sherrill
• OL/DL Nate Bledsoe

Looks to be just massive amount of homegrown talent in the ‘23 class. A buncha linemen, too. Gotta love it.

For what it’s worth, VolQuest put out a list, too. It’s not the same as this one, and honestly even this late on Friday it’s still a toss up which kids make it in and which ones don’t. The most notable difference: VQ says 5-star DL LT Overton (No. 2 overall player in the country) and Rivals 4-star DE Trevor Duncan, from Catholic, will also be here on visits.

2024

• 5-star QB Jadyn Davis
• 5-star LB Sammy Brown
• S Stephen Ellison
• RB Boo Carter
• DL Carson Gentle

Also visiting: Warren Nolen, c/o ‘25 and Waylon Nolen, c/o ‘27

BASKETBALL

2022

BJ Edwards in bold is committed to Tennessee.

• 5-star F Dillon Mitchell
• 4-star G BJ Edwards
• 4-star G Chandler Jackson

2023

• 3-star F Jarred Hall (No. 2 player in Tennessee in ‘23)

It feels like it’s been quite some time since Tennessee’s had this kind of visitor list for a single weekend. Let’s hope the game lives up to the hype.

Also, It’s late, and it’s been a long day. So forgive me for any errors here.