8. Recruits excite in the summer
Tennessee has several highly-touted recruits committed to them for the 2016 recruiting class, and a handful of them wowed scouts and fans over the summer at Nike’s The Opening.
Four-star quarterback Jarrett Guarantano posted the best overall rating at the event for quarterbacks, clocking in with a 120.06 Nike rating, placing him No. 25 overall. Guarantano impressed scouts throughout the entire event, drawing high praise from all who attended.
Similarly, four-star cornerback Marquill Osborne put up impressive numbers, ranking just behind Guarantano at No. 32 overall and running a laser-timed 4.42 40-yard dash time, one of the best on the day. It was a summer of high expectations for Vol fans, and seeing future players put up impressive numbers only added to that.
