Butch Jones was announced out as Tennessee’s head football coach on Sunday. And reportedly shortly after his firing, he contacted one of the Vols’ 2018 commitments and shared some advice with him.
According to an interview with the Orlando Sentinel, Tanner Ingle, a three-star cornerback according to 247Sports, was contacted by Jones around 12:30 Eastern on Sunday via a phone call.
“I spoke with Coach Jones about 30 minutes ago,” Ingle told the Orlando Sentinel. “He said he didn’t really expect (getting fired) to happen, but it did. So he told me to find a place to go, quickly…and that if he gets anything he will contact me.”
Ingle remains verbally committed to the Vols, but he stated that his recruitment is open. N.C. State appears to be a front runner for Ingle as of now, and he plans on visiting the Wolfpack’s campus.
“I’m going to take my visits and see what happens from there,” Ingle stated. “I’d also like to see who the new coaching staff will be and if they will honor my commitment or not.”
Ingle is one of Tennessee’s 17 current commitments in their 2018 recruiting class. He is the No. 839 overall player in the class and the 124th cornerback in the class according to the 247Sports Composite rankings.
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If Jones did indeed call this recruit and tell him to go elsewhere, then he doesnt even respect the University that gave him a chance. Sore loser comes to mind. Thank you UT for making the correct decision. Go Vols
If Jones did indeed call a commitment and tell him to go elsewhere wouldn’t that effect his buyout? Never thought Hart should have hired him in the first place.
I would think that if he did that then we should be able to void his buy out agreement
What a jerk. Here, take some of your bricks and find a new job, IF you can, Butch
dont listen to this dipwad…hes a star wars junky looking for clicks…not productive to our program…even if butch did tell him that…hes the 124th CB in this class…come on
I would have fired him right after the Florida game. Piss-Poor play calling. Throw the ball with 1st & Goal. Yea right. Kelly got you there and if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. He blew at least 3 games this year alone. Good ridence wanna be coach.