Five-star quarterback George MacIntyre is announcing his college commitment on Monday morning at 10:30 p.m. ET and is choosing between a top group that includes Alabama, Clemson, Michigan, LSU and Tennessee.
The Vols have been the favorite to land MacIntyre for a while and saw their chances increase even more when Alabama coach Nick Saban retired. MacIntyre gave Tennessee fans even more reason for optimism on Saturday afternoon.
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The Brentwood Academy standout didn’t announce that he was visiting Tennessee the weekend before his commitment but a Volunteer fan spotted MacIntyre sitting with Vols’ head coach Josh Heupel at Tennessee basketball’s matchup against Alabama on Saturday afternoon.
George MacIntyre with Heupel at the game behind me. pic.twitter.com/ZXeLWvNB7k
— Henley Street Bridge (@UTFootvol) January 20, 2024
MacIntyre ranks as a five-star recruit and ranks as the No. 15 player and No. 3 quarterback in the 2025 recruiting cycle according to the 247sports composite rankings. The blue-chip quarterback also ranks as the top player in the state of Tennessee in the 2025 class.
The blue-chip quarterback’s weekend trip to Knoxville marked his sixth Tennessee visit over the course of his recruitment. He’s also visited Alabama six times while visiting LSU four times.
The Brentwood Academy standout comes from a football family. His grandfather, George, was the head coach at Vanderbilt in the late ’70s and early ’80s and his uncle Mike is the head coach at Florida International and previously served as head coach at Colorado.
Tennessee football’s 2025 recruiting class currently contains five commits. Adding MacIntyre to the mix would be a huge early win for Josh Heupel and his staff. The Vols’ 2025 recruiting class currently ranks No. 12 nationally and a commitment from MacIntyre would boost it to No. 9 according to the 247sports team rankings.
