It was a confusing morning when it came to the final hours of defensive end Aaron Sterling’s recruitment.
The 6-foot-3, 250-pound defensive end out of Tucker, Ga., was one of a handful of names the Vols still had on their board as a possibility to be added to their class after he visited Knoxville the weekend of Jan. 21. In what now appears to be a mistake, Tennessee showed a graphic of Sterling during its live Signing Day show on UTSports.com, causing speculation that he had decided on the Vols.
After Matt Butlers NLI came in, UT sports signing day showed a graphic for uncommitted DL Aaron Sterling pic.twitter.com/EGYuiFVZWf
— Alexander the Great Tweeter (@Rev_Skiddy) February 1, 2017
A few hours later, however, Sterling announced his signing with the Gamecocks during a ceremony at this school. Tennessee, meanwhile, has 17 signees, in addition to its five early enrollees, officially in the class as of 10:45 am ET.
If there is going to be a signing day surprise, Sterling will not be it for the Vols.
