The 43-year old Pruitt’s rise to Knoxville was obviously influenced by both, spending time on Saban and Richt led staffs en route to 128-31 record as an assistant coach.
We’ll see if that translates into wins in Knoxville on football Saturdays, but it didn’t take long for the Vols to heat up on the recruiting trail following Pruitt’s hiring.
Tennessee’s latest commitment came from arguably the nation’s top Juco offensive tackle in Jahmir Johnson who announced his decision on Thursday evening over his other finalists Missouri and USC.
He secured signatures from Cordova (Tenn.) High teammates in four-star offensive tackle Jerome Carvin and running back Jeremy Banks who were both heavily recruited.
It’s obvious when Pruitt took the job he wasn’t working from a Plan B recruit list and that will continue in January leading up to the final National Signing Day on Feb. 7.
- Vols Land JUCO No. 4 OT Johnson247Sports
- Returnees could give 'recruiting' a boostColumbia Daily Herald
- Tennessee announces signing of JUCO OL Jahmir JohnsonSECcountry.com
- Vols climb into top 25 of team recruiting rankings247Sports
- Four-Star JUCO OT Jahmir Johnson Signs With TennesseeLast Word on College Football (blog)
- First Team JUCO All-American offensive lineman Jahmir Johnson commits to TennesseeSaturday Down South
- Tennessee Vols land juco No. 4 offensive tackle Jahmir Johnson for 2018 classKnoxville News Sentinel
- Johnson, JUCO Offensive Lineman Makes It Offical: He's A VolThe Chattanoogan
- For Tide, don't expect Jeremy Pruitt's job juggling to be Lane Kiffin Part IIBrinkwire (press release)
