1. He has shut down his recruitment: “I pinned it down. I’m going to Tennessee. That’s it.”
2. He’s already got a specific role in mind: “I told the coaches I want to be in the (former Tennessee wideout) Pig Howard role. No matter what. I want to be in that role, no matter what it takes.”
3. He thinks he’ll thrive in Tennessee’s spread offense: “I love their quick game. Their screen (packages), the jet-sweeps, the motions, it’s just everything that fits my style of play.”
4. He refuses to fall short of his goals this season: “I want 1,000 yards this year. I missed it by 30 yards last season, and that kind of pissed me off. I want it.”
5. He’s ready to see Rocky Top and the Great Smoky Mountains: “I’m ready to leave the state of Florida. I’m really tired of seeing Florida to be honest. I’ve been here all my life. I want to see something different. I knew like if I was going to college I was going to go to college out of state. I told myself, ‘I’m not staying in Florida no longer.’”