Butch Jones Departure Causing Rumblings In Recruiting

Photo via Alontae Taylor Twitter account

Tennesse’s recruiting is being affected by Butch Jones’ departure. Some of their commits  decommitted today and open their recruitment back up.

I am officially decommitting from the University of Tennessee……..

— Shocky Jacques-louis🇭🇹 (@ShockyMVP) November 12, 2017

I’d like to announce that I’m opening my recruitment back up!

— Tanner Ingle (@TannerIngle) November 12, 2017

Tennessee’s  2018 recruiting class is currently the highest ranking SEC class according to ESPN, 247 Sports and Scout. The departure of Butch Jones could help The Crimson Tide’s 2018 recruiting class as some Tennesse commits were considering Alabama before they made their decision.

Alabama has received some good news from Alontae Taylor. He decommitted from Tennessee today and announced his new top 5 which included Alabama.

https://twitter.com/TaeTaylor6/status/929776963987877889

Taylor is one of the top wide receiver in the 2018 recruiting class. He is an ESPN 300 recruit and is ranked as the No. 2 wide out according to ESPN.

Tennessee commit, Jayce Horn, could also flip his commitment. His recruitment was once down to South Carolina and Alabama before Tennesse jumped back in the chase.

Alabama commit, Skylar Delong, was once committed to Tennessee before he flip to Alabama. The Tide may receive some more good recruiting news from this development.

Justin Smith is a Scouting/Recruiting analyst for Touchdown Alabama Magazine. You can follow him on Twitter, via @Jdsmith31Smith