Tennessee football: Five reasons Vols had awesome early signing day

The first day of the early signing period worked out amazingly for Tennessee football. Here are five reasons the Volunteers had a great outcome.

Wednesday assured that Tennessee football would have an amazing early signing period. The Vols signed all but two of their commitments and then picked up five new recruits, which made for an incredible day.

Rocky Top entered the day with 18 commitments and a class that was barely in the top 20. By the end of the day, they had 23 commitments and shot up to No. 9 nationally on Rivals. So it’s safe to say Jeremy Pruitt hit a home run with his recruiting performance.

What’s even better news is that Tennessee football is clearly not done. They have a few more elite prospects to target, but before looking ahead, it’s worth reflecting on how great things went for UT during this early signing period.

In this post, we’re going to break down just why it was such a great day for the Vols. So many things went right that helped them shoot this class up the ranking, and beyond just what those rankings say, there is in-depth analysis we can provide to show why it was such a great day for the Vols.

Now, to be fair, not everything was perfect for UT. They did miss out on one of their top commitments, even though that was expected. But by and large, things worked out in every way Pruitt could have hoped.

After a 7-5 season and dramatic turnaround, the Vols have now turned that momentum into a great recruiting period. Now, if they can win their bowl game, they may be able to turn that into an elite National Signing Day as well.

Before that happens, let’s go ahead and look back on the good things here. These are the five reasons Tennessee football had an awesome first day during the early signing period for their 2020 recruiting class.