When former Vanderbilt defensive back Roc Batten returned to Nashville to become the head coach at Ensworth (Tenn.) High School around Easter Sunday in 2019, the former seven-year Tigers defensive coordinator – who had been head coach for eight seasons at nearby Battle Ground Academy after that first Ensworth stint– got to work with his new defensive coordinator by breaking down game tape.
One of the first players to voluntarily reach out and join them in the film room? Andre Turrentine.
The budding Ensworth standout had yet to develop into a star as a sophomore, but heading into the summer prior to what would become a breakout junior season, he wanted to know how he could become a better defensive back, coming in with a list of questions for the two of them as they instantly got to work.