Following an insane "Orange Carpet Day" recruiting event on June 18 that yielded eight commitments, Tennessee football recruiting has picked up considerably.
The Volunteers now have 17 commitments (though only two 4-star prospects) and currently rank ninth nationally in the 247Sports composite rankings with Sunday night's decommitment of receiver KD Nixon.
Head coach Butch Jones is expected to sign a full class of at least 25, and though that pledge list will change between now and national signing day, it's another solid start.
Plenty of UT's top targets will be on display at The Opening, Nike's premier recruiting event at the company headquarters in Beaverton, Oregon, on July 8-10.