Jeremy Pruitt already has a victory this weekend because four-star linebacker J.J. Peterson announced Saturday that he would become a Vol.
Pruitt will coordinate Alabama’s defense in Monday’s national title game, and he has spent the past month also recruiting for the Vols as Tennessee’s new coach. That aspect paid off with Peterson’s commitment.
Peterson (6 feet 1, 210 pounds), from Moultrie (Ga.) Colquitt County, in the southeast part of the state, is a national top-50 prospect. He also is one of the top three outside linebackers in the country as well as one of the top 10 recruits in Georgia.