The drive along Interstate 40 from Nashville to Knoxville, winding up and down the Cumberland Plateau, is as familiar to the Lampley family as a worn football.
A trip last month, though, will forever remain in the family’s memories. Invited to Rocky Top alongside several top-tier prospects for the 2018 signing classes and beyond, 2019 four-star offensive lineman Jackson Lampley rediscovered with new coach Jeremy Pruitt and staff what he already knew in his heart.
Lampley told GN he had dreamed of committing to Tennessee “for as long as I can remember, honestly. I’ve always wanted to be a Vol, ever since I was a little kid, comparing every other school to Tennessee, and nothing really comes close for me.