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Meet the Tennessee Football Newcomers: Vols Quarterback Jarrett Guarantano

Doing everything possible to avoid making the mistake Phillip Fulmer made his final year with the Tennessee Vols, Butch Jones continued with his tradition to bring in a quarterback every year by securing Jarrett Guarantano early in the recruiting season last year.

Guarantano’s commitment sent a clear message: Nobody is a sure bet to become a starting quarterback at Tennessee after the current starter leaves. Everybody has to fight for the position.

A four-star on Rivals, Guarantano committed to the Vols back in April of 2015 and never changed his commitment after that. In fact, the dual-threat quarterback from Bergen Catholic High School in Oradell, N.