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Tennessee Commit Chidi Okonya a 'Warrior' on the Field Who Puts Academics First

The Atlanta area continued to prove fruitful for Tennessee on Friday night when impact defensive end Chidi Okonya pledged to the Vols following his spring game.

The 6'5.5", 230-pound lineman from Riverdale, Georgia, committed to UT over other finalists Clemson, Ole Miss, Stanford and Duke. A host of other schools such as Georgia, Florida, LSU, Notre Dame, Oregon, Penn State and others also offered the prospect.

"Tennessee has the right balance of things I was looking for in a school," Okonya told Bleacher Report. "Right off the bat, I had a good relationship with the coaches.