When Jeremy Pruitt first took over the Tennessee football program in 2017, he immediately overhauled the recruiting class. Doing that to a 4-8 team in the SEC was a major setback, so he had to go the junior college and transfer route in a hurry.
As a result Pruitt brought in JuCo guys like Emmit Gooden, Jahmir Johnson, Dominick Wood-Anderson, Kenneth George Jr. and Jordan Allen. He also brought in four graduate transfers in Brandon Kennedy, Ryan Tice, Madre London and Keller Chryst. Simply put, Pruitt was desperate.
After a year to build the program, though, things are a bit different for Tennessee football heading into 2019.