For whatever reason, Tennessee football is struggling to get commits on the defensive line right now. In the past month, Tennessee had one of their highest rated recruits flip to LSU in 4-star defensive end B.J. Ojulari, and this past week they witnessed 4-star defensive end Jay Hardy stun everybody in choosing Auburn. Two players considered the bedrock of Tennessee’s future defensive line were no longer on the table. Just like that.
It has a lot of fans wondering what’s in store for the future of the defensive line—and more immediately, what’s in store for this 2020 recruiting class.