5-star Vols commit David Gabriel Georges endorses strong message about Tennessee that involves Peyton Manning

2027 five-star running back David Gabriel Georges committed to the Tennessee Volunteers last month.

Zach Ragan — Tennessee Volunteers News Writer
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A former Tennessee Vols player who thought his college football career was over could be back on the field this fall. And it’s all because of a recent court ruling that makes class of 2022 athletes who had exhausted their four seasons of eligibility eligible to compete in 2026. https://twitter.com/On3/status/2083329214657212809 (Note: The NCAA is expected to appeal the ruling) According to On3’s Pete Nakos, the Indiana Hoosiers are potentially looking to bring tight end Holden Staes back for the 2026 season. Staes, who spent the first two seasons of his career at Notre Dame, played for Tennessee in 2024 before transferring to Indiana in 2025. The Georgia native won a national championship with Indiana last season (Staes didn’t record any stats, but he did play in the national championship game against the Miami Hurricanes). Staes caught seven passes for 62 yards and two touchdowns for the Hoosiers in 2025. During his lone season at Tennessee, Staes caught 15 passes for 131 yards and one touchdown. https://twitter.com/EmCochranetv/status/1832614231490936984?s=20 Staes would be eligible to return to Indiana because he didn’t sign with an NFL team after going undrafted in the 2026 NFL Draft. Indiana has a young tight end room with three redshirt freshmen, so bringing Staes back would be an important experience boost for the Hoosiers.

2027 five-star running back David Gabriel Georges, a UT football commit, endorsed a cool message about Tennessee that was delivered by his future Vols teammate this week.

Vols true freshman defensive back Jamyan Theodore, who was teammates with Gabriel Georges at Baylor School, has a unique relationship with the five-star running back.

Theodore and Gabriel Georges both speak French, and they would often speak to each other in French during their time together at Baylor School.

Earlier this week, Theodore was asked to describe Tennessee football in French.

Theodore obliged, and after delivering the message he translated it into English.

“The history here and how there’s VFLs here and it’s kind of like a community,” said Theodore. “And everybody is built into the program and we’re all bought in, and the way that VFLs are remembered. Guys like Peyton Manning and Al Wilson can come back and help the team out. Kind of just preach and give us game on how the national championship team won and all of that.

“It’s just something that I want to be able to do in the future, and that’s something I want to be remembered for. Someone that’s gonna have a great legacy here, and that’s also gonna come back and give back to the organization and the team and the school that has brought me up.”

Gabriel Georges endorsed the message after seeing it on social media.

That message from Theodore, and the endorsement from Gabriel Georges, shows that playing for Tennessee means a lot to two kids from Montreal. They may not have grown up watching Tennessee football, but they understand and appreciate the history. And they both want to be part of that history.

It doesn’t matter if it’s English, French, Spanish, or any other language — VFL means something special to everyone who wears the Power T

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