George MacIntyre's quote about his recruitment will leave Vols fans with a huge smile
Earlier this week, the Tennessee Vols landed a commitment from 2025 five-star quarterback George MacIntyre. MacIntyre, 6-foot-5/190 lbs from Brentwood, TN, is rated by 247Sports as the No. 2 quarterback in the 2025 class and the No. 1 player in state of Tennessee. He's also rated as the No. 9 overall player in the nation. […]
Earlier this week, the Tennessee Vols landed a commitment from 2025 five-star quarterback George MacIntyre.
MacIntyre, 6-foot-5/190 lbs from Brentwood, TN, is rated by 247Sports as the No. 2 quarterback in the 2025 class and the No. 1 player in state of Tennessee. He's also rated as the No. 9 overall player in the nation.
On Wednesday morning, MacIntyre joined 104.5 The Zone's "Ramon, Kayla, and Will" and he dropped a quote about his recruitment that will leave Vols fans with a huge smile.
When MacIntyre committed to Tennessee on Monday, he posted a video where he said that committing to the Vols wasn't a decision, it was a "calling".
104.5 The Zone's Will Boling asked MacIntyre about that quote on Wednesday morning and what it means to represent the state of Tennessee at the next level.
"They kinda brought that (representing his home state) up to me a while ago, the quarterback staff over at Tennessee," said MacIntyre. "I didn't really realize the true meaning of it until maybe a couple of months ago. Kinda just through talking to Peyton Manning, seeing how big he got. And he's from New Orleans. Seeing how big other guys have gotten — Hendon Hooker is from North Carolina. The prospect of doing it in your own state is a big thing for me. I visited a lot of places across the country and still couldn't find a place better than the one in my home state."
What a quote from GMac.
Alabama, LSU, and plenty of other programs early in the process put a lot of resources into recruiting MacIntyre. He visited LSU, Alabama, Michigan, Clemson, UCLA, Georgia, Florida State, Vanderbilt, and Pittsburgh. And none of those places compared to Tennessee.
A big reason that Tennessee stood out to MacIntyre, aside from being his home state school, is the energy that's currently in Knoxville.
"I think the energy is kind of electric throughout the facility (at Tennessee) and especially at Neyland on gameday," said MacIntyre during his appearance on 104.5 The Zone. "The basketball arena on gameday [is electric], the fans care. The fans are a lot more happy when they're winning and they're doing that right now in football and basketball. Coach Heupel's definitely brought the energy back to Knoxville"
There wasn't a better fit for MacIntyre than Tennessee. And Josh Heupel and his staff made sure that he didn't leave the state. These are the kinds of recruiting battles the Vols have to win if they're going to compete for championships moving forward.
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