Elite recruit points out what separates the Tennessee Vols from other programs
2021 four-star defensive tackle Payton Page has heard from plenty of schools during the recruiting process. The 6-foot-4/315 lb Greensboro, NC native is rated by 247Sports as the No. 1 player in the state of North Carolina and the No. 6 overall recruit in the nation. Page holds offers from Alabama, Auburn, Clemson, LSU, Georgia, […]
2021 four-star defensive tackle Payton Page has heard from plenty of schools during the recruiting process.
The 6-foot-4/315 lb Greensboro, NC native is rated by 247Sports as the No. 1 player in the state of North Carolina and the No. 6 overall recruit in the nation. Page holds offers from Alabama, Auburn, Clemson, LSU, Georgia, Ohio State and Texas, among many others.
According to 247Sports, Page has visited Alabama, Clemson, Miami and North Carolina, along with Tennessee.
We can safely say that Page has had plenty of communication with some of the biggest programs in college football. So it's worth listening to his comments on the differences between coaching staffs.
Page, who attends the same high school as former UT defensive back Emmanuel Moseley (Dudley), was recently asked by VolQuest what he likes about the Vols. His response was something that we've grown accustomed to hearing in recent months — Page loved the family atmosphere at Tennessee and the fact that UT's coaches don't make every conversation about football.
That's not a surprise to hear those comments from Page. "Family atmosphere" has become one of UT's biggest recruiting pitches under Jeremy Pruitt.
It's what Page said after those comments that stood out to me.
Page told VolQuest's Austin Price that he always asks the second and third string players how they're treated by the coaching staff. The stud defensive tackle noted that second and third string players are usually treated different than star players.
But at Tennessee, that apparently isn't the case. Page said all the second and third string players at UT assured him that they were treated the same as first string players.
If Page is asking that question at Tennessee, it's likely he's been asking it at other places he's visited as well. And if the answers at UT stood out to him, it probably means that other programs aren't treating backup players the same as the Vols.
Pruitt is quickly gaining a reputation on the recruiting trail as a coach that can be trusted and treats everyone with respect. That reputation will go a long way in winning over recruits and their families.
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