North Carolina is a recruiting area for the Vols in football.
Tennessee landed its latest football commitment, five-star quarterback Faizon Brandon, from North Carolina on Saturday. The 6-foot-4, 195 pound signal-caller is from Grimsley High School in Greensboro, North Carolina.
On July 30, Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel discussed how important the state of North Carolina is for recruiting when he kicked off fall training camp.
“It is important for us,” Heupel said. “It’s a border state. For us, we believe, look at it and view it as a part of our footprint. We are intentional in how we recruit that state. You look at our early signing classes, a guy like James Pearce Jr., who has come into this program, grown and really developed himself as a player and as a person. Obviously, the opportunity and where he’s projected.
“The state of North Carolina is really important to us. That’s how we recruit it. The opportunity that we have in week two to be over there in front of them playing inside of that state is a real unique opportunity for us as a program as well.”
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Following Brandon’s commitment to Tennessee, Vols Wire looks at social media reaction and is listed below.
Five-star quarterback Faizon Brandon commits to Tennessee Vols
2026 No. 1 overall player
Faizon Brandon announces commitment to Tennessee football
Josh Heupel
Faizon Brandon commits to Tennessee over Alabama, LSU and North Carolina State
No. 1 passer
From former No. 1 overall recruit Nico Iamaleava (2023) to four-star Jake Merklinger (2024) to the state’s top prospect George MacIntyre (2025) to the nation’s No. 1 passer Faizon Brandon (2026), no program is recruiting high school QBs better than Tennessee.… pic.twitter.com/rr7EsHpVde
— Steve Wiltfong (@SWiltfong_) August 3, 2024
Officially committed to Tennessee
Josh Heupel’s quarterbacks
Joey Halzle
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