But after attending UT's lineman camp a couple weeks ago, Chandler admitted that he was impressed by UT Defensive Line Coach Ed Orgeron and that his mind was beginning to wander.
"Im committed but Tennessee is starting to weigh on me; I can say that," Chandler told GoVolsXtra. "I'll definitely take an officail visit to Tennessee. It's going to come down to signing day," Chandler said.
So how does UT stack up against Miami two weeks after visiting Knoxville?
"I can see myself going to Miami," Chandler told the Miami Herald. "But I'm getting recruited by Tennessee and Georgia the hardest....."But, like I told them, it would take something special for me not to go to UM."
When Lane Kiffin was hired as UT's headcoach he promised fans that his staff would not be outworked in regards to recruiting. Running Backs Coach Eddie Gran, who is in-charge of recruitng South Florida, has already landed 3 committments from the Miami area, including the nation's #1 kicker last week in Michael Palardy.
Michael Langston of FlaVarsity.com says UT & Eddie Gran are making serious noise in South Florida. Of the 100 top prospects in the state, 38 of them have UT in their top 5 or are seriously considering the VOLS according to Langston.
Over the last week UT fans got further proof that Eddie Gran is going to town in the talent rich area. Both the #1 LB Jeff Luc and the #1 CB Lamarcus Joyner announced that they would be using one of their 5 offical visits to check out the VOLS when they play Auburn on Oct. 3. Luc had just returned from a tour of a dozen or so South Eastern schools and apparently UT stuck out the most. UT is the only school that Luc plans to see at this time, but will likely use all 5 of his official visits throughout the season.
I'm sure Miami and all the in-state schools will get their's when recruiting the southern part of the state, but don't count UT out on a couple blue chip recruits like Luc, Joyner, Riggs, and Chandler.
