Jeremy heard signs with Tennessee2024 three-star defensive end Jeremias Heard (Rome, Ga.) signed his National Letter of Intent with the Tennessee VolunteersNational Signing Day is fast approaching and the Tennessee Volunteers are hoping to end on a high note.
They have had a high recruiting rate under head coach Josh Heupel and have signed key decision-makers in their incoming 2023 class.
Volunteer Country provides readers with a detailed breakdown of each signee.Defensive player Jeremias Heard is the fourth player to submit his national letter of intent.
He is the No. 593 player in the cycle according to the 247Sports Composite Rankings.
Although he has no football records available, there are some interesting notes about him.
He started playing football during his freshman season in high school – the former basketball player is 6-9 years old and could eventually become an offensive tackle for the Vols.
Tennessee was his first offer, and he stayed there, even though other top programs were calling in hopes of bringing him to campus.
The NCAA investigation is a ‘speed bump’ for new Vols coach Josh Heupel.New NCAA college football coach Josh Heupel (left) shakes hands with University of Tennessee athletic director Danny White after speaking at an introductory news conference at the stadium Neyland of Knoxville, Tennessee on Wednesday, January 27, 2021. receives a jersey. (Caitie McLekin/Knoxville News Sentinel via AP, Pool)FacebookXE-mailshow moreJosh Heupel believes he can win quickly at Tennessee and set the football program up for long-term success. He’s so confident that even the specter of NCAA sanctions didn’t stop him from reaching a comprehensive deal with his former boss at UCF for the Volunteers.Heupel was introduced Wednesday as the program’s 27th head coach and fifth (excluding interim or replacement coaches) since the end of the 2008 season. He replaces Jeremy Pruitt, who was fired Jan. 18 after an investigation into recruiting issues.Recommended videosThe video player is loading.ReactivateAdvanced settingsFull screenPauseUp NextHe said he spoke “honestly” with Tennessee leaders about what happened and the expected punishment.“I think we’re going through a little bit of a slowdown, but the guys that are in our program now and the guys that get recruited are all going to have the opportunity to go play and chase championships,” Heupel said. . His optimism was rewarded with a six-year contract worth $4 million per year. Tennessee will pay half of Heupel’s buyout from UCF, and his contract includes a contract extension clause in the event of a postseason ban of two or more years or if eight or more scholarships are cut.New athletic director Danny White said Tennessee conducted a “comprehensive national search” led by the same search firm that helped land White. But he said Heupel remains his No. 1 option even after this trial.White was hired last week to replace the retiring Phillip Fulmer, and hiring a new coach was his first order of business. He met with the team to find out what the players wanted in a coach and cited the production of Heupel’s teams as an example of the powerful style coming to town.
