Vols WR Target Mazeo Bennett Jr. Trims List, Sets Decision Date

Greenville Excessive Faculty (S.C.) standout 2024 vast receiver Mazeo Bennett Jr. is among the most coveted prospects within the nation for his class, and the proficient vast receiver has lower his listing all the way down to eight faculties and set a dedication date. The eight faculties embrace Alabama, Florida State, Georgia, Miami, North Carolina, Oregon, South Carolina, and Tennessee. Previous to the reveal, Bennett mentioned why the Vols and others made the listing for him. 

Bennett visited Tennessee final weekend because the No.8 Vols defeated Florida inside Neyland Stadium. 

“Man, the ambiance was superb,” Bennett stated of his go to final weekend. “It was one of the best ambiance I’ve skilled, and I’ve been to a whole lot of completely different faculties. That was unmatched.”

Bennett has visited Tennessee a number of instances, and the connection with the Vols workers is one other key cause for why they made the listing for him. 

“I simply love every part about Tennessee,” Bennett Jr. stated. “How I can match into the offense as a receiver, Coach Pope, Coach Golesh, Coach Heup, Coach Max, actually all people at Tennessee at all times reveals me love. It’s a place I may see myself at for the subsequent 3-4 years.”

Bennett plans to commit on October sixteenth, and he is aware of what it’ll take for considered one of these faculties to land him.

“It will take a whole lot of love and proof,” Bennett stated of what it will take for a college to land him. “You’ll be able to present me one thing on a digicam, however I wish to see it in individual. I wish to see how I can match into your program in individual. I wish to see it.”

Each time he goes public along with his dedication, Bennett is aware of precisely what a college is getting in him as a participant.

“They’re getting a dawg,” Bennett stated of this. “Somebody that works laborious within the classroom and on the sphere. Somebody that may be a chief, whether or not I’m the oldest individual or youngest individual on the group, I’m a pacesetter. An individual with good character and isn’t going to show their head and look the opposite approach. Somebody that’s going to be vocal and be that chief early in my profession. Someone that has locations to go and does not wish to fiddle along with his time at that program.”

Under is what Bennett Jr. needed to say on the opposite finalists: 

On Alabama: It’s Alabama. You get coached by one of the best and play for one of the best in entrance of the biggest viewers. Who would not wish to play for Alabama?

On Georgia: The mentality of Georgia’s receivers is at all times one thing I’ve appeared as much as. They’re canine, they usually know that. Coach B-Mac is among the coolest coaches I’ve met on this course of. They’re straight-to-it coaches, and I respect that from them.

On Florida State: They hold in touch with me virtually on a regular basis. The connection I’ve constructed with that program—Coach Bartow and Coach Norvell—is nice. They should be on my listing.

On Miami: Each dialog I’ve had with Miami has been real since they supplied me. They’ve been on me heavy since they supplied, and I really feel like they should be on my listing.

On North Carolina: Coach Galloway is my man. We have now constructed a robust relationship. Coach Mack Brown is my man, too. I really like him not solely as a head coach however as an individual. Sitting in his workplace and having a dialog with him is superb, truthfully.

On Oregon: Oregon has at all times been considered one of my dream college, although it’s all the way in which throughout the nation. It’s a place that I can see myself taking part in at, so after they supplied, it was automated they might be in my prime faculties.

On South Carolina: It’s at all times love at South Carolina. I’ve been to South Carolina greater than some other college, so being across the program on a regular basis, and attending to know the coaches, they should be in my prime faculties. They have been additionally the primary college to supply me. They have been the primary college to actually consider in me.