National signing day is Wednesday, but the February signing period is almost an afterthought nowadays. 

Division I programs sign most of their recruits during the December signing period, and then the offseason focus gives way to acquiring transfers. 

With the Vols not expected to make much noise Wednesday, let's shift the focus to the freshmen who already are on campus. Tennessee has 18 early enrollees, a number that includes four walk-on players.

On this edition of "The Volunteer State," Blake Toppmeyer of the USA TODAY Network and the News Sentinel's Adam Sparks and John Adams consider the likeliest candidates from this batch of newcomers to make a quick impact.

Stay connected on Twitter with Blake (@btoppmeyer) Adam (@AdamSparks) and John (@JohnAdamsKNS) and stay up to date on Vols sports news by following @GoVolsXtra. 

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<a href="https://usatodayhss.com/category/signing-day" data-cke-saved-href="https://usatodayhss.com/category/signing-day">National signing day</a> is Wednesday, but the February signing period is almost an afterthought nowadays.&nbsp;
Division I programs sign most of their recruits during the December signing period, and then the offseason focus gives way to acquiring transfers.&nbsp;
With the Vols not expected to make much noise Wednesday, let's shift the focus to the freshmen who already are on campus. <a href="https://www.knoxnews.com/story/sports/college/university-of-tennessee/2022/01/24/tennessee-football-early-enrollees-2022-season/6599134001/" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.knoxnews.com/story/sports/college/university-of-tennessee/2022/01/24/tennessee-football-early-enrollees-2022-season/6599134001/">Tennessee has 18 early enrollees</a>, a number that includes four walk-on players.
On this edition of "<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-volunteer-state/id1275710426" data-cke-saved-href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-volunteer-state/id1275710426">The Volunteer State</a>,"<a href="https://twitter.com/btoppmeyer" data-cke-saved-href="https://twitter.com/btoppmeyer"> Blake Toppmeyer</a> of the USA TODAY Network and the News Sentinel's <a href="https://twitter.com/AdamSparks" data-cke-saved-href="https://twitter.com/AdamSparks">Adam Sparks</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/johnadamskns" data-cke-saved-href="https://twitter.com/johnadamskns">John Adams </a>consider the likeliest candidates from this batch of newcomers to make a quick impact.
Stay connected on Twitter with Blake (@btoppmeyer) Adam (@AdamSparks) and John (@JohnAdamsKNS) and stay up to date on Vols sports news by following @GoVolsXtra. 
Connect on Facebook - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/GoVolsXtra/">https://www.facebook.com/GoVolsXtra/</a>
Subscribe to KnoxNews: knoxnews.com/subscribe

The Volunteer State is a Tennessee Vols sports podcast covering sports topics from the University of Tennessee featuring The Knoxville News Sentinel's John Adams, Mike Wilson and Blake Toppmeyer. The Tennessean, Nashville Tennessee.

The Volunteer State is a Tennessee Vols sports podcast covering sports topics from the University of Tennessee featuring The Knoxville News Sentinel's John Adams, Mike Wilson and Blake Toppmeyer. The Tennessean, Nashville Tennessee.

A Tennessee Vols podcast from the USA TODAY NETWORK - Tennessee.

The Volunteer State

The Volunteer State is a Tennessee Vols sports podcast covering sports topics from the University of Tennessee featuring The Knoxville News Sentinel's John Adams, Mike Wilson and Blake Toppmeyer.

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