University of Tennessee coach Lane Kiffin may be a little panicky about finding his next quarterback. With senior Jonathon Crompton not an option for the 2010 season and relatively no depth behind him, the first year coach is in a must-sign situation.After having missed out on Jake Heaps (BYU) and Andrew Hendrix (Notre Dame), the Vols are banking on signing Jesse Scroggins out of Lakewood, CA. Scroggins has visited the Vols and liked what he saw, but he has also visited Florida and Southern California and liked those two schools as well. If Scroggins elects one of the latter two schools, Kiffin and the Vols may be in tough spot. Barry Brunetti out of Memphis has reportedly been offered a scholarship from UT. He was a standout at the UT camp and has expressed desire to play for the Vols, but he is a dual threat quarterback and Kiffin would prefer a pro-style QB.
The lack of signing a big time quarterback prospect will not only put the Vols in a tough position behind center, but it will also negatively impact their ability to sign other top offensive weapons - mainly receivers.
When Kiffin let 2009 commitment Tajh Boyd walk upon taking the job, everybody thought Kiffin had something up his sleeve and was going to sign another top quarterback prospect. As time passes and the Vols continue to be without a QB commitment, it is looking like Kiffin should have probably kept Boyd around.
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