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4-star OL Jerome Carvin recaps Vols official, previews upcoming trips

Jerome Carvin
Jerome Carvin

The Latest: Class of 2018 four-star Cordova, Tenn. offensive lineman Jerome Carvin is a little more than two months away from signing his letter-of-intent and with that deadline looming he's going to be busy traveling throughout SEC country to get a closer look at the programs still involved in his recruitment. Earlier this month he took his official visit to Knoxville for the Vols game against Georgia and in the coming weeks he will visit Mississippi State (Oct. 13, official), Alabama (Oct. 21, official), Texas A&M (Oct. 28, unofficial), LSU (Nov. 11, unofficial) and Arkansas (Dec. 2, official). Rivals.com stopped in to see Carvin recently to get the latest on his place and get an idea of why the finalists are still in the mix to land his commitment.

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In His Words: "I'm just trying to take all of my officials and really get an idea of where I want to go. I'm going to be enrolling early so I'm going to be making a decision early that's why I'm taking all of my visits now."

On his official visit to Tennessee: "It was good, despite them losing. The weekend was great. I hung out with Drew Richmond and Trey Smith and they took care of me well. I just had fun. I got a chance to watch film with Coach Wells and Coach Jones was with me the whole time so it was great. It was cool hanging with Drew, he’s from Memphis so we already knew each other, and that was my first time really talking to Trey but we could along great so it was all good. Coach Wells is my main recruiter and he’s coming at me the hardest, he stays on me. He’s energetic and funny so he’s a good guy.”

On his official to Mississippi State this weekend: “Coach Mullen hits me up pretty much every day. We have a good relationship, me, Coach Hevesy and Coach Gibson, we all have a good relationship and that’s what really has them in the picture. It makes me feel special to have the head coach recruiting me like that. But it’s all good I love Coach Mullen, he’s a great coach. It’s about two hours to get to Mississippi State for a visit. I really just want to hang with the players and get a feel for them and how the team is together. The visit is really for my mom, she’s never been down there so I’m trying to see what she can get from it.”

On his official to Alabama (Oct. 21): “I still have a spot there. They’re taking one more guard I think and that’s what they're recruiting me as. Jordan Davis is my boy so he’s always on me hard trying to get me to go there with him to Alabama. I talk to Coach Pannunzio, too, he’s our area recruiter. I mean, it’s Alabama, so you know what that means. The way they have been winning games, it’s expected, it’s Alabama like I said so they’re some dogs down there. I can’t wait to get back for my official.”

On his unofficial to Texas A&M (Oct. 28): “My mom lives in Katy, Texas and they just started recruiting me. So they told me to come to a game. I don’t have an offer from them yet. I’ve been talking to Coach Turner and he told me they are probably going to offer me at the game. My mom wants me to come down and check it out but she’s comfortable with me going anywhere."

On his unofficial to LSU (Nov. 11): “I talked to Coach Orgeron last week and he told me that if I come there for a visit they will probably offer me. They are one of the only SEC schools that hasn’t offered me.”

On his official to Arkansas (Dec. 2): “It’s really Coach Beliema and Coach Anderson, he’s a really good coach. Both of them are really good coaches and they’re recruiting me hard. They came to school a couple of times and I have a really good relationship with them. They’re just saying that they could use me to help them turn things around. They have put a lot offensive linemen in the NFL and they’re real big on that and how they treat offensive linemen and that’s sticking out to me.”

On a potential fifth official visit: "I'm trying to get the last one. We'll see. I will have some time in December before I have to decide but that's still up in the air."

Rivals Reaction: If all things were equal Carvin might already be in the fold at Alabama but the Tide are still involved with several offensive linemen and only have a few spots to fill. The door seemed open for Tennessee to keep Carvin close to home and the Vols might still be the favorite, depending on how the rest of the year goes. But Carvin has been a regular at Mississippi State in recent months and his mother traveling from Texas to make this weekend's visit has to be a good sign for the Bulldogs. Only time will tell but it looks like Carvin will be entertaining suitors all the way up until his December decision.

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