Rivals250 Manchester (Tenn.) Coffee County and Tennessee wide receiver commit Alontae Taylor took his first official visit over the weekend and he throughly enjoyed his time in South Bend.

"I liked it a lot," Taylor said. "I really like the culture I like how everything is different, I like how they coaches interact with the players and how they treat each other. I like the fan base's attitude towards the team. It feels like everyone is in it together. I like the way Coach Kelly handled winning with style, he had a chance to run up the score a little but he won with class."

Now that Taylor has had a chance to experience South Bend and his high school career is officially over, he's reshuffled several of his upcoming visits. Off the schedule is a planned official visit to Ohio State and in is trips to Georgia (Nov. 17) and Wake Forest (Dec. 1).

"I decided to change things up a little bit," Taylor said. "After talking about it with my family we realized that Ohio State was pretty far from home so while that was a great offer for me I think I'm going to focus on some other options."

But before he makes the trip to Athens or anywhere else, Taylor will first check in with Butch Jones and Tennessee this weekend to get the latest on the coach's future.

"Basically I just want to check in and see because I haven’t been up there since all the stuff has been happening," Taylor said. "I’ve talked to coach Jones via text and on the phone but I want to talk him in person and see how everything is going and how the players are doing, their body language and stuff like that."

While the Georgia trip is now finalized according to Taylor, it has been in the works for quite sometime, even before rumors started swirling about Jones' job security on Rocky Top. Georgia initially recruited Taylor as a defensive back, but now sees him as a wide receiver and he said he's doing his due diligence by checking out the Dawgs.

"They are having a great season and they have been recruiting me for a while," Taylor said. "They see me as a wide receiver and they aren't recruiting a ton of guys at that position so I think it's a place I could come in and get a chance to play early."

The inclusion of Wake Forest in Taylor's plans might seem as a surprise for some, but the Demon Deacons were among his first offers and his cousin D.J. Taylor is a current member of the program.

"Wake Forest has been recruiting me for a quite a while," said Taylor, who is also an accomplished student. "My cousin D.J. is there and he's playing for them and he's told me they are doing something special so I want to see it for myself."

Tennessee will get the last shot at Taylor before he announces and signs during the Dec. 20-22 early signing period.