Word on Hutch spreading

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Ben Hutch isn't one growing as a prospect. Just a sophomore, the 275-pound defensive tackle has the frame to add buckets of muscle.

He's not done growing as a college recruit, either. Hatch holds offers from Tennessee and Ole Miss as things stand now, but that list is likely to grow at any moment. The Nashville (Tenn.) Hillsboro underclassman is on the radar of countless coaching staffs, and it seems like it's only a matter of time until he's overrun with choices.

You as he may be, Hutch feels the swell of interest.

"I have a lot of new schools interested in me now," Hutch said. "Ohio State likes me. They just want to see me play more. I have a few letters from Vanderbilt and North Carolina. They are coming to se me during the season. Nebraska just sent me an invite to a camp."

Even with the interest mounting, Hutch avoids naming any sort of favorite or frontrunner. Asked to do so, he gives the standard non-response.

"I like them all right now," Hutch said.

Hutch will travel in an attempt too establish some semblance of pecking order. He hopes to visit Tennessee and Ohio State this offseason, seeing the spring games of both. Those plans are nearly set in stone, but Hutch is mulling additional tips as well.

"I might go to Purdue's junior day," he said. "I want to go to Nebraska too."

Hatch says he plans to major in broadcasting and will be taking a close looks at the options to do so at each school he considers.