One of Tennessee's most important targets remaining on the recruiting trail is Yulee, Florida athlete Derrick Henry. Henry, who recently broke the Florida state high school record for rushing yards in a single game(502 yards), is set to make his college choice this coming Friday. It has long been thought that the Alabama Crimson Tide have been the favorite to land the services of the talented Henry. Tennessee however, has made a late push in his recruitment, and is said to have made the final two along with Alabama. Many recruiting experts maintain Alabama still holds a slight lead here, but as we have seen time and time again in recruiting, things sometimes are not always as they appear. Why would Henry commit to the Tide and bury himself on the depth chart? The Tide have two stud freshman running backs in T.J. Yeldon and Dee Hart. Eddie Lacy is also likely to return for his senior year putting Henry at the bottom of Alabama's running back totem pole. There has also been speculation that Coach Nick Saban is recruiting Henry to Alabama as a running back, but once he is on campus, Saban would end up flipping him to the defensive side of the ball to play linebacker. Tennessee is in dire need of a star running back. The Vols have had several serviceable running backs over the past few years, but the one thing they all seemed to lack was the ability to hit the home run. The Volunteers have been without this type of running back for quite some time. Decision day is Friday, and you can add this one to the toss up column. The experts are saying Alabama, but I've got a funny feeling about this one...
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