Fast-rising in-state CB Donovan Starr impressed by first look at Tennessee for 865 Live
Brentwood (Tenn.) Ravenwood High School cornerback Donovan Starr has been hearing from Tennessee on a more consistent basis of late, and on Saturday, the mid-state prospect made his way to Knoxville to check out Rocky Top for the first time. He broke down the visit with Volquest. You can see the full video interview above.
“It was a good day,” Starr said of the visit. “I got to spend time with Coach Nez and do all of the fun activities, so I got to see a lot, see the stadium, and it was my first time up here, so it was great. Got to spend time with all of the coaches. It was a pretty good day. The stadium is huge, the indoor is nice, everything is really.”
Starr spent plenty of time around Willie Martinez, and the veteran coach made it clear that he thinks highly of him.
“He told me he was serious about me or else I wouldn’t be here,” Starr said of what stood out about the conversation with Martinez. “He wants me to schedule that OV, and I will probably get that setup soon. He just told me he really wanted me. It was kind of a laid back down.”
“They like my speed, my size, and mainly my athletic ability,” Starr added. “They like that I am an all around athlete. I just won two state titles in track, so they were all over me yesterday about that.”
While it was just his first visit, Starr definitely has interest in the Vols moving forward after what he saw on Saturday.
“The atmosphere, the fans, and they have great coaches,” Starr said of what has interested him the most about Tennessee. “They have great people here. They buy into it, so it is a great place to be.”
He is still working through his list, but he admits Tennessee caught him by surprise on Saturday.
“They definitely showed me a lot of love for the first time being up,” Starr said of this. “It shocked me for sure.”
At this time, he is working to lock in his official visit with the Vols, and he does expect that to be sometime in June.
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