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Clinton’s attacking tackle (Tenn.) Barrett Maddox had nearly 30 offers as he entered his senior season, but his hiring numbers grew throughout the fall as power-of-year shows like Kansas, UCLA and Vanderbilt entered the race. .
Last week, Maddox took a midweek day trip to Vanderbilt on November 17, where he got a thorough tour of the campus and facilities while spending quality time with the coaching staff. . He left Nashville that day with an offer from Commodores, an offer he had long desired.
Maddox made a quick return to Nashville over the weekend to watch the Commodores win 31-24 over Florida.
While in attendance, he made a verbal commitment to offensive team coach AJ Blazek and became Commodores 16th Overall Commitment in the class of 2023.
ON MY COMMITMENT: “I went camping my junior year there and I fell in love with Vanderbilt. I loved what Coach (Clark) Lea and Coach (AJ) Blazek were doing there, so I couldn’t miss it.” chance to be part of the family I told Coach Blaz on Saturday and he got excited and started hugging me he was so happy and you could see that he really wanted me there.”
ABOUT THINGS I LIKE ABOUT AJ BLAZEK: “He really cares about you. He doesn’t just make offers. He takes his time and I really respect that. He thinks I have a big future ahead of me. He said I was his line type and he liked the way I played I got injured at the end of the season and he liked the way I overcame adversity and came back and played the last two games of the season. my senior year.”
ABOUT WHAT BLAZEK LIKES ABOUT MY SKILL SET: “He likes the way I move. I’m long, fast and I have an engine. He likes my professional passing and the way I move off the ball.”
WHEN WATCHING VANDY’S ATTACK LINE OF LAST WEEK: “I like the way Coach Blazek trains. He trains non-stop. There’s never a time when he doesn’t coach. He tells his players they’re doing right and wrong.”
