ALPHARETTA, Ga. – The picture, posted on Twitter in the waning minutes of the night before national signing day for college football recruiting, stirred a passionate Tennessee fan base craving good news and wins.
In the center of the image was a smiling Butch Jones, the Volunteers’ new coach, on the phone with two support staffers celebrating in the background and a tease of “great” news.
“Who is it?” wondered the Tennessee fans who saw the picture.
The answer came the next morning when Alpharetta, Ga., quarterback Josh Dobbs quietly flipped from a commitment to Arizona State and signed with the Vols.
The dual-threat Dobbs actually made his decision a few days before his call to Jones and Tennessee offensive coordinator Mike Bajakian.