Notre Dame quarterback Cameron Wynn is stopped by Sequatchie County’s Dylan Sanders (29) and Kyle Cates (2). The Notre Dame Fightin Irish visited the Sequatchie County Indians in the second round of the TSSAA football playoffs on November 11, 2016.After spending the past three months giving serious thought to his college future, Cameron Wynn had all but made up his mind by the time he reached Knoxville for Saturday’s Orange and White spring football game.
Once he met with Tennessee coach Butch Jones after the scrimmage, the rising junior at Notre Dame High School followed through by verbally committing to the Volunteers.
“I’ve been thinking about it and talking with my coaches at Notre Dame for a while,” Wynn said. “I told them I was leaning toward committing, and they just said to be sure that’s what I wanted and that if that was my decision they would support me.
“I really like everything about Tennessee, so it just felt like the right time to go ahead and make it official. Once I told Coach Jones, he seemed really happy to have me coming. It was exciting.”
The versatile and speedy Wynn (5-foot-10, 165 pounds) compiled more than 700 yards of offense and averaged better than 13 yards per touch in splitting time as a ball carrier and receiver last year. He has been electronically timed at 4.41 seconds in the 40-yard dash and is a dangerous kick returner.
“He’s a very focused kid who’s been really giving this some serious thought for a while,” said Notre Dame assistant Curt Jones, who attended the Orange and White game with Wynn. “From day one, since he camped there, Cameron has talked about how much he liked Tennessee and wanted to go there.
“He said by committing now he can focus on his high school team and helping us win games. I’m excited for him.”
Wynn becomes the second Notre Dame player in the last three days to announce a commitment, following rising senior offensive lineman Sam Stovall’s pledge to Western Kentucky.
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