When Tennessee football secured a commitment from four-star quarterback Jake Merklinger last week, it supplied evidence that Nico Iamaleava is no one-off quarterback recruiting prize.

While Merklinger doesn’t come with the recruiting star profile of Iamaleava, he’s a top-100 prospect, and his commitment helps solidify Tennessee’s quarterback depth chart for the 2024 season. He’s the sixth commitment to Tennessee’s 2024 recruiting class.

On today's episode Blake Toppmeyer of the USA TODAY Network and the News Sentinel’s Adam Sparks and John Adams assess what Merklinger’s commitment means for the Vols.

Stay connected on Twitter with Blake (@btoppmeyer) Adam (@AdamSparks) Mike (@ByMikeWilson) and John (@JohnAdamsKNS) and stay up to date on Vols sports news by following @GoVolsXtra. 

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