Patrick Willis wanted to be a Vol

http://rivals.yahoo.com/footballrecruiting/football/recruiting/player-Patrick-Willis-11906

He was a 3* recruit so they could not over look him and the kind of in state player the coaches should notice. Can't say he was too small Jerod Mayo was only 215 when they recruited him. UT used to have a good history of getting fast active linebackers. In the pre Dooley era.