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"He said he wanted me to play on the defensive side and then like five minutes later the offensive coordinator came down and he was talking to me about playing on the offensive side of that ball; a little bit of wideout, a little bit of quarterback. So, I was talking to three coaches and we came up with the conclusion that if I were to come to Tennessee I would play on both sides of the ball."

"I think I just liked being there. It was a real family environment," Marhsall explained. "Everyone was close and it was just fun. It really wasn't a lot of talking about football. It was just two people talking the whole time. The tour was fun. "As soon as I got there it felt like home, really. I could see myself playing there in a couple of years. "I think trying on the jersey is always the best part because you get to see how good you look in that particular color. I think I look good in orange."

Marshall, who grew up a Vol fan because his father cheered on Tennessee when he was young, also had a good time and was able to meet a special Vol. "He loved it. He was nervous at first because he didn't know what to expect but after we started talking to the coaches he started to like it," Marhsall said of his father's visit. "Later that night we got to talk to Condredge Holloway. That was the highlight of his visit right there."

Marshall listed a top five of Alabama, Auburn, Tennessee, Georgia Tech and Samford after his visit. Some schools, like Alabama, like him as a receiver, where Auburn has offered as a defensive back. The Tennessee offer has gone out as an athlete.

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"(Butch Jones) said, 'This is more than a family thing,' and I was thinking, 'I've heard that a few times.' Then, I actually saw how he talked and that everything they went through was about family," Laguins explained. "Like coach (John) Jancek, he messaged me, 'Hope you had fun today and make it home safely.' Then, the next morning he checked up on me again and made sure I made it home. It's like they actually care about you more than just a player.

"That's extremely important because I want to go to a school where I feel like it's home. I don't want to go to a school and be miserable for four years and not like my position coach. I don't want that to happen. I want to go to school, get a good education and feel like I'm at home. "

"It was really fun, actually," Laguins said. "When you usually meet with a head coach like coach Jones you're usually only in there for about five minutes at the most because they are trying to see as many recruits as they can in a short period of time. But, in a junior day you can sit there and talk to them for 30 minutes because you have more time. You can sit there and get to know them and talking to coach Jones was good."

"When I first got offered by Tennessee I didn't think too much of it," Laguins explained, "and then I went on my first visit and I thought it was a pretty nice school and then actually after sitting down with the coaches and talking about my education and how I could graduate early from there and then get my masters there. At Tennessee, if you work hard and stay out of trouble, you end up set for life at Tennessee."

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