After naming new leader, four-star CB makes another trip to Tennessee

One of Tennessee’s top cornerback targets was back in Knoxville on Thursday to participate in the Vols’ 7-on-7 tournament

A little more than a week after Onis Konanbanny named Tennessee his leader on the heels of another visit with the Vols, he came away from his latest official visit with another program at the top of his list. His weekend stay at Florida State wasn’t his first time there, but it impressed him enough to make the Seminoles the team to beat.

Four-star transfer CB commits to Tennessee, 'ready' to play in SEC

The Vols will still get another chance to host the four-star Class of 2025 cornerback from Heathwood Hall Episcopal School in Columbia, S.C., later this month when he returns to Tennessee on an official visit the weekend of June 21, just before the start of an approximately monthlong dead period for recruiting. But Konanbanny didn’t have to wait that long to make it back to Knoxville.
After naming new leader, four-star CB makes another trip to Tennessee

After naming new leader, four-star CB makes another trip to Tennessee

Super Regional Primer: West Virginia Features Top Prospect, Unique Ace

The Mountaineers are making their debut in the NCAA Tournament’s super regional round, and have star power to lean on in JJ Wetherholt and Derek Clark.

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — North Carolina takes on visiting West Virginia in a best-of-3 NCAA Tournament super regional series this weekend, with a trip to the College World Series in Omaha, Neb., on the line.

West Virginia (36-22) arrives at Boshamer Stadium fresh off sweeping through the the regional hosted by Arizona, the tournament’s No. 13 overall national seed. The Mountaineers of the Big 12 Conference defeated Dallas Baptist (by a 4-1 score) and Grand Canyon twice (by margins of 5-2 and 10-6), en route to claiming the regional crown. Meanwhile, Arizona dropped its first two games of the regional and was the first host team eliminated from the NCAA Tournament.

After naming new leader, four-star CB makes another trip to Tennessee

“They’re balanced top to bottom, extremely well-coached,” UNC coach Scott Forbes said Thursday, after the Tar Heels practiced. “They’re here for a reason. When you’ve coached a long time and you’ve been blessed to be in these games, the common factor is everybody’s good. Everybody usually has an elite player or two. They’re balanced offensively and they’re pretty deep on the mound. Really, they’re just a good, balanced club.”