Elite 2025 QB George MacIntyre sets commitment date
Elite Nashville (Tenn.) Brentwood Academy 2025 quarterback George MacIntyre is set to commit on Monday, January 22, he told On3’s Hayes Fawcett on Friday.
MacIntyre didn’t name a top schools list, but among the major contenders have been LSU, Alabama and Tennessee.
The 6-foot-5, 185-pounder visited each of those schools multiple times between June and December, with the Crimson Tide and Volunteers battling it out at the top. However, after Alabama head coach Nick Saban’s retirement earlier this month, the momentum shifted strongly in Tennessee’s favor.
Josh Heupel and Co. now hold a commanding lead to secure MacIntyre, the No. 1 player in the state of Tennessee and the nation’s No. 3 quarterback recruit.
Following picks from On3’s Josh Newberg, as well as others in the recruiting industry, the RPM gives the Vols an 84.5 percent chance of landing their second five-star quarterback in three years.
“I am praying about it, talking it over with my family and trying to figure out a timetable for my commitment right now,” MacIntyre told On3’s Chad Simmons earlier this month. “I feel like I have seen everything in any school I have wanted to check out, so I don’t think I need anymore visits before I make my decision. Nothing is set yet, but I feel like I am at a good spot in my recruitment. A decision is coming pretty soon.”
Vols have made MacIntyre their only target this cycle
While Alabama and LSU have both shown interest in other QBs — and the Tigers recently landed No. 1 overall prospect and top QB Bryce Underwood — Tennessee has been all in on MacIntyre.
Head coach Josh Heupel and offensive coordinator Joey Halzle have attended multiple games of his this fall and have been in constant communication. And MacIntyre loves the wide-open, quarterback-centric offense in Knoxville.
He was also in Neyland Stadium a few times this fall and got to see what playing in front of the Rocky Top faithful would be like.
“I spent a lot of time with the coaches,” MacIntyre told Simmons after his visit in October. “Their message is that I’m their guy and always have been. They tell me the right guy with the keys to the offense makes Tennessee special.
… Seeing them make their way through the SEC again this year is big. I love the family feel in Knoxville and they have a great support system around the quarterback with coaches and schematically.”
MacIntyre checks in as the No. 16 recruit nationally in the On3 Industry Ranking, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies.