Tennessee 5-star QB commit George MacIntyre ready to join Elite 11 Finals fraternity

Nashville (Tenn.) Brentwood Academy five-star quarterback George MacIntyre grew up with the goal of one day making the Elite 11 Finals.

This week, the Tennessee commit will make his dream come true by taking part in the event. 

“They sell it pretty well as the world’s greatest quarterback fraternity,” MacIntyre told On3. “There’s so many guys in the NFL that have won it, that have been a finalist and that have made it to the Elite 11 Finals. There are NFL MVPs that didn’t make it out of Elite 11 regionals. There’s so much deep history with how far back it has gone. They evaluate players pretty well because they’ve seen nearly every quarterback that’s ever taken part in an event. I’m really excited to get out there, get in front of the guys and compete.” 

MacIntyre wants to finish this week in California as the event’s top quarterback. He is also focused on being a sponge during the lessons from the Elite 11 Finals’ instructors. 

So far, the No. 1 player in Tennessee has been on Zoom calls with his fellow participants about offensive installations and the path to being successful during the competition. MacIntyre, the No. 3 quarterback in the 2025 On300, is looking forward to showcasing his talents on the field. 

“My mentality is to go win,” MacIntyre said. “That’s my only goal. Everyone will get some benefits out of it, like connections and we’ll learn a lot in the classroom. A lot of good speakers will talk to us, but at the end of the day, I’m going there to try to win it.” 

MacIntyre is a ‘very active’ recruiter for Tennessee’s 2025 class

MacIntyre took his official visit to Tennessee last weekend and has been “very active” in recruiting the top players in the country to Knoxville. The five-star is in contact with recruits every day and wants to make the Volunteers “look as appealing as possible” to players such as Charlotte (N.C.) Providence Day School Five-Star Plus+ offensive tackle David Sanders Jr., Jacksonville (Fla.) Mandarin five-star wide receiver Jamie Ffrench and Derby (Kan.) four-star tight end DaSaahn Brame. 

Other recruits that MacIntyre has spoken to about Tennessee include Ackerman (Miss.) Choctaw County five-star wide receiver Caleb Cunningham, Roswell (Ga.) Fellowship Christian School five-star offensive tackle Josh Petty and Atlanta (Ga.) Westlake four-star wide receiver Travis Smith. His message to them is simple. 

“Who wouldn’t play in coach Josh Heupel’s offense as an offensive lineman, a receiver, a tight end, a running back or a quarterback?” MacIntyre said. “It’s a very quarterback-friendly offense. Once they get there, I think they believe more and more every time that we’re a school going on an upward trajectory. I tell a lot of the offensive guys that you’re going to be a part of the same offensive system for as long as you are there. Coach Heupel is an offensive-minded coach, which is not the case at a lot of schools. I think that’s a huge positive. 

“That was one of the main things in my recruitment. I am going to be running the same offense with the same head coach. He’s not leaving and he’s not entertaining other jobs. That was big for me and I think that’s big for a lot of other recruits.” 

MacIntyre feels like the Volunteers have already built a strong 2025 recruiting class, but is confident it will improve in the coming weeks. He is excited to represent Tennessee at the Elite 11 Finals and eventually, on Saturdays at Neyland Stadium. 

The Volunteers have won back-to-back bowl games under Heupel and were at one point ranked No. 1 in the country during the 2022-23 season. MacIntyre is confident that Tennessee’s head man is taking the SEC program in the right direction. 

“Every year, they’ve gotten better and a little more talented,” MacIntyre said. “I think this year will probably be the most talented team that coach Heupel’s had at Tennessee. Every year, he has to build off that and keep getting better and better. I see coach Heupel taking us to the promised land. We’ve been in a championship drought for a while and if anyone is the person to break it, I think it’s him.”