re: 4 targets from TN d. jackson, j. martin, k. phillips, u. amadi. can we close?

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Phillips outlined his three finalists for VolQuest.com, noting LSU has a slight edge in the bid to land his services in 12 days:

Ole Miss: I just love the environment as a whole. The town in Oxford, the coaching staff is really great. I know a couple recruits there, gained some friends during the process who are headed to Ole Miss next year. So that would be good to know a couple people if I go there. The program is up-and-coming. They're improving every year under Coach (Hugh) Freeze. I can see the program moving up. They're trying to get to the (College Football) Playoff next year and had a good season playing in the SEC West, the best conference in the world. They've been recruiting me since forever, since I first started getting recruited. I really enjoy the program.

LSU: LSU is always a good program. I love Coach (Brick) Haley, the d-line coach, and he's proven to be a really good. Coach (John) Chavis is one of the best defensive coordinators in the country. Coach (Les) Miles is a great coach. I just enjoy everything about LSU. They might be my leading school a little bit. They've been recruiting me really hard, and my mom, she really loves them a lot. I'm enjoy everything about LSU pretty much."

UT: I like them a lot, too. They're my instate school. They were my first offer. They've really been on me about staying in state, the home-state thing. And I know a lot of players there. I'm friends with most of them. I enjoy it a lot. They've been really good. I can see them rising up, too. They've got the bowl game this year, another top-five recruiting class this year. I feel like they'r going to be pretty good in the upcoming years.

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