Tennessee football recruiting: George MacIntyre, No. 2 QB prospect in 2025 class, commits to Vols

Tennessee has continued its strong run of recruiting top-tier quarterback prospects

By Will Backus Jan 22, 2024 at 10:57 am ET• 3 min read

Tennessee got a major in-state recruiting win Monday by landing four-star quarterback George MacIntyre, who made his commitment official during a ceremony at Brentwood Academy, a prep-level school near Nashville. MacIntyre, who ranks as the No. 9 prospect nationally and No. 2 quarterback in the class of 2025, according to 247Sports, chose the Vols over an SEC-dominated field of finalists featuring the likes of Alabama and LSU. 

While LSU filled its quarterback need with the addition of Bryce Underwood, the No. 1 player in the 2025 class, Alabama and Tennessee were locked in a heated battle for MacIntyre's services. He took multiple unofficial visits to each school during the fall and was one of the first prospects that new Alabama coach Kalen DeBoer and staff re-offered following Nick Saban's retirement. 

But MacIntyre was back in Knoxville in the days leading up to his announcement, and the allure of representing an in-state program won out in the end. 

"Just being an in-state kid, I can definitely see the buzz at Tennessee," MacIntyre told 247Sports. "When they're good, their fanbase is crazy. And things are going. I think Coach Heupel has done a really good job since he got there. Growing up in Tennessee they've always been in a drought, so it's good to see him get them out of it."