Several years ago, Tennessee inked both Peyton Manning and Brandon Stewart in the same recruiting class. Then, it was Casey Clausen and A.J. Suggs. Most recently the Vols got both Erik Ainge and Brent Schaeffer. Tennessee football has a tendency to load both chambers of the double-barreled shotgun at once when it comes to recruiting the quarterback position.

The Volunteers are off to an exceptional start to their 2009 recruiting class by getting numerous talents to Knoxville for camps and unofficial visits. That hard work is paying off and commitments are rolling in, including verbals from a pair of signalcallers. Josh Nunes (6-foot-3, 208 pounds) is the California kid that's rated as Rival's No. 10 pro-style QB in the country. Bryce Petty (6-3, 211) is slightly more used to a rolling pocket out of the shotgun formation at his high school in Midlothian, Texas, and is slotted 16 places behind Nunes.

When all is said and done, the upcoming class has an opportunity to rival the much-heralded 2007 group with 11 youngsters verbally committed already.

New offensive coordinator Dave Clawson is wowing prep stars all across the nation. He's getting plenty of help from head man Phillip Fulmer, the mainstays of the staff and other fresh faces like Stan Drayton.

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