Cameron Sparks made his way north to Knoxville from Chattanooga on Sunday for his second camp of the season after camping with Georgia earlier in the week.
Sparks, a 2025 athlete from The Baylor School, shined throughout the camp in front of UT’s coaches. The soon-to-be freshman in high school walked away with an offer from the Vols, his very first scholarship offer.
“It was my first one and it meant a lot,” Sparks told Volquest. “I’m in shock right now, but I’ll probably feel it going back home. It’s crazy.”
Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel, offensive coordinator Alex Golesh and wide receivers coach Kodi Burns pulled Sparks to the side following camp to inform him and his parents of the offer.
“We’re all kind of shook right now,” Sparks said. “I still have to go home and wash dishes and all that so it’s pretty crazy.”
“It means a lot because it’s the home state. It made my day and my month.”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Sparks paid close attention to the Vols growing up just down the road from Knoxville. He’ll pay even closer attention going forward after being impressed by the atmosphere and how welcoming Tennessee was during camp on Sunday.
“It was fun, a lot of good competition, a lot of good defensive backs and it was good learning from Coach KB (Burns),” Sparks said. “(Burns) is a good man, knows what he’s talking about, so whenever he’s talking, I just listen. He wants me to work on keeping my hips slow and my hip flexibility.”
The 6-foot-3, 205-pounder plays wide receiver, tight end and linebacker at Baylor. Tennessee envisions Sparks as a wide receiver.
“They were telling me I can be as good as I want to be and that they’re going to be explosive on offense for the next couple of years,” Sparks said. “They welcomed us with open arms and it was a great environment.
“Coach Heupel knows what he’s talking about and his offense is very up-tempo. Whenever he’s talking, I just sit back and listen.“
Sparks plans to camp at Alabama later this month and camp with Clemson next month. He’s also planning to camp with Georgia Tech at some point.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