With offers from in-state Tennessee and Mississippi State, Tisdale will be a valuable addition to a linebacker group in desperate need of bodies.
Hugh Freeze seems to be captivated by guys who don't quite fit into traditional molds. Who else has a guy on roster who plays quarterback, tight end, and offensive tackle (after playing defensive end in junior college)? Who else has a saxophone hobbyist who plays defensive tackle when he's not running wheel routes out of the backfield or running fake punts? And who else has a 220 pound track star as an every-down defensive end in the rough and tumble SEC?