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Vanderbilt Lands Peach State QB Prospect AJ Swann, Former Maryland Pledge

Vanderbilt's rebuild has another commodity at the game's most important position.

Canton (Ga.) Cherokee quarterback AJ Swann, who was long committed to Maryland, will now play in the SEC. He announced a commitment to Vanderbilt on Sunday afternoon.

"The new staff, Coach (Clark) Lea, I have a lot of faith in him and what the program is capable of next year," Swann told Sports Illustrated. "Since I was a little kid, I grew up a Georgia fan, it's always been a dream to play in the SEC.

"I kind of want to flip a program around and try to get my name out there, show what I'm about.