One of Tennessee’s biggest remaining targets in the 2027 class is down to the final stretch, with cornerback Preston Glasco set to reveal his college choice Wednesday night.
The Grayson High School standout from Loganville, Ga., has Tennessee in his final three along with Alabama and Georgia. His announcement is scheduled for about 7 p.m. Eastern time and will be streamed live on the CBS Sports College Football YouTube channel.
Glasco, listed at 6-foot-2.5 and 190 pounds, entered this next phase of his recruitment after opening things back up last month. The former Connecticut pledge had been committed to the Huskies for more than three months before decommitting, and the Vols moved quickly. Tennessee offered him on Sept. 24, just two days after his split with Connecticut.
Since then, the race has tightened around three schools. Alabama and South Carolina also jumped in after his decommitment, while Georgia had already been involved, extending an offer in June and hosting him on an official visit the weekend of June 19, only a little more than a week after his original commitment to Connecticut.
Alabama later brought him in for an official visit the weekend of Sept. 26.
There’s no 247Sports Crystal Ball prediction in place for Glasco, but Tennessee has clearly put itself in the conversation. He made his first trip to Knoxville less than two weeks ago, showing up for the Vols’ 26-10 win over rival Alabama on Oct. 17, and that visit left a strong impression.
Glasco said the atmosphere inside Neyland Stadium stood out immediately.
"It's nothing like it, honestly. I haven't been to an environment like this before," Glasco said at the time.
He also had praise for what he saw from Tennessee on the defensive side.
"The defense played great. They came out really aggressive, and [defensive coordinator Jim ] Knowles was dialing it up back there."
The Georgia native said after the visit that his bond with Tennessee’s staff had been building steadily since the offer arrived. He described the relationship as “been growing a lot” and said the Knoxville trip only helped strengthen it further.
"We talk multiple times a week," he said, referring to Heupel's staff. "[We are] just really just staying in contact and being consistent in communication.
That's the way that a relationship grows - just being consistent. And then me showing face here on campus, that definitely helps a lot, too.
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Glasco is ranked by 247Sports as the No. 69 cornerback in the 2027 class and the No. 90 senior from Georgia. In the 247Sports Composite, he is a three-star prospect, sitting at No. 883 overall, No. 88 among cornerbacks and No. 104 in the state. He has picked up more than 20 scholarship offers in all, and his recruitment has picked up several more suitors since he reopened it.
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