Key Tennessee Vols recruiting target sets commitment date

One of the Tennessee Vols' top remaining 2025 recruiting targets officially has a commitment date.

2025 five-star offensive lineman Josh Petty revealed on Thursday that he plans to announce his commitment on August 12.

Petty, 6-foot-5/262 lbs from Roswell, GA, is rated by 247Sports as the No. 2 offensive tackle in the nation and the No. 4 player in the state of Georgia. He's also rated as the No. 14 overall player in the 2025 recruiting class.

Florida State, Georgia Tech, Ohio State, Stanford, and Tennessee are the programs that are in the mix for Petty.

Petty actually grew up rooting for the Vols, but that might not be enough for Tennessee to win this recruiting battle.

According to 247Sports , it's Florida State (where Petty's sister will attend college this fall) and Georgia Tech that are out in front in this recruiting battle.

Georgia Tech, according to 247Sports, has made Petty an "NIL priority". That seems to indicate that Tennessee might need to get into an NIL bidding war to win this battle. And that seems unlikely.

Recruiting is fluid so things could change at any minute. But for now, it feels like Florida State is going to be the last team standing in the battle for Petty.

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