butcher.JPG

Tennessee commit Andrew Butcher is ready to face Alabama (photo courtesy 247Sports)

Plenty of people were impressed with the Alabama recruiting class's accolades at NIKE's The Opening.

Tennessee defensive line commit Andrew Butcher was not one of them.

"I can't wait to beat Alabama's ass with my boys," wrote Butcher, a 4-star defensive end from Alpharetta, Ga.

Butcher later deleted the tweets and explained them on Friday.

Butcher was following action at The Opening when the Vols picked up a huge commit in 5-star defensive tackle Khalil McKenzie at the event. McKenzie was the defensive line MVP at The Opening, while Alabama quarterback commit Blake Barnett was the Elite 11 MVP and receiver Calvin Ridley was The Opening's overall MVP.

Almost an hour after the original tweet, Butcher wrote "Bring the hate I DON'T CARE"

Tennessee, now with 20 commits, currently has the No. 7 class in the 2015 rankings on the 247Sports composite. Certainly, Butcher has a reason to feel confident.