Fulton makes it official

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Though his older brother Xavier played Big Ten football at Illinois, Zach Fulton has decided to take his game farther south to the SEC in the fall of 2010. 

The 6-foot-5, 300-pound Homewood-Flossmoor senior offensive lineman made it official on his trip to the University of Tennessee on Sunday.

IlliniHQ spoke with his father, Glen, on the family's drive back from Knoxville to the on Monday afternoon.

"It went real well," Glen Fulton said of the trip to the Tennessee campus. "We made our decision today, so Zach is going to be a Volunteer."

Zach chose Tennessee over offers from Illinois, Indiana and Minnesota. Though he plays right tackle in high school, he will play guard in college.

Zach earned MVP honors at a Tennessee lineman camp in the spring. He met with first-year Volunteers head coach Lane Kiffin today to give his verbal pledge.

"They were excited, very excited," Glen said. "They definitely let everyone know. Monte Kiffin came in. Lane Kiffin and the whole coaching staff was there."

Zach had visited the Illinois campus frequently while his brother played for the Illini (Xavier was drafted in the fifth round by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in April).

But playing in the SEC and playing for the Kiffins were too much for the Homewood-Flossmoor standout to pass up.

"I think they have a chance to win a national championship in the time frame that Zach is going to be there," Glen said. "I think that winning is very much a very important factor in this whole scenario."

 

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