The TSSAA dead period officially began Monday as high school teams across the state can not hold any workouts, practices or events over the next two weeks.
But the dead period kicked off with drama Monday night with The Tennessean’s Tyler Palmateer reporting that highly touted quarterback Ty Snell is leaving Nashville’s Lipscomb Academy.
Just a rising freshman, Snell started multiple games for the Mustangs last season. According to Palmateer’s reporting, Snell does not yet know what school he is going to attend next season.
Lipscomb posted a 4-6 record during the 2024 season as they attempt to bounce back from the fallout and sanctions of the Trent Dilfer era.
Tennessee football offered Snell a scholarship earlier this month after the 6-foot-2, 175-pound quarterback camped with the Vols earlier this month. Snell now boasts 12 total offers including from Kentucky, Ohio State, Mississippi State and Vanderbilt as well as Tennessee.
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Snell is the latest big name quarterback prospect out of middle Tennessee. After decades of never producing Division I quarterback prospects, the Volunteer State is on a run of producing blue-chip quarterback recruits.
The Vols landed four-star quarterback and former Brentwood Academy standpoint George MacIntyre in the 2025 recruiting cycle. Nashville Christian Schools standout and five-star recruit Jared Curtis is a Georgia recruit in the 2026 recruiting cycle.
Ironically, Curtis is the No. 1 quarterback in the 2026 recruiting cycle according to the 247sports composite rankings while Tennessee holds a commitment from Faizon Brandon— the No. 2 quarterback in the 2026 cycle.
While the state of Tennessee has been producing more quarterbacks, the more important thing is how well they perform once they get to the college level which is still to be determined. Snell is also just a rising true freshman and time will tell what level of recruit he ends up being.
