West Point (Miss.) 2024 athlete Kahnen Daniels, who hauled in his first SEC opportunity and first college offer from Mississippi State, has garnering the attention of Vanderbilt recently, visiting with the Commodores during their final regular season game against in-state foe Tennessee.
The 6-foot-1, 185-pound recruitment target out of West Point, Mississippi spoke with VandySportsDotCom about how it felt to visit with the Commodores and discussed the overall atmosphere at West End and his takeaways from the gameday experience.
"I was very new to the area, it was my first time being in Nashville," Daniels said. "I loved the atmosphere, and I would say my favorite moment was when the players walked into the stadium."
During the in-state showdown between Tennessee and Vanderbilt, Daniels said the Commodores' running back room caught his attention as he watched them all game.
Daniels, who picked up an offer from the Commodores on Nov. 21, said the program got involved in his recruitment around Nov. 14 as he initially connected with Vanderbilt senior personnel analyst Kendall Lawson before meeting with run game coordinator and running backs coach Norval McKenzie. Daniels added that he liked how the Commodores' coaching staff seemed genuine and had high spirits about him visiting with the program.
"I was communicating with Coach Lawson mostly. Then, the running backs coach after that," Daniels said. "They all seemed genuine and had really high spirits about me."
In addition to the SEC opportunity from Vanderbilt, Daniels also holds offers from Mississippi State and Southern Miss, and has also garnered the interest of Ole Miss. The 2024 recruit out of the Magnolia State, has also visited with both the Bulldogs and Golden Eagles this month.
The 6-foot-1, 185-pound recruitment target out of West Point, Mississippi spoke with VandySportsDotCom about how it felt to visit with the Commodores and discussed the overall atmosphere at West End and his takeaways from the gameday experience.
"I was very new to the area, it was my first time being in Nashville," Daniels said. "I loved the atmosphere, and I would say my favorite moment was when the players walked into the stadium."
During the in-state showdown between Tennessee and Vanderbilt, Daniels said the Commodores' running back room caught his attention as he watched them all game.
Daniels, who picked up an offer from the Commodores on Nov. 21, said the program got involved in his recruitment around Nov. 14 as he initially connected with Vanderbilt senior personnel analyst Kendall Lawson before meeting with run game coordinator and running backs coach Norval McKenzie. Daniels added that he liked how the Commodores' coaching staff seemed genuine and had high spirits about him visiting with the program.
"I was communicating with Coach Lawson mostly. Then, the running backs coach after that," Daniels said. "They all seemed genuine and had really high spirits about me."
In addition to the SEC opportunity from Vanderbilt, Daniels also holds offers from Mississippi State and Southern Miss, and has also garnered the interest of Ole Miss. The 2024 recruit out of the Magnolia State, has also visited with both the Bulldogs and Golden Eagles this month.
