Tennessee football wide receiver Bru McCoy announced Jan. 2 that he’d return to the Vols for the 2024 season.

But he said he knew what he’d do three weeks earlier at the bedside of his dying grandfather.

“When he was in hospice care, the family was flown home (in California) and we’re all taking our turns taking care of him,” McCoy said on WNML 99.1 The Sports Animal on Wednesday.

“It was my turn to go in and say my peace. He had a Tennessee blanket draped over the bed. … But before he passed, he spoke so highly about Tennessee and my time here. It was like God made the decision for me and he placed it in front of me.”