Tennessee returned to the practice field Monday, continuing its bowl prep for Indiana.
As was the case over the weekend, much of the focus during three indy periods was all on fundamentals, with head coach Jeremy Pruitt watching multiple units on the team including the quarterbacks, offensive line, inside linebackers and secondary.
Here’s some quick thoughts on Monday’s practice…
The Vols worked in shells, with the entire defensive line and outside linebacker units spending two whole periods on the levy sleds. Under the watchful eyes of Tracy Rocker and Chris Rumph, the total focus was on leverage and explosion. Aubrey Solomon, dinged up to end the regular season, looked fine, same for Latrell Bunphus. Rocker wanted more out of both John Mincey and Savion Williams during the drill but he did give Matthew Butler and Ja’Quain Blakely some praise. Later, the defensive line worked on drills under the chute, while the outside linebackers spent a period concentrating on pass rush moves.
Quavaris Crouch spent the opening portion of practice with the tailbacks before joining the outside linebackers.
Brian Niedermeyer had his tight end group working in pairs pushing a sled before switching gears and focusing on foot placement in the run game.
Will Friend had his offensive line spilt between guards and tackles, with most of the focus on footwork. Notably, with Brandon Kennedy (knee) out, Jerome Carvin took at reps at center. Jackson Lampley was the No. 2 center. Redshirt freshman defensive lineman Kingston Harris was working at offensive guard Monday. It’s the second time Harris has switched sides of the ball. Pruitt watched freshmen Wanya Morris and Darnell Wright work on their pass sets for a while, offering tips to both players. With no Ryan Johnson or Marcus Tatum, Ollie Lane was the backup right tackle.
I didn’t see much of routes on air but redshirt freshman wideout Cedric Tillman, who was absent Saturday, was back out there Monday. Jarrett Guarantano was easily the sharpest of the quarterbacks. The new practice field configuration (they moved the fields over some 10-15 yards to use the better sod) made it difficult to see some of the drills. Jauan Jennings did have one circus catch and Josh Palmer skied for a slant over the middle.
As was the case over the weekend, much of the focus during three indy periods was all on fundamentals, with head coach Jeremy Pruitt watching multiple units on the team including the quarterbacks, offensive line, inside linebackers and secondary.
Here’s some quick thoughts on Monday’s practice…
The Vols worked in shells, with the entire defensive line and outside linebacker units spending two whole periods on the levy sleds. Under the watchful eyes of Tracy Rocker and Chris Rumph, the total focus was on leverage and explosion. Aubrey Solomon, dinged up to end the regular season, looked fine, same for Latrell Bunphus. Rocker wanted more out of both John Mincey and Savion Williams during the drill but he did give Matthew Butler and Ja’Quain Blakely some praise. Later, the defensive line worked on drills under the chute, while the outside linebackers spent a period concentrating on pass rush moves.
Quavaris Crouch spent the opening portion of practice with the tailbacks before joining the outside linebackers.
Brian Niedermeyer had his tight end group working in pairs pushing a sled before switching gears and focusing on foot placement in the run game.
Will Friend had his offensive line spilt between guards and tackles, with most of the focus on footwork. Notably, with Brandon Kennedy (knee) out, Jerome Carvin took at reps at center. Jackson Lampley was the No. 2 center. Redshirt freshman defensive lineman Kingston Harris was working at offensive guard Monday. It’s the second time Harris has switched sides of the ball. Pruitt watched freshmen Wanya Morris and Darnell Wright work on their pass sets for a while, offering tips to both players. With no Ryan Johnson or Marcus Tatum, Ollie Lane was the backup right tackle.
I didn’t see much of routes on air but redshirt freshman wideout Cedric Tillman, who was absent Saturday, was back out there Monday. Jarrett Guarantano was easily the sharpest of the quarterbacks. The new practice field configuration (they moved the fields over some 10-15 yards to use the better sod) made it difficult to see some of the drills. Jauan Jennings did have one circus catch and Josh Palmer skied for a slant over the middle.
