With rainy conditions in town, Tennessee practiced in the indoor facility for one of its final three sessions this spring.
It was a rather loose practice, with several notable vets done for the spring. Senior safety Todd Kelly Jr. (ankle) was back out at practice, though.
Quick hitters
Tennessee worked indoors in somewhat cramped conditions today due to whether and it appears Butch Jones is intent on getting his team to the finish line of spring practice while exposing them to as little injury risk as possible.
With today being a light day in terms of contact several guys who have been out or severely limited this spring were doing more. Among that group were defensive backs Evan Berry, Micah Abernathy and Rashaan Gaulden. Linebacker Elliot Berry was on the field in some group settings as was Quart'e Sapp. At receiver Brandon Johnson continues to do more and Josh Smith was hanging around with the position group as well.
Now, none of those guys were taking part in everything or should be considered ‘back on active duty.’ However, it’s certainly a positive sign to see them being more active as spring practice rolls on.
@Brent_Hubbs notes
For the Vol defense it was what we mentioned in the war room and in Monday's 3-2-1, it was all about getting a jump start on their season opening opponent in Georgia Tech. That meant on Tuesday that it was a bunch of option work particularly for the secondary.
Remember Charlton Warren has plenty of experience in seeing the option as a former Air Force player and coach. He was also 2-0 against the Yellowjackets when he was on staff at North Carolina.
Interestingly, Rashaan Gaulden was watching with the cornerbacks today, but don't look for a position switch there, it appear he was watch as a nickelback.
It was a rather loose practice, with several notable vets done for the spring. Senior safety Todd Kelly Jr. (ankle) was back out at practice, though.
Quick hitters
- In green, non-contact jerseys doing light work: Evan Berry, Elliott Berry, Colton Jumper, Rashaan Gaulden and Brandon Johnson. Once again, Johnson ran routes with the QBs/WRs today.
- The defense worked A LOT on the option today, as the prep for Georgia Tech is starting early. Cut blocks, maintaining gap control were early focuses.
- Carlin Fils-Aime got plenty of 1-on-1 attention from Robert Gillespie today.
- Dormady got a few extra reps today as the quarterback group was one man short.
- During routes on air, Ethan Wolf had a bad drop, but his brother Eli had a nifty grab going low for a poor throw. (See on highlights).
- DT Alexis Johnson looks to have lost his black stripe.
Tennessee worked indoors in somewhat cramped conditions today due to whether and it appears Butch Jones is intent on getting his team to the finish line of spring practice while exposing them to as little injury risk as possible.
With today being a light day in terms of contact several guys who have been out or severely limited this spring were doing more. Among that group were defensive backs Evan Berry, Micah Abernathy and Rashaan Gaulden. Linebacker Elliot Berry was on the field in some group settings as was Quart'e Sapp. At receiver Brandon Johnson continues to do more and Josh Smith was hanging around with the position group as well.
Now, none of those guys were taking part in everything or should be considered ‘back on active duty.’ However, it’s certainly a positive sign to see them being more active as spring practice rolls on.
@Brent_Hubbs notes
For the Vol defense it was what we mentioned in the war room and in Monday's 3-2-1, it was all about getting a jump start on their season opening opponent in Georgia Tech. That meant on Tuesday that it was a bunch of option work particularly for the secondary.
Remember Charlton Warren has plenty of experience in seeing the option as a former Air Force player and coach. He was also 2-0 against the Yellowjackets when he was on staff at North Carolina.
Interestingly, Rashaan Gaulden was watching with the cornerbacks today, but don't look for a position switch there, it appear he was watch as a nickelback.
