In sunshine and cool weather, Tennessee held practice No. 13 on Tuesday. Head coach Jeremy Pruitt roamed a bit more than what we’ve seen earlier this spring, observing and even offering tips to linebackers and defensive lineman.
The rest of today’s observations…
* Your daily position change update: Alontae Taylor, who got a lot of run at corner in the scrimmage, was still at defensive back, while Greg Emerson and Eric Crosby remained at OG. However, Matthew Butler was back at DL and LaTrell Bumphus returned to TE.
* The OL was still a bit shorthanded, but Riley Locklear was back in action Tuesday. Notably, Trey Smith and DeVante Brooks were doing running on the side with the S&C staff. It’s the first time we’ve seen Smith do any running at practice.
* Just caught a few minutes of the routes on air period, and Jarrett Guarantano had one of the best throws I’ve seen him make this spring. Tennessee did a few different route combos, with double-moves, deep posts and some arrow patterns. Guarantano uncorked a perfect 45-yard bomb to Marquez Callaway on a double-move, hitting him in-stride, on the outside shoulder where the junior wideout could stay in bounds. On the flip side, Guarantano tossed what would’ve been a pick-6 on the very next throw, going high and wide to Brandon Johnson.
* Kevin Sherrer was displeased with his MLB unit on Tuesday, making Will Ignont, Shanon Reid and Solon Page III go back in line several times during a drill a shoot drill. Darrin Kirkland Jr. drew Sherrer’s ire, too, with really only Quart’e Sapp and Daniel Bituli drawing any praise.
* Chris Rumph was HOT today, especially toward Jordan Allen. The junior college outside linebacker had to redo at least 3-4 reps and then was still forced to do up-downs when he couldn’t get it right. Darrell Taylor continues to lead that unit — both with effort and fundamentals.
* As reported earlier today, 4-star DT Jaelin Humphries is in town for a visit and was closely watching the DL during practice. Fulton (Tenn.) also had a number of coaches and prospects on campus, including 3-star LB DeShawn Page.
The rest of today’s observations…
* Your daily position change update: Alontae Taylor, who got a lot of run at corner in the scrimmage, was still at defensive back, while Greg Emerson and Eric Crosby remained at OG. However, Matthew Butler was back at DL and LaTrell Bumphus returned to TE.
* The OL was still a bit shorthanded, but Riley Locklear was back in action Tuesday. Notably, Trey Smith and DeVante Brooks were doing running on the side with the S&C staff. It’s the first time we’ve seen Smith do any running at practice.
* Just caught a few minutes of the routes on air period, and Jarrett Guarantano had one of the best throws I’ve seen him make this spring. Tennessee did a few different route combos, with double-moves, deep posts and some arrow patterns. Guarantano uncorked a perfect 45-yard bomb to Marquez Callaway on a double-move, hitting him in-stride, on the outside shoulder where the junior wideout could stay in bounds. On the flip side, Guarantano tossed what would’ve been a pick-6 on the very next throw, going high and wide to Brandon Johnson.
* Kevin Sherrer was displeased with his MLB unit on Tuesday, making Will Ignont, Shanon Reid and Solon Page III go back in line several times during a drill a shoot drill. Darrin Kirkland Jr. drew Sherrer’s ire, too, with really only Quart’e Sapp and Daniel Bituli drawing any praise.
* Chris Rumph was HOT today, especially toward Jordan Allen. The junior college outside linebacker had to redo at least 3-4 reps and then was still forced to do up-downs when he couldn’t get it right. Darrell Taylor continues to lead that unit — both with effort and fundamentals.
* As reported earlier today, 4-star DT Jaelin Humphries is in town for a visit and was closely watching the DL during practice. Fulton (Tenn.) also had a number of coaches and prospects on campus, including 3-star LB DeShawn Page.
