Vols Spring Practice #7

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jermod McCoy, who is recovering from a torn ACL, Jaydin Loftin and Jourdan Thomas were off to the side riding a stationary bike. Freshman Christian Gass, Jeremias Heard, Jamal Wallace, Arion Carter, Emmanuel Okoye, Daevin Hobbs, Mariyon Dye, and Christian Charles were in a group that was doing some light stretching while the team was in individual work. Freshman linebackers Jaedon Harmon and Jadon Perlotte were not full-speed. Caleb Herring was not in pads this morning. Nathan Robinson is also still sidelined. Miles Kitselman is out for the next few months with a pectoral injury.

Wide receiver Amari Jefferson and tight end Cole Harrison were in yellow jerseys this morning.
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It’s apparent that the staff is working with George MacIntyre on his mechanics, just as they have been with Jake Merklinger much over the past year. It’s worth noting that the freshman quarterback is doing a great job with the mental side of the position and that should come as no surprise given he played in a different offense every year in high school.
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I thought the quarterbacks were OK this morning. All were fairly high at times. Each had some moments. MacIntyre a bit inconsistent but that’s common for young quarterbacks. Radarious Jackson had a spectacular catch on the far sideline on a ball that was very high. He jumped up and snagged it with two hands well over his head and falling backwards. Talk about athleticism.
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Alec Abeln was spending plenty of one-on-one time with his tight ends. He praised Ethan Davis a couple of times while giving some pointers to DaSaahn Brame on his route running. Kelson Pope was giving some extra attention to Travis Smith this morning while praising Mike Matthews on several of his routes.
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Alec Abeln was spending plenty of one-on-one time with his tight ends. He praised Ethan Davis a couple of times while giving some pointers to DaSaahn Brame on his route running. Kelson Pope was giving some extra attention to Travis Smith this morning while praising Mike Matthews on several of his routes.
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Andre Turrentine made a few plays out there today while the media was present.
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After he worked on the side of Thursday’s practice, freshman Isaiah Campbell was back in uniform and going through individual drills in the part of practice we saw.

Otherwise the injury list was unchanged: Linebackers Arion Carter, Jaedon Harmon and Jadon Perlotte; defensive linemen Daevin Hobbs, Caleb Herring, Nathan Robinson, Jamal Wallace, Emmanuel Okoye, Mariyon Dye and Jayden Loftin; safeties Christian Charles and Jourdan Thomas; and offensive lineman Jeremias Heard.
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Another absence was and will continue to be starting tight end Miles Kitselman, who is sidelined indefinitely after undergoing an upper-body procedure this week. It’s a big blow for the Vols to lose one of their leaders and returning starters on what will be a new-look offense, but Tennessee is in better shape at tight end than it has been some recent seasons. It’s just a matter of everyone adjusting their mindsets.
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From a physical standpoint, Van Dorselaer looks the most ready to hold up in the SEC, but Brame obviously stands out because of his 6-foot-6 frame.
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The order of the tandems there went Heard with Shamurad Umarov, Bennett Warren with Wendell Moe Jr. and Trevor Duncan with Gage Ginther.
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The order with those trios: Satterwhite at center, Perry at right guard and Johnson at right tackle, then Max Anderson with Sam Pendleton and Brian Grant followed by Nic Moore, Ayden Bussell and David Sanders Jr.
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Radarious Jackson showed good body control on a leaping snag of a high throw on a comeback route, the freshman using every bit of his 6-foot-4 frame to come down with the fastball. On the other side, fellow rookie Travis Smith Jr. got some one-on-one coaching from Kelsey Pope about his footwork on the same comeback routes, which we see the Vols run quite a bit. The Vols need to continue pushing those two freshmen to be ready to contribute this fall.
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Nico Iamaleava again looked sharp and accurate and has a good connection with Mike Matthews, at least against air.
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Your daily sign of Tennessee’s “new” scheme was some more work from a condensed formation. For the final round of throws, the Vols were on one hash and had the outside receiver and slot to the field lined up in a bunch and working some rub/pick routes. Might be something or might be nothing, but this is the time of the year to experiment with incorporating some new things into what you do on both sides of the football and special teams, too.
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The linebackers worked on their footwork and leverage and the cornerbacks split into two groups for their work. Jalen McMurray and Rickey Gibson III were in different groups as Tennessee tries to have an older player around for the younger players to lean on during drills. Freshmen Tre Poteat, Timothy Merritt and Ty Redmond were in Gibson’s group.
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Jackcrevol said:
Hate to say we need more of this type of player at WR.
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Youngest WR We had in a while but I do believe the most talented. Jackson and Smith will produce this year for team. Matthew's Stayley and Brazzell and Carter will all have big moments. I believe Stayley will take over the Mr Consistent moving chains over the middle. Going to be fun this upcoming year. In CHRIST Alone
 
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RAVOL said:
Youngest WR We had in a while but I do believe the most talented. Jackson and Smith will produce this year for team. Matthew's Stayley and Brazzell and Carter will all have big moments. I believe Stayley will take over the Mr Consistent moving chains over the middle. Going to be fun this upcoming year. In CHRIST Alone
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Maybe we can get top tier transfer for Spring. Rolling 7 deep is less than ideal.


Hope we can get a difference maker in 26 class.
 
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Jackcrevol said:
Maybe we can get top tier transfer for Spring. Rolling 7 deep is less than ideal.


Hope we can get a difference maker in 26 class.
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Yes and other positions as well. Never enough. With TN being all in. In all major sports Men and Women it does dilute NIL were as some especially in Big Conference do not have to worry about Baseball and Women's Softball when schools have to start sharing it will help us tremendously. In CHRIST Alone
 
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