i really dont have a number one right now, but theyre up there, mcbride said of the vols. Mcbride admitted he was expecting to earn an offer from tennessee on thursday, and his conversations with first-year coach jeremy pruitt and the rest of the vols staff during and after the camp made it clear that they liked what they saw from him. they said they were very impressed, said mcbride.
i think i did, like, 10 reps probably more than that. I did a lot of reps, and i didnt lose one, really. Then, at the end the (defensive) line coach, coach (tracy) rocker, he told me to go against his best d-linemen, and i beat them, too. after my performance in one-on-ones, i kind of figured that (the offer) was coming soon.
mcbride, who played football last year for the first time, said tennessees coaches were particularly impressed by what he showed in pass protection. they liked my pass pro, he said. "they said i just need to work on my run blocking, but they said im almost a natural at pass pro. thats just what ive worked on the most.
working out with the vols' staff during the camp, mcbride said, also gave me a good chance to be there and see how the coaching staff was. he said offensive line coach will friend proved to be intense but helpful on the field. he helped me in run blocking, like, with steps and stuff, mcbride said of friend.