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ll three scholarship QBs were dressed out and taking reps during individual drills today. J.T. Shrout was the first QB taking reps in routes on air. Brian Maurer was the first QB up in team drills.
Jeremy Pruitt was working briefly with the OL and DL during the open periods today before going back to DBs, where he usually spends much of his time during the first part of practice.
UbbenJauan Jennings also got a rep with routes on air. He threw a deep ball and hit it. Then he ran the same route and caught one from Shrout.
RuckerThis football season has reached a point where Jauan Jennings is throwing the ball one rep and catching the ball the next rep. And where Jarrett Guarantano is repping at QB with a hilariously large glove on his non-throwing hand.
During individual work with the tailbacks, Guarantano, who sported a big white brace on his left hand/wrist that Rob Lewis deemed the Luke Skywalker hand, was very careful with the handoffs. He didn’t take nearly as many reps as Maurer or Shrout, either.
When the quarterbacks moved to routes on air, Shrout when first in the pass skeleton drill, with Maurer and Guarantano following suit. The group was solid overall, but the highlight of the period was Jauan Jennings taking a few reps at quarterback and chucking it deep, including hitting Tyler Byrd in stride on a seam route. On the very next rep, Jennings ran an in-route and caught a pass from Guarantano.
As we were leaving the field, Maurer took the first-team reps during 11-on-11 work.
Darnell Wright and Jahmir Johnson were observers as the rest of the unit worked under the watchful eye of Will Friend.
simontonQuavaris Crouch was back at outside linebacker working with Chris Rumph’s unit. Crouch saw just four snaps Saturday, as the Vols were hesitant to take Daniel Bituli or Henry To’oto’o off the field. Meanwhile, Darrell Taylor was sporting a huge black brace on his left knee/leg but was going through individual work.
Tennessee coach Jeremy Pruitt on Monday said outside linebacker Darrell Taylor (knee) and offensive tackle Darnell Wright (ankle) would be day to day this week, and the Vols were taking it easy with both starters on Tuesday afternoon.
Tennessee usually practices in full pads on Tuesdays, so the Vols taking things a little bit lighter is a sign of Pruitt trying to keep his team fresh coming off four straight SEC games ahead of their fifth game in as many weeks.
Freshman Brian Maurer indeed was practicing and would appear to be on track to start against UAB.
Jennings at one point during routes-on-air stepped in to take a rep at quarterback, much to the surprise of quarterbacks coach Chris Weinke, and threw a dart down the seam on point to his intended target. Jennings then gave Weinke a playful slap to his chest and jumped back in the receiver line, ran a route and caught a pass. Jennings tossed another couple of passes later in the session.
p.brownFreshman wide receiver Jerrod Means, who sat out the South Carolina game, was going through drills and routes-on-air on Tuesday, but didn't look 100 percent healthy while doing so.
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