Worth reading 7.19.18: Vols at SEC Media Days

There’s a TON of great Vols stuff to read about Tennessee’s turn at SEC Media Days yesterday, and you probably don’t have time for all of it. So we’ve read it all for you and culled it into a prioritized list of the most important stuff worth your time. Start at the top and work your way down until your responsibilities come calling.

If you read only one thing about the Vols today . . .

. . . make it this, from 247Sports’ Patrick Brown:

• What we learned about Tennessee Vols football at 2018 SEC Media Days

This is basically a summary of everything important that emerged out of Tennessee’s appearance at SEC Media Days. Most of the rest are details.

Other Vols stuff worth reading today

1. Jeremy Pruitt, Mark Richt saga a silly storyline, via Wes Rucker at 247Sports
2. Jeremy Pruitt-Aaron Murray Feud Good for the SEC and Tennessee, via Brad at Gameday on Rocky Top.
3. Was Jeremy Pruitt’s rocky time at Georgia a red flag?, via Sports Illustrated. It’s fair to wonder whether the same reported conflict between Pruitt’s and Mark Richt’s personalities might manifest at Tennessee, especially if you believe that athletic director Phillip Fulmer has more in common with Richt than he does Nick Saban. Of course, Fulmer really, really wants to win, and he’s now on notice of the potential pitfall of a clash of personalities, which should allow him to better manage it. I think it will be fine but will also be tested when adversity hits.
4. Mark Richt responds to criticism of Jeremy Pruitt, via 247Sports. I include this one as a public service announcement: Do not click on any headline suggesting that Mark Richt has said anything of substance on the matter. At this point, he has not, and he’s not expected to.
5. Pruitt says both Trey Smith and JJ Peterson will be available for fall camp, via Gameday on Rocky Top
6. Pruitt says the quarterback battle this fall will be fair but quick, via Gameday on Rocky Top
7. 10 Questions for 2018: Vols vs The Non-UGA SEC East, via Gameday on Rocky Top
8. Jeremy Pruitt’s businessman approach breathes new life into scarred Tennessee program, via CBS Sports
9. Tennessee Volunteers football 2018: Jeremy Pruitt declares “last year is over with”, via 247Sports
10. 2018 SEC Media Days: Tennessee Vols Marquez Callaway says Jeremy Pruitt bringing more discipline than Butch Jones, via 247Sports
11. SEC Media Days 2018: Kyle Phillips talks new defensive mindset under Jeremy Pruitt, via 247Sports
12. Tennessee Vols Football: Jeremy Pruitt ‘looking for big things’ from Jauan Jennings, via 247Sports
13. Tennessee Vols football: Marquez Callaway says Keller Chryst ‘getting acclimated’ with Vols, via 247Sports
14. SEC Media Days: Pruitt comfortable in checking final offseason box, via VolQuest
15. Five Ways For Jarrett Guarantano To Improve In 2018, via Rocky Top Talk
16. Photo Galleries of SEC Media Days, via UTSports

Behind the paywalls

• Jeremy Pruitt squashes criticism and rallies the Tennessee…, via The Athletic
• The Jeremy Pruitt I saw at Georgia may not be the Pruitt now…, via The Athletic

Tweets

Funny story:

WATCH: #Tennessee HC @CoachJPruitt tells hilarious story about relationship w/ @KirbySmartUGA. Pruitt was off field coach when Smart’s wife Mary Beth was pregnant with twins and nearly went into labor while Kirby was out of town… LOL #PoweredByTheT #GoDawgs @FootballUGA pic.twitter.com/cztj9m4rpU

— Simone Eli (@SimoneEli_TV) July 18, 2018

Paul Finebaum got riled up immediately after Pruitt’s time at the main podium:

.@finebaum was impressed by the new head coach of @Vol_Football. pic.twitter.com/KWyyzWtDO7

— SEC Network (@SECNetwork) July 19, 2018

More opinions on coach Pruitt:

“Jeremy Pruitt is a football coach! He was born to be a football coach.” – @MrCFB#SECMD18 // #PoweredByTheT pic.twitter.com/78EsOzgeaa

— Tennessee Football (@Vol_Football) July 18, 2018