Worth reading 7.25.18: The Vols most important game is . . .

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

. . . make it this, from VolQuest’s Jesse Simonton:

• Tennessee’s most important game in 2018?

I agree with the opinion that Florida is the most important game for the Vols this fall. A loss to West Virginia won’t surprise anyone, but a win wouldn’t do much to mitigate the inevitable disappointment during the grueling Florida-Georgia-Auburn-Alabama-South Carolina stretch. A win against the Gators to kick off that gauntlet, though, would give Pruitt some goodwill to spend for the rest of it.

Other Vols stuff worth reading today

1. Cobbservations: Details of Jeremy Pruitt’s time at Georgia are most insightful look yet at mentality of Tennessee’s first-year coach, via the Times Free Press
2. Take Two: Is Jeremy Pruitt’s personality a fit for Tennessee?, via Rivals
3. Tennessee Vols football: David Johnson making wide receivers ‘get the details right’, via 247Sports
4. Vols’ Eli Wolf keeping praise, criticism of teammates in-house, via 247Sports
5. Tennessee football: 5 dream/disaster scenarios for the Vols in 2018, via Saturday Down South
6. Tennessee Vols Preseason Camp Primer: Quarterback, via 247Sports
7. College Football’s Top 30 Breakout Running Backs for 2018, via Athlon Sports
8. Tennessee Vols Football: Trey Smith named to Outland Trophy watch list, via 247Sports
9. Tennessee football recruiting: QB Brian Maurer has message for Vol Nation, via 247Sports
10. Tennessee Vols Basketball: Tobias Harris turns down $80 million extension with Clippers, via 247Sports

Fan Day details:

It’s Tennessee Takeover on the SEC Network tomorrow:

Behind the paywalls

• For Jeremy Pruitt, being opportunistic as a player created…, via The Athletic. Again, this is a fantastic piece that would be a Must Read if it weren’t behind a paywall.
• 2018 Positional Preview: RBs, via VolQuest
• Tennessee Vols football recruiting: Tennessee set to host targets for cookout, via 247Sports