Worth reading 8.17.18: Kongbo living his best life

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

. . . make it this, from 247Sports’s Wes Rucker:

• Tennessee Vols football’s Jonathan Kongbo ‘having a blast’ with new position, new staff

Watch the video that will be coming, too, and you’ll be impressed just hearing Kongbo speak. But the most interesting thing is how much what he’s saying suggests that things are dramatically different in the program this year.

Other Vols stuff worth reading today

1. Gameday on Rocky Top Podcast – Episode 145 – Receivers, corners, early standouts in fall practice, via Gameday on Rocky Top
2. Pruitt’s offensive blueprint: Still short on OL and WR, via Gameday on Rocky Top
3. Wood-Anderson ‘where I belong’ as a tight end at Tennessee, via 247Sports. Another really impressive dude in interviews.
4. Behind the Scenes: Jaylen McCollough to Tennessee, via Rivals
5. Impact Analysis: Jaylen McCollough, via VolQuest
6. Ryan Johnson expects Tennessee Vols’ offensive line to be ‘really physical’, via 247Sports
7. Phillip Fulmer: Al Wilson helped Tennessee Vols football set tone for 1998 national championship, via 247Sports
8. JOHNSON BALANCES ENGINEERING AND OFFENSIVE LINE FOR THE VOLS – University of Tennessee, via UTSports

Behind the paywalls

• War Room 8-17-18 | VolQuest.com, via VolQuest
• Tennessee Mailbag: Best/worst case scenarios, assessing…, via The Athletic
• Uncertainty in Trey Smith’s absence is giving Tennessee a…, via The Athletic
• Tennessee Vols practice observations wide receivers, via 247Sports
• Tennessee Vols Football Analysis: Vols add ‘very physical’ safety with four-star commit, via 247Sports

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