There’s a TON of stuff to sort through this Monday morning, what with multiple practices and a Fan Day taking place over the weekend. Much of the best and most important stuff (insights and observations from the media) is fortified behind the moats and turrets of the paywalls. Fortunately, the always-credentialed Vince Ferrara is a friend in times of trouble and unafraid to mingle with we peasants. So . . .
If you read only one thing about the Vols today . . .
. . . make it this, from WNML’s Vince Ferrara:
Other Vols stuff worth reading today
- Tennessee Vols coordinators Tyson Helton, Kevin Sherrer plan to collaborate on play-calling, via 247Sports. Hidden in this piece is confirmation that Helton did call plays for Brohm at Western Kentucky. However, if you’re a bit twitchy about the idea of “collaborating” on play-calling, you’re not alone.
- Vols quarterback competition good bad, via 247Sports. Word is that Guarantano looks like the early leader in the QB battle.
- Candid Shy Tuttle hoping to change frustrating Tennessee career, via 247Sports. I’m guessing Tuttle is not the first person to use a profanity to describe last season.
- Vols Alabama transfer Brandon Kennedy knows how to win, via 247Sports
- Jeremy Pruitt says learning multiple positions ‘important’ for OL, via 247Sports
- Maleik Gray has ‘some size and has some speed’ for Vols at WR, via 247Sports
- Vols Jordan Allen surprise visit from mom Lisa, via 247Sports. This is the mom who reportedly laid into Pruitt on first contact, but is now all-in.
- Who’s New? Tennessee Running Backs, via Gameday on Rocky Top
- Which of the Vols’ offensive players MUST remain healthy in 2018?, via Gameday on Rocky Top
- VOLS CAMP REPORT: BITULI, SAPP ENCOURAGED BY COMPETITION AT LINEBACKER – University of Tennessee, via UTSports
- VOLS CAMP REPORT: New Era of Tennessee Football Gets Underway – University of Tennessee, via UTSports
Behind the paywalls
- Takeaways Tennessee Vols open practice, via 247Sports
- Observations from Tennessee’s open practice, via VolQuest
- Vols open practice standout players, via 247Sports
- What we learned on Day 1 of Tennessee camp under Jeremy Pruitt, via The Athletic
- Solitude and single-mindedness: What went into the Jeremy Pruitt-Tennessee match, via The Athletic
- Charting every throw from Keller Chryst and Jarrett Guarantano, via The Athletic
I had to laugh at this excerpt from the Athletic piece on the coaching search:
“Jeremy was complaining about something a little while back,” said Mitchell, the family friend and Alabama fan, “and Dale said, ‘If this had been a real good situation, they’d have hired somebody besides you. They hired you because you’re the best they could get.’ And I think Jeremy understands that, which will help him.
“I don’t think he has any misconceptions about the job.”
It’s nice to have loving truth-tellers in your life (in small doses).
🙂