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Tennessee returns to practice on Sunday morning

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With praise and worship music blaring, Tennessee was back out on the practice field Sunday morning. Garnering praise from Josh Heupel was Ethan Davis, who continues to become more consistent.

“Ethan did a really nice job,” Heupel said Friday night. “The tight ends in general handled themselves really well. Just from where we finished spring ball, how we started training camp to tonight, just continued growth from that entire group. Ethan Davis made some really nice plays over the middle of the football field. Excited about what he’s done, but also what the entire group has done.”

At the wide receiver spot, Kelsey Pope has more and more depth as Mike Matthews and Bru McCoy get more active.

“All of our guys play multiple spots,” Pope said. “On a given day they might be in one spot, but each one of our guys has to play multiple positions. You have to have some position flexibility. So, there are times where Bru (McCoy) has to go to slot, or Mike (Matthews) has to go to slot. They have to know each position. I think the depth has forced those guys to put more on themselves to learn different positions to add value and get on the field – however that may be. Even if on a given day if you see Squirrel (White), Chas or Mike at a spot, those guys can go play anywhere in our system.”

For McCoy, it’s patience being tested as he is chomping to be back full go.

“That’s kind of Bru,” Pope said. “If you know him you know he’s anxious to go play and compete which is a good thing from my standpoint. I would much rather hold a guy back and tell him to hold up than have to get a guy to be aggressive. So that’s actually a positive for him. For him it’s just giving him the big picture. I plan for him, our work load planned for him, not getting him back in there too soon and putting a bunch of volume on him. He’s done a good job of trusting that. He’s done an amazing job of leading this room. He’s one of the best leaders I’ve ever been around–player or coach–in my career. We’re fortunate to have him in that role.”

Tennessee will be back at practice on Monday.

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