Video Highlights: Tennessee kicks off fall camp
Tennessee hit the practice field on Wednesday morning for the first time in fall camp. The Vols were forced indoors due to wet field conditions but got in a spirited first day.
“As we get ready to kick off training camp here, I’m really proud of what this team has done throughout the course of summer,” Josh Heupel said on Tuesday. “Winning the third quarter, being intentional in the way they compete and work, changing their bodies and growing as players. The connection that we have, (I’m) excited to take that – what they did this summer with coach (Kurt) Schmidt and our strength staff and parlay that into who we are when we get to the field here tomorrow. You look at it, we’re a month away from opening up the season. There’s a lot of work from coaches and players, who we are today when we get out on the field on day one to where we need to be by the time that we open up the season. For us, just our competitive makeup, our attention to the details, our growth from one play to the next one (and) one day to the next are really important as we go through the next month here and get ready for the opener.”
Tennessee added a handful of new players like Jordan Ross since the spring and Heupel really likes their attributes.
“Physical skillsets: length and athletic ability. The ability to go make plays,” Heupel said. “For skill guys, when the ball is in the air. Size, athleticism and the ability to move people up front. Those guys have heard me say it throughout the course of the spring, all of you young players, but everybody inside of your building has an opportunity when we get on the field tomorrow to be a dramatically different player from where they were when they finished spring ball. That happens through how intentional you are during the summer. Continuing to grow and change your bodies, but then the understanding of our schemes as well. We get out there tomorrow, and I expect us to be much further individually and collectively, in particular those new guys that showed up in January.”
