Vol Club Confidential: Jermod McCoy and Rickey Gibson
Tennessee has a pair of cornerbacks who are constantly making plays. Both Jermod McCoy and Rickey Gibson joined Vol Club Confidential sponsored by Knoxville Smiles to discuss their pairing and success.
“I just feel like the preparation we have been prepared with,” Gibson said. “Coach ET does a great job of going into the details of what we are going to see and what we have been seeing is what we have been getting. He has just really been honing in on the details.”
The confidence is certainly there for both and it’s reflective in how they play between the white lines.
“Me and Rick just love getting hands on,” McCoy said. “I think for me if I don’t get my hands on you the way I want, I feel like I lost the rep but there are sometimes you have to mix it in where you aren’t as physical with your hands. But for the most part I like to get my hands on them.”
The improvement is evident to some but is it crystal clear to someone like Gibson, who played some last year but not as much as he would have liked.
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“I’d say I’ve definitely grown but I have way more improvement,” Gibson said. “Just looking at myself and my body language on the field, I have way more areas to improve in. Back to my freshman year I’ve improved in the physicality part and trying to grow in that as well.”
Watch the full interview with both Gibson and McCoy below.
The Kentucky-Tennessee Series
Tennessee is 84-26-9 in a series that dates back to October 21, 1893. The Vols are 3-0 against Kentucky during the Josh Heupel era, winning 45-42 at Kentucky in 2021, 44-6 at Neyland Stadium in 2022 and 33-27 at Kentucky last season.
The Wildcats have just three wins in the series since 1985. Kentucky won 10-7 in Lexington in 2011, ending a run of 26 straight losses to the Vols, won 29-26 in 2017 and 34-7 in 2020.
