"We can't turn the ball over in three critical situations," Bajakian said. "... But again, he's playing with a toughness and a look in his eye that I've never seen in the past out of him. He's been able to bounce back and move on and use what we call a snap-and-clear mentality."
Bajakian was asked why Worley doesn't run more and if he's been told not to keep the ball when the Vols run the zone read option.
"Not at all," Bajakian said. "In our zone read concepts, he's got the green light to pull the ball whenever he sees fit. There were probably two opportunities against Oklahoma when I thought he should have. A lot of times, that's a judgment call. I told him, When in doubt, hand it out.' But there are certain times where it's you should've pulled it because it ended up a zero-yard gain or a negative play. Over the course of the season, I think he's done a decent job."
The Vols have a bye week before travelling to No. 13 Georgia on Sept. 27 for a noon game that will be televised on ESPN. Bajakian said the bye week comes at a good time. However, he played coy when asked about injuries to wide receivers Von Pearson and Josh Smith and how the bye week might help their recovery.
"In case Georgia's watching on TV, I'm going to say they're all going to be back," Bajakian said. "One hundred percent."
Bajakian was asked why Worley doesn't run more and if he's been told not to keep the ball when the Vols run the zone read option.
"Not at all," Bajakian said. "In our zone read concepts, he's got the green light to pull the ball whenever he sees fit. There were probably two opportunities against Oklahoma when I thought he should have. A lot of times, that's a judgment call. I told him, When in doubt, hand it out.' But there are certain times where it's you should've pulled it because it ended up a zero-yard gain or a negative play. Over the course of the season, I think he's done a decent job."
The Vols have a bye week before travelling to No. 13 Georgia on Sept. 27 for a noon game that will be televised on ESPN. Bajakian said the bye week comes at a good time. However, he played coy when asked about injuries to wide receivers Von Pearson and Josh Smith and how the bye week might help their recovery.
"In case Georgia's watching on TV, I'm going to say they're all going to be back," Bajakian said. "One hundred percent."