Practice #15 - Updates

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Offensive notes per RTI

Defensive notes per RTI

Two notable updates pulled from the RTI updates...

Position swap: Neiko Creamer worked with the tight ends. He was originally recruited as an ‘athlete’ who could play wide receiver or tight end, but has worked with the linebackers since arriving on campus in spring.

Gaulden Gaining Ground: There has been a lot of speculation as to where freshman defensive back Rashaan Gaulden would fit in for the Vols secondary, be it at corner, nickel or safety. After the start of camp saw him get a little banged up and miss some time during contact work, Gaulden has been working with the cornerbacks this week and looks to be picking things up quite nicely.

 

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Like the news about Gaulden. I hope that's where he stays.

 

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Fast Five.

1. As we knew, Jashon Robertson lost his stripe.
2. Jakob Johsnon is working with LBs, said the coaching staff has gone to great pains asking they not go into detail. No idea what that means.
3. Derrell Scott was out of his green jersey and looked good at times.
4. Devring Young wore a green jersey.Bowles out of green. Orta sat out with a bandage on his nose. Miller, Wharton and Paul in the hole. No Maggitt.
5. Peterman leads Dobbs.

Fast Five: Tennessee Vols football Friday practice

 

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Maggitt said he would be back on the field soon

 

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Fast Five.

1. As we knew, Jashon Robertson lost his stripe.
2. Jakob Johsnon is working with LBs, said the coaching staff has gone to great pains asking they not go into detail. No idea what that means.
3. Derrell Scott was out of his green jersey and looked good at times.
4. Devring Young wore a green jersey.Bowles out of green. Orta sat out with a bandage on his nose. Miller, Wharton and Paul in the hole. No Maggitt.
5. Peterman leads Dobbs.

Fast Five: Tennessee Vols football Friday practice

Zack's comments on the podcast about Jakob could prove true. Hybrid type that can play some LB in big packages, have his hand on the ground, or roam around as a pass rusher. Exciting prospect.

 

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You fast, fingers!

 

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247

 

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Glad to hear Gaulden is healthy and getting better

 

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• Tennessee is experimenting with another possible position switch.

Freshman Neiko Creamer was signed as a receiver and switched to linebacker before spring practice began, but he swapped his orange jersey for a white No. 31 and worked with the tight ends on Friday.

The 6-foot-3, 229-pound freshman is the son of Andre Creamer, a four-year letterman who made 120 tackles and intercepted six passes as a defensive back and returned punts for the Vols in the 1980s.

• Some personnel items: Here was Tennessee's first-team kickoff coverage unit on Friday: kicker George Bullock; defensive backs Justin Coleman, Cam Sutton, Michael Williams, Devaun Swafford, LaDarrell McNeil and Lemond Johnson; and linebackers Bates, A.J. Johnson, Jalen Reeves-Maybin and Elliott Berry.

Freshmen Moseley, Creamer, Cortez McDowell, Evan Berry, D'Andre Payne, along with junior college transfer linebacker Chris Weatherd, were among the second-team group.

Tennessee football practice report: Jashon Robertson has helmet stripe removed | Times Free Press

 

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What exactly do they mean by Wharton is "in the hole?"

 

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What exactly do they mean by Wharton is "in the hole?"

The hole is an area off to the side where players go who are not practicing fully and are possibly dinged up. They work out with trainers during practice while in the hole.

 

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I think creamer could be a good flex out TE/H Back. Another big, athletic kid who gives the defense a matchup problem esp with our other receivers.

 

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What exactly do they mean by Wharton is "in the hole?"

"The hole" is the workout area for injured players or players being held out of practice. Probably nothing serious.

 

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Video highlights from RTI

First real look at Medley kicking... love how quickly the ball gets height from his foot.

 

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Butch Jones: "We need to keep this short today. I'm seeing you guys more than I see my wife and family."

 

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[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EA-H6U0hKg[/youtube]

 

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JONES: I thought @WorleyBird_14 came out and had a good practice. A starting QB is like a pitcher, leading your team to victory

JONES: (on Jakob Johnson) We have to find the best fit for him. His strength is his ability to run and hit. He plays with great instincts.

JONES: (On open practice) It's critical for everyone. We need to see who our kicker is going to be and it's important for all evaluations.

JONES: We need as much flexibility as possible on O-line. Every rep they take is important but we need to continue recruiting O-line.

JONES: (On Maggitt) He rolled his ankle a few days ago but it's all precautionary. He's doing walk-throughs but will not play tom. night.

 

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VolRumorMill@VolRumorMill 4m
We got Derrell Scott back in practice today and he did some good things in goal line work.
-Butch Jones

Ben Frederickson@Ben_Fred 3m
Butch Jones says Jakob Johnson is on the move again, this time from defensive end to outside linebacker

Dustin Dopirak@TennesseeBeat 3m
Dylan Wiesman also back and Jashon Robertson had his stripe off.

Dustin Dopirak@TennesseeBeat 3m
Jones: "Tomorrow night is critical for everyone, but especially our specialists."

Patrick Brown@patrickbrownTFP 1m
'All precautionary' on Curt Maggitt's ankle, per Butch.

VolRumorMill@VolRumorMill 2m
Chris Weatherd can run...He's very explosive. You can see that he has a lot of ability, it's all about repetitions.
-Butch Jones

 

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-Neiko Creamer back on offense.

On the defensive front, Dewayne Hendrix and Derek Barnett continue to get plenty of work and Hendrix looked to have a better morning against the run than we have seen the last week or so.

The early part of practice appeared to be a good day of work for freshman tailback Derrell Scott. Freed from the green non-contact jersey he's been sporting since last week, Scott got the chance to show his physical strength in some inside runs as Jones was clearly challenging his line of scrimmage early. Scott's burst and elusiveness looked as good as advertised as it has all camp, but the ability pick up tough yards after contact was impressive.

http://wireless.rivals.com/content....463&TeamId=&header_select=Team News-Headlines

 

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Practice 8-15 from Brent Hubbs on Vimeo

 

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This is really good news!

Dustin Dopirak @TennesseeBeat 1m
Jones said Magitt will participate In Saturday's closed practice but not the open scrimmage.

 

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Fortenberry: "We're down about five offensive linemen." @UTCoachJones says. Vols took zero offensive linemen in the 2012 class. Have 3 committed in 2015.

Freshman Neiko Creamer practiced at TE today as the staff tries to find where he works best. Jakob Johnson worked at LB.

 

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"He's not doing much, we just want him healthy game 1."

^^Basically the start and end of it on Maggitt

 

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In watching the QBs in the video highlights... they all seemed to throw it well today. Accuracy was noticeably better IMHO.