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2015 SEC Spring Camp Wrap: New faces in the East - CBSSports.com
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TENNESSEE: Throwing against this secondary may not be advised. Whether the budding hype behind the Volunteers is justified or a bowl-based overreaction will be a matter of much debate over the summer, but one thing that seems certain is that Butch Jones' team will at least be division-championship caliber in the defensive backfield. Cameron Sutton was already one of the SEC's best corners as a sophomore, Brian Randolph made a major impact at safety, and the secondary only got deeper over the course of spring ball (thanks in part to Eric Berry's little brother).
From the Tennessean's recap of the spring game:
In the second quarter, Jones organized a drill in which receivers went up against defensive backs for jump balls in the end zone. All seven of the reps were won by the defense. That's certainly thanks in part to injuries at the receiver position, as well as the indefinite suspension of Von Pearson.
But to win every single battle is impressive and perhaps signifies that the secondary will be much improved from the unit that was torched by several of the SEC's best receivers last year.
That last sentence isn't exactly wrong, but overall the Vols finished fifth in the SEC in opponent's quarterback rating in league play, ahead of even well-regarded units at Ole Miss and Arkansas. The secondary was already a strength regardless of a lost matchup here and there, and led by Sutton, there's no reason to think it won't be an even stronger strength this fall.
For the click-a-link impaired...
TENNESSEE: Throwing against this secondary may not be advised. Whether the budding hype behind the Volunteers is justified or a bowl-based overreaction will be a matter of much debate over the summer, but one thing that seems certain is that Butch Jones' team will at least be division-championship caliber in the defensive backfield. Cameron Sutton was already one of the SEC's best corners as a sophomore, Brian Randolph made a major impact at safety, and the secondary only got deeper over the course of spring ball (thanks in part to Eric Berry's little brother).
From the Tennessean's recap of the spring game:
In the second quarter, Jones organized a drill in which receivers went up against defensive backs for jump balls in the end zone. All seven of the reps were won by the defense. That's certainly thanks in part to injuries at the receiver position, as well as the indefinite suspension of Von Pearson.
But to win every single battle is impressive and perhaps signifies that the secondary will be much improved from the unit that was torched by several of the SEC's best receivers last year.
That last sentence isn't exactly wrong, but overall the Vols finished fifth in the SEC in opponent's quarterback rating in league play, ahead of even well-regarded units at Ole Miss and Arkansas. The secondary was already a strength regardless of a lost matchup here and there, and led by Sutton, there's no reason to think it won't be an even stronger strength this fall.
