'14 TN RB Jalen Hurd (UT commit 3/14/13)

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• In what will likely be a reoccurring theme throughout the spring and fall, coaches are already trying to get running back Jalen Hurd to play lower. That’ll be one of the biggest challenges for the 6-foot-3 freshman, who is a couple inches taller than an average SEC running back. He clearly has the frame and the athleticism to play, but will need to play low to avoid taking too many big hits.
-Nooga
 
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From TSR practice breakdown of Thursday's (3/13) practice:

Running Back: For the first time in spring practice, Jalen Hurd looked truly special. He is still trying to figure out what type of running back he is. He reminds me of a young, talented rock star who doesn’t know what type of genre of music he wants to sing yet…but he will be famous.

He struggles with the slow zone-read handoff, which is much different than how he received the ball in high school. One thing that is evident with Jalen, however, is that no one wants to tackle him when he does have the football. There was a collision opportunity on the sideline and two defensive players turned it down in a full speed drill.
 
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todd_young said:
From TSR practice breakdown of Thursday's (3/13) practice:

Running Back: For the first time in spring practice, Jalen Hurd looked truly special. He is still trying to figure out what type of running back he is. He reminds me of a young, talented rock star who doesn’t know what type of genre of music he wants to sing yet…but he will be famous.

He struggles with the slow zone-read handoff, which is much different than how he received the ball in high school. One thing that is evident with Jalen, however, is that no one wants to tackle him when he does have the football. There was a collision opportunity on the sideline and two defensive players turned it down in a full speed drill.
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todd_young said:
From TSR practice breakdown of Thursday's (3/13) practice:

Running Back: For the first time in spring practice, Jalen Hurd looked truly special. He is still trying to figure out what type of running back he is. He reminds me of a young, talented rock star who doesn’t know what type of genre of music he wants to sing yet…but he will be famous.

He struggles with the slow zone-read handoff, which is much different than how he received the ball in high school. One thing that is evident with Jalen, however, is that no one wants to tackle him when he does have the football. There was a collision opportunity on the sideline and two defensive players turned it down in a full speed drill.
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Remember how hard it was for people to take this man down at full speed? Hurd is the same way. One thing is different between McFadden and Hurd. Hurd is faster!
 
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todd_young said:
From TSR practice breakdown of Thursday's (3/13) practice:

Running Back: For the first time in spring practice, Jalen Hurd looked truly special. He is still trying to figure out what type of running back he is. He reminds me of a young, talented rock star who doesn’t know what type of genre of music he wants to sing yet…but he will be famous.

He struggles with the slow zone-read handoff, which is much different than how he received the ball in high school. One thing that is evident with Jalen, however, is that no one wants to tackle him when he does have the football. There was a collision opportunity on the sideline and two defensive players turned it down in a full speed drill.
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teeterman21 said:
Remember how hard it was for people to take this man down at full speed? Hurd is the same way. One thing is different between McFadden and Hurd. Hurd is faster!
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I remember Eddie George in the NFL used to take every opportunity in the first couple of quarters he could to run over the safeties (who were usually 30 pounds lighter than him). You could see by the 3rd and 4th quarters the safeties would start diving out of the way when they tackled him and he would stumble forward for 5 more yards.

Like in your example though, Hurd is a lot faster than George ever was.
 
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Jalen Hurd, getting considerable work with Marlin Lane dressed but not participating after breaking a bone in his left hand, probably shined the most. On multiple instances, Hurd severely shook Vol defenders and also added a long, 24-yard run late in situational work.
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-VQ
 
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todd_young said:
One thing that is evident with Jalen, however, is that no one wants to tackle him when he does have the football. There was a collision opportunity on the sideline and two defensive players turned it down in a full speed drill.
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Tennessee defenders didn't want to tackle Auburn backs last year either so I'm not exactly sure if this is supposed to be a positive or what....


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