These are strange times for everyone in our country and that certainly includes prospective college athletes who were expecting to be joining their future programs next month for the start of summer school. Tennessee signee Corey Walker Jr. is one of those athletes dealing with the uncertainty of the current situation. “My trainer and my brother and myself do our best to find empty outdoor courts where we can do skill work, and we do that just about everyday,” he said. “I have some weights at home, so I’m lifting everyday, but nobody’s going to a gym or anything like that where there’s a lot of equipment.” He’s also in frequent contact with Tennessee coaches and strength and conditioning staff, conversations that both are intended to keep him motivated as well as to provide some direction on drills and areas that he needs to focus on. “I talk to the coaches at least three or four times a week and they’re good talks, about a lot more than basketball,” Walker Jr. said. “Then I get texts all the time from G giving me advice on what to eat, what kind of lifts or drills to do. Then I talk or text with Keon and Jaden a lot.
