Practice Updates 9.20.16

[Fingers]

Chance Hall video: https://player.vimeo.com/video/183557413

More Chance Hall: https://twitter.com/ABornheim/status/778335802778681354

Rhiannon Potkey
#Vols OL Chance Hall doing sled drills at practice a few minutes ago. Could make season debut vs Florida. No official word yet on status. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/778336200105025538

#Vols LB Jalen Reeves-Maybin at practice stretching. Caught a few passes off to side during special teams. https://twitter.com/TennesseeBeat/status/778337257593896960/photo/1

Patrick Brown
Chance Hall and Jalen Reeves-Maybin at practice today.

LaTroy Lewis and Micah Abernathy among those in green today.

Hall appeared to move ok in early technique work. How much work he actually did on the practice field remains an unknown. We will see where the coaches think he is later this week.

The Vols did some limited one-on-one work with the offensive and defensive lines that we saw and the first five on the OL appeared to be the same that we saw last week, left to right; Brett Kendrick, Jashon Robertson, Dylan Weisman, Jack Jones and Coleman Thomas. That was a brief look in a more or less walk through drill, but for now those seem to be the five.

Thomas continues to have both ankles heavily wrapped.

On the injury watch: Osborne, Abernathy, Latroy Lewis, Jalen Reeves Maybin, Jalen Hurd, Jauan Jennings were all in green jersey's but all were dressed for practice.

Josh Smith and Justin Martin both practiced and both had pretty heavy tape jobs on their ankles.

Butch Jones was preaching ball security early and got after a couple of players who he didn't feel like tucked the ball away well enough in some special teams work. Obviously, improving ball security is a focus. The Vols have fumbled 11 times in three games.

Lewis

Player interviews: Vickers, Dobbs, McKenzie
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As for those players in green, Jalen Hurd, Jauan Jennings, LaTroy Lewis, Marquill Osborne. Jalen Reeves-Maybin, Austin Smith and Micah Abernathy all wore non-contact green tops.

Hall did some serious hitting with the rest of the offensive linemen on the blocking sled and appeared to move well; his conditioning will be key moving forward this week.

Reeves-Maybin moved well but was limited, understandably, in practice and shielded from contact.

We did see Brett Kendrick have a nice pass-set against Derek Barnett on the way out of practice, after Kendal Vickers had enjoyed a strong rep.

Brice

Sophomore offensive tackle Chance Hall was on the field and going through drills with the rest of the Vols’ big men. Let’s be careful not to put too much into anything we see in such a limited viewing, but Hall looked OK at the first part of practice.

Senior linebacker Jalen Reeves-Maybin was on the field in a green, limited-contact jersey, but he didn’t seem to be doing any hitting. But he stretched and ran around and looked OK, and we’ve all seen him wear a shoulder brace in the past.

Senior defensive end LaTroy Lewis also was back on the field and trying to run around, but his high ankle sprain was heavily taped and he clearly wasn’t at full-speed. He went through all the drills, though, and he was clearly fired up to be on the field.

Junior wide receiver Josh Smith also was on the field wearing his regular practice jersey, as was junior cornerback Justin Martin. There were some new players — including sophomore safety Micah Abernathy and freshman cornerback Marquill Osborne — in green jerseys.

Rucker

That was enough to see that sophomore offensive tackle Chance Hall looks OK physically after missing the Vols’ first three games coming off his knee surgery last month. He practiced in a normal, orange jersey rather than a green, non-contact jersey and appeared to be moving well during individual blocking-sled drills.

Junior cornerback Justin Martin, as expected, was back on the practice field after missing Saturday’s game against Ohio with an injury. So was senior nickelback Malik Foreman, who served a suspension during the Ohio game for a violation of team rules.

Several of Tennessee’s players wore green, non-contact jerseys. Freshman cornerback Marquill Osborne, fifth-year senior defensive end LaTroy Lewis, senior linebacker Jalen Reeves-Maybin, sophomore defensive end Austin Smith, sophomore safety Micah Abernathy, sophomore wide receiver Jauan Jennings and junior running back Jalen Hurd all practiced in green during the early portion of practice that was open to media.

Otherwise, the Vols didn’t show much during the few minutes reporters were allowed to watch. Evan Berry, Micah Abernathy, Carlin Fils-aime and Malik Foreman worked on kick returns, while the quarterbacks worked on snaps under center and receivers who weren’t involved in special-teams drills caught passes off the JUGS machine.

Callahan

 

[jakez4ut]

well that's the best thing i've seen all day. thanks Fingers.

 

[Loweboy]

Chance Hall video: https://player.vimeo.com/video/183557413

This picture sums up the effort by the offensive line.:lolabove:

 

[Orange_Vol1321]

Fingers my man.


Chance looks pissed off. Love it!

 

[KnoxRealtorVOL]

Good enough for me.

Start him.

Please.

 

[Vfl2407]

that we've got a CHANCE?

 

[LittleVol]

This picture sums up the effort by the offensive line.:lolabove:

Lineman have it harder when it comes to stretching.

But you do make a point.

 

[Loweboy]

Maybe Hall can get the line back to what it was the later part of last year. Glad he is back on the field.

 

[#1ManningFan]

Thank you baby jesus for Hall. He threw that sled like a rag doll with authority!!! Get this man child into the game stat!

 

[govols105]

hall looked ok. his feet looked slow though. that is coaching.

 

[Plano Vol]

Please remind me....what was Hall's injury?

 

[Orange_Vol1321]

hall looked ok. his feet looked slow though. that is coaching.

Thanks Jimmy.

 

[Pacer92]

Give me a 80% Chance Hall all day over Coleman Thomas...

 

[Dragon18]

hall looked ok. his feet looked slow though. that is coaching.

Yeah... that and coming off if knee surgery.

 

[Stoked]

Give me a 50% Chance Hall all day over Coleman Thomas...

Fyp

 

[jkleno]

Is it me or does it seem like years with the same o-line players? Guess since they have to start as freshmen, etc.

 

[BJWeeks]

I much rather have a 75% Chance Hall in the game over Coleman Thomas

 

[JohnD13]

hall looked ok. his feet looked slow though. that is coaching.

Thanks coach

 

[musolfmj]

hall looked ok. his feet looked slow though. that is coaching.

Of course it is coaching. Everything is coaching. How they have managed to ruin 85 quality players is beyond me.

 

[Vol$_Deep_11_9]

Chance Hall! That's what I've been waiting on! Please be on the field Saturday!

 

[bignewt]

Glad to see latroy out there he is a good leader on the field and seems to come up with a big play or two every game. Hope he can go!

 

[508mikey]

I wonder if Evan Berry will return any punts with Sutton out -- that Ohio punters style was just sucky looking

 

[Hamptonvolfan]

Of course it is coaching. Everything is coaching. How they have managed to ruin 85 quality players is beyond me.

Save it for someone who gives a damn what you think

 

[Vol$_Deep_11_9]

I wonder if Evan Berry will return any punts with Sutton out -- that Ohio punters style was just sucky looking

It was an odd style but it did what it was supposed to and that was keeping us from returning them. Teams have made a concerted effort to keep our return game from impacting the game at all.

 

[FLVOL_79]

that we've got a CHANCE?