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UPDATE: Not only could you argue that the quarterback position is uncertain for 2011, but there might be a battle brewing for 2012, too.
Early enrollee Justin Worley (Rock Hill, S.C.) looked every bit the part of a future SEC starter backing up rising senior Matt Simms on the winning White team during the Vols spring game Saturday. Other than Simms, Worley by far outshone the three other back-ups, completing six passes for 58 yards and reportedly threw several on target that were dropped. One reporter is rumored to have yelled, "What an arm on that kid!" in the press box.
Derek Dooley told reporters that redshirt decisions aren't made until halfway through the season, but if Worley were to enter next spring with four years of eligibility remaining, we're certain he would at least have a shot at unseating Tyler Bray.
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Rising sophomore QB Tyler Bray hasn't exactly been lights out this spring, and he was a miserable 5-for-30, albeit for 122 yards and a TD, in Saturday's spring game. But coach Derek Dooley says that Bray's starting job is not in the least bit of danger.
"If Tyler would've gone 27-of-30 for 300 yards, I would've said, 'Yeah, we're doing good,'" Dooley said. "If he would've gone 5-for-30, which is what he did, I would've said, 'It's just a spring game. It doesn't matter.'"
Rising senior backup Matt Simms was a tad more efficient, completing six of 13 passes for 93 yards and a score, running for another TD and even catching an 18-yard pass as he led his team to victory. But Simms remains insurance, not the No. 1 option. "He's going to have to go in next year at some point and win us a football game," Dooley said.
Even though Bray said that had the spring game been a final exam, he "would've had to retake that class," teammates also still have his back. "Tyler knows what he can do," rising sophomore WR Matt Milton said. "We know what Tyler can do, and the spring game isn't going to change it."
UPDATE: Not only could you argue that the quarterback position is uncertain for 2011, but there might be a battle brewing for 2012, too.
Early enrollee Justin Worley (Rock Hill, S.C.) looked every bit the part of a future SEC starter backing up rising senior Matt Simms on the winning White team during the Vols spring game Saturday. Other than Simms, Worley by far outshone the three other back-ups, completing six passes for 58 yards and reportedly threw several on target that were dropped. One reporter is rumored to have yelled, "What an arm on that kid!" in the press box.
Derek Dooley told reporters that redshirt decisions aren't made until halfway through the season, but if Worley were to enter next spring with four years of eligibility remaining, we're certain he would at least have a shot at unseating Tyler Bray.
...
Rising sophomore QB Tyler Bray hasn't exactly been lights out this spring, and he was a miserable 5-for-30, albeit for 122 yards and a TD, in Saturday's spring game. But coach Derek Dooley says that Bray's starting job is not in the least bit of danger.
"If Tyler would've gone 27-of-30 for 300 yards, I would've said, 'Yeah, we're doing good,'" Dooley said. "If he would've gone 5-for-30, which is what he did, I would've said, 'It's just a spring game. It doesn't matter.'"
Rising senior backup Matt Simms was a tad more efficient, completing six of 13 passes for 93 yards and a score, running for another TD and even catching an 18-yard pass as he led his team to victory. But Simms remains insurance, not the No. 1 option. "He's going to have to go in next year at some point and win us a football game," Dooley said.
Even though Bray said that had the spring game been a final exam, he "would've had to retake that class," teammates also still have his back. "Tyler knows what he can do," rising sophomore WR Matt Milton said. "We know what Tyler can do, and the spring game isn't going to change it."
