Tennessee has high expectations for its 2016 football season, and there are plenty of people jumping on the hype train for what could be a return to national relevance for the Vols program.

Count Greg McElroy as one of those people.

The former Alabama quarterback turned SEC Network analyst said nothing to extinguish the rising optimism for Butch Jones’ squad following his visit to Knoxville for spring practice.

Here’s a look at his report from Knoxville in an interview with Paul Finebaum, during which he said “the team looks absolutely outstanding.”

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