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Brady Hoke hilariously refuses to talk about Tennessee’s injuries
By Cody McClure
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Brady Hoke met with the Knoxville media on Wednesday ahead of Tennessee’s home game against No. 20 LSU on Saturday.
That game is set for a 7 p.m. ET kickoff on ESPN.
Hoke will be the Volunteers’ interim head coach for at least the next two weeks, as UT announced it had fired Butch Jones this past Sunday.
Hoke commented on the Vols’ quarterbacks, and changing the practice schedule up, among other things — but definitely not injuries.
The guy seems to be adamant about not letting any injury news out of the bag:
Hoke says he’ll update us on injuries later this week. Of course, today is the last time Hoke speaks to the media before kickoff.
— Blake Toppmeyer (@btoppmeyer) November 15, 2017
Hoke: I’ll know more about injuries later in the week.
Reporter: We won’t see you again until Saturday.
Hoke: Aw, shucks.
— GoVols247 (@GoVols247) November 15, 2017
Hoke also announced a big personal change:
Hoke: I’m going to wear a headset.
Hoke famously never wore a headset when he was the head coach at Michigan.
— Orange & White Report (@OandWReport) November 15, 2017
On the QBs:
Hoke: Both quarterbacks practiced yesterday and Jarrett getting healthier
— FOX Sports Knoxville (@FOXSportsKnox) November 15, 2017
Staff/practice changes:
Hoke: Bob Shoop will continue to call the defense. I will have suggestions like I’ve had all year.
— WBIR Sports (@WBIRSports) November 15, 2017
Hoke: On Sunday night I got the coaches out of here at 7 o’clock cause a lot of them have young kids. Wanted them to be with their families
— WBIR Sports (@WBIRSports) November 15, 2017
Hoke thinks Larry Scott will move from the booth to the field for the LSU game along with GA Nate Ollie
— WBIR Sports (@WBIRSports) November 15, 2017
Hoke: We’re switching up practice stuff this week. Our Thursday is now Friday, and our Friday is now Thursday.#Shapeshifter
— Wes Rucker (@wesrucker247) November 15, 2017
Hoke: We didn’t have our regular practice on Monday. We had a long team meeting.
— WBIR Sports (@WBIRSports) November 15, 2017
Trey Smith is still a star:
#Vols coach Brady Hoke on Fr OL Trey Smith: He’s 100% into anything you ask him to do. He’s a special guy.
— Wes Rucker (@wesrucker247) November 15, 2017
Cody McClure is an SEC Football Writer for Saturday Down South. He lives in Knoxville, Tennessee, where he also co-hosts a midday sports radio show for FOX Sports. Cody previously worked for Athlon Sports.
