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Tennessee coach Butch Jones is known for wanting to give everything a nickname or a catch phrase.
So it’s no surprise that the man that brought you “brick by brick” would also bring you “Competition Saturday”, which as best we can tell, was simply a spring practice held at Neyland Stadium that included some scrimmage elements.
Notes, observations & video from #Vols practice at Neyland. Saw actual football today … https://t.co/rX3VXhtPOB pic.twitter.com/V8ARRmjZd9
— Patrick Brown (@pbrown247) March 26, 2016
It appears as though the entirety of the scrimmage may not have been open to the media.
Here are some things we know about the scrimmage:
- According to Wes Rucker, walk-on running back Jayson Sparks had a 25-yard touchdown run against a Vols defense that had many of its starters on the field.
- Rucker also reports that TE Ethan Wolf and C Coleman Thomas sat out due to minor injuries.
- RBs Jalen Hurd and Alvin Kamara were limited to just a handful of snaps, according to Patrick Brown.
- Brown reports that walk-on receiver Michael Lacey made the best play in 11-on-11 work, hanging on to a pass after a big hit from Rashaan Gaulden.
- John Brice reports that No. 2 QB Quinten Dormady has put on 20 pounds of weight.
- Daniel Lewis reports that WR Josh Smith turned in a strong performance, building upon what has been reported to be a solid spring.
Some comments from Butch Jones:
Butch Jones said he was pleased with the scrimmage today, thought it was competitive, likes that the defense is causing turnovers.
— Tennessee Beat (@TennesseeBeat) March 26, 2016
Says he likes what he has seen from the quarterbacks, Dobbs, Dormady and Sheriron Jones.
— Tennessee Beat (@TennesseeBeat) March 26, 2016
Butch Jones, philosophizer: "If you do the small things well, the big things take care of themselves."
— Patrick Brown (@pbrown247) March 26, 2016
Brown posted a video of some clips from the workout:
Nick Cole is a former print journalist with several years of experience covering the SEC. Born and raised in SEC country, he has taken in the game-day experience at all 14 stadiums.
