Josh Heupel coaching up Volunteer QBs highlights latest Tennessee practice video
The Vols were back on the practice field on Tuesday and based on the video content provided by Tennessee, Josh Heupel’s focus in practice is on the game’s most important position.
The competition to earn the starting role in Heupel’s offense is expected to run all the way into training camp leading up to the coach’s debut season on Rocky Top but spring camp will provide plenty of opportunities for Tennessee’s quarterbacks to impress their new coach.
Sophomore Harrison Bailey, Virginia Tech graduate transfer Hendon Hooker and redshirt sophomore Brian Maurer are all currently battling it out — with true freshman Kaidon Salter expected to throw his hat into the ring once he comes off suspension and is allowed to hit the practice field.
During a recent media availability, Heupel shared some insight into his offensive philosophy and how important it is for his quarterbacks to come to the field with an attacking mindset.
“We used the code word attack,” Heupel said. “That’s a big part of who we are inside of our building. At the quarterback position in particular, I thought they handled the tempo portion of some of our team sets extremely well and handled the communication piece of it.
“They played within themselves. They made some mistakes out there, but they did a lot of really positive things too. The thing that we’ve challenged our guys on is ‘Don’t make the same mistake twice. Be coachable. Accept the coaching in a positive way.”
Here is a video of the latest Tennessee practice, which starts with Heupel working with his quarterbacks.
Cover photo image comes courtesy of Tennessee Athletic Communications
Coach Heupel’s got a lot of coaching-up to do in Vol land.
Fix your dam roads. Geez
Dougie-Vol…Fix your football program.
Tennesse QBs practice in crimson jerseys! That strikes me as odd.
What strikes me as odd is the only two comments are from Bama fans..
Yeah, that is odd. It’s as if Vols have lost interest in football.
I think Vols fans don’t quite know what to make of Heupel yet. We want to like him, but the coaches have been such a soap opera carousel dumpster fire for years, it’s hard to get enthused until we see some actual progress.
anyway.. the jerseys are red, as in “no contact”. Not crimson.
@419 Yeah, okay. That’s understandable, we’ve sorta been there. BTW best of luck w/Heupel. I sincerely hope he can turn the Vols around to the point I have to hate him :)
@BigDaddy Yeah, I understood they were no-contact since only the QB’s were wearing ’em. Still, they are +/- a half shade of Alabama Crimson. No-contact jerseys could be any starkly contrasting color but I can’t imagine Bama QB’s wearing *Orange* Ya know what I mean? :)
Maybe they should wear Alabama colored jersey’s. Take some inspiration from what’s probably the best run program in CFB history.
I’d like to point out that this is a joke before BT gets his panties in a bunch.
I always consider your posts a joke…
there he goes again
You brought me into this conversation. Bring up my screen name I’m going to reply..
You going to cry like a little b!tch now?
Josh Heupel screwed himself and the program by not allowing Salter to compete.
I think you mean Salter screwed himself and the program by being dumb
I don’t really think its necessary to suspend someone who could be leading your team because of a drug that’s probably going to be legal soon anyway.
Especially not for that bum Hendon Hooker
I don’t know if you’ve been paying attention to the state legislature lately, but it won’t be legal in Tennessee any time soon.
Starting Hooker would be a terrible decision.
The House of Representatives has already passed the marajuana legalization bill. It may be legal nationally soon
Bama time is on work relief attending oak trees. Be careful.
You should try attending a school…
You should try not being a hostile d*ck to everyone on this site
You should try Google… It would help you to not look like a fool when you post..