KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee is at the stage of fall training camp where the identity of the team is being formed and unit rotations should be established.

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Fall training camp is ending and game preparation week is near for Georgia Tech. The Labor Day night showdown in Tech’s backyard of Atlanta — in the new Mercedes-Benz Stadium — is less than two weeks away.

Team 121 has cleaned up some issues this fall but still has work to do in several areas. Here are three examples on each side of that divide:

What’s been solved

1. Young DBs stepping up: Across the board, this group continues to get better. There was already established talent, and the unit now has the depth to potentially be a lock-down group.

Freshmen Shawn Shamburger, Theo Jackson and Cheyenne Labruzza have impressed, to the point that they’ve all had their black stripe removed.

Butch Jones said that Shamburger is “an individual who’s really stepped up. He’s really made his presence known at the cornerback position.” Jones also said Jackson has performed well catching punts on special teams.

Junior defensive back Michah Abernathy said Shamburger and Labruzza are “hard workers on and off the field, in the classroom, film room … they’re always trying to get ahead of the older guys.”

2. O-line adjusting to new coordinator: Larry Scott has been on board throughout spring practices and now fall camp.

Players seem to be adjusting fine if lineman Brett Kendrick’s take is any indication.

“It’s a little different,” Kendrick said. “Every coach has the way they like to do things, and so he has put in some different plays for us. He is a guy that demands excellence from us, and he does a great job with that.

“It’s not much different, but we’ve got some new coaches on offense. … It’s not much different, just a couple new tweaks and things.”

Over the next week, the Vols will need to settle on a starting five up front from among their deep group of linemen.

3. Targets available: Whoever becomes the quarterback will have a number of individuals to work with who are capable of getting open.

Without question, Jauan Jennings has emerged as the leader of the wide receivers group, filling the void from Josh Malone’s early departure for the NFL. The group has made strides under first-year receivers coach Kevin Beard.

Behind Jennings are three sophomores – Tyler Byrd, Marquez Callaway, Brandon Johnson — and red-shirt freshman Latrell Williams. Seniors Jeff George and Josh Smith bring leadership and freshmen Josh Palmer and Jordan Murphy are progressing.

Ethan Wolf, Eli Wolf, Jakob Johnson and LaTrell Bumphus all will be factors at tight end.

What’s left to fix

1. Not game-ready: Jones came out of the Vols’ most recent scrimmage feeling that his team is not “game-ready,” though he did not elaborate. The fifth-year head coach did say that the focus needs to be on “the small details” and that “we have to get a lot better in a hurry with those.”

2. The quarterback battle: Junior Quinten Dormady and red-shirt freshman Jarrett Guarantano continue to compete. Jones mentioned last month at SEC Media Days that he might consider a two-quarterback system. Either way, some sort of decision will have to be made soon.

3. Kicking position not a lock: Jones confirmed Aug. 13 at UT Media Day that senior kicker Aaron Medley is in a battle to keep his starting position with true freshman Brent Cimaglia.

“I think Aaron has really, really picked it up in camp,” Jones said. “I think that’s a byproduct of he’s in a competitive battle. It’s one of those positions that’s still up in the air. He’s competing every single day, and he’s being pushed by a true freshman. That’s healthy.

“I think that’s really elevated Aaron’s play, not only from a field goal standpoint but a kickoff standpoint with accuracy, where we want the ball put in the box, hang time, and all those things associated with it.”