KNOXVILLE — Tennessee defensive lineman Matthew Butler enters his senior season in 2020.
Butler will have Jimmy Brumbaugh overseeing the defensive line unit this season. Brumbaugh was hired during the offseason, replacing Tracy Rocker.
During the second week of fall training camp, Butler discussed Brumbaugh’s time with the Vols’ defensive line unit. Butler said that Brumbaugh’s “second day here, he pulled up the Georgia game.”
“With all due respect to a formidable opponent in Georgia, we could have done some things differently in that game, so that it would have a different outcome,” Butler said on a Zoom call with media. “He pointed out some things that maybe, may have been overlooked, things that could have changed the game, that could have really impacted the game, just with a few details.
“That kind of shows, that he had already watched the game and went through it with a fine comb. That’s pretty impressive from a player-to-coach standpoint, and it’s also good to hear that you can improve.”
Tennessee will kick off the 2020 season Sept. 26 at South Carolina. The Vols will play at Georgia in Week 3 on Oct. 10.