Tennessee practiced for the sixth time during fall training camp on Tuesday.
Third-year defensive line coach Rodney Garner met with media following practice. He discussed the physicality of the defensive line group in the first day of pads.
“I thought with today being the sixth day, that they looked like it was the sixth day,” Garner said. “Early on, I really like the energy and the way the guys have approached practice. Today, it started wearing on them a little bit. We have to continue to push the needle, continue to get mentally and physically tougher and be able to fight through those situations.
“Overall, I thought it was good. We did have a couple of guys get banged up, so some guys got more reps. When we started to limit some guys with reps, then other guys can increase their reps. That’s a game situation, so they have to learn how to fight through and be able to push themselves when they think they can.”
