Tennessee practiced for the ninth time during fall training camp on Saturday at Haslam Field.
Following practice, assistant Rodney Garner met with media and discussed the Vols’ defensive line unit.
“I think for the most part, guys are trying to buy in,” Garner said of the defensive line unit compared to spring practices. “Obviously, we’re a work-in-progress. There’s room for improvement all across the board, including coaching. We’ve all got to hold ourselves to a higher standard and understand what that standard is, just understand that there are no shortcuts to success.
“It’s going to happen through adversity and how you handle adversity when you put yourself in adverse situations. Are you going to find a way to fight and win, or are you going to find a way to lose? That’s what we’ve got to change, that mentality. Where we’re going to find a way to win when the game’s on the line. It’s a process. They’ve got to embrace it, and we’ve got to do a better job of holding everybody to those standards.”
Below are additional assessments from Garner regarding Tennessee’s defensive line unit.