Fall training camp: Josh Heupel discusses Vols’ quarterbacks

Fall training camp: Josh Heupel discusses Vols’ quarterbacks

Tennessee will kick off fall training camp Wednesday ahead of the 2021 season.

First-year head coach Josh Heupel met with media ahead of the Vols’ first fall training camp practice and discussed Tennessee’s quarterback battle.

“I anticipate us having a starter during the course of week one, for sure,” Heupel said. “That doesn’t mean the other guys won’t have opportunities to share roles. I think it’s the challenge for every player to earn the trust of the coaching staff and show that they’re going to compete at a consistent and championship level. Once kids do that, I think it’s important that you as a coaching staff put them in position to have an opportunity to have a role and play a part of what you’re doing.

“Quarterbacks, just like every other position, those competitive battles that they’re in, you dwindle the reps down and make decisions when guys have shown that they’ve earned the opportunity to become a one or become a two or become a three based on how they perform — and so, as we go through training camp, the players will dictate how that unfolds.”

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