Tennessee practiced for the fourth time during fall training camp Thursday.
Following practice, second-year offensive line coach Glen Elarbee met with media. He discussed the progression of freshman offensive lineman Addison Nichols from spring practices to fall training camp.
“I think all of the freshmen are a lot different, him for sure,” Elarbee said of Nichols. “I think the game has slowed down a lot for him. When he makes a mistake, he already knows it versus having to go into the film room, watch it and talk about it. It’s instantaneous. ‘Man, I should have called this or I should have done this.’
“Now, the challenge for him, is he’s taking a few reps with two’s and starting to move and take some reps at different positions. Handling all of that mentally and the physical part of starting to go against better bodies, the technique has to be a little cleaner. The play has to be a little faster. He’s done a great job. It’s a lot on a freshman.”
The 6-foot-5, 318-pound Nichols enrolled at Tennessee in January and took part in spring practices.
Elarbee discussed where Nichols is currently playing on the offensive line.
“He took reps everywhere during the summer,” Elarbee said. “In fall camp, it’s been center and guard mainly.”
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