The Southeastern Conference media days took place July 18-21 at the College Football Hall of Fame and The Omni Atlanta Hotel at CNN Center in Atlanta, Georgia.
Second-year Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel took part in media days July 21.
Heupel discussed Tennessee’s offense in 2022 and competition at the slot and outside wide receiver positions.
“A year ago, who thought Ced (Cedric Tillman) was going to have the year he had or Velus (Jones Jr.) was going to become a high draft pick like he became, or JaVonta (Payton) was going to have the impact he had inside of our offense,” Heupel said. “That’s the great thing about college football, a quarter of your roster is turning over every year. A lot of great players leave, but with that there is great opportunity. Certainly Ced is going to get a ton of attention. It’s our role as offensive staff to put him in a position to create isolations, one on one, find a way to get him the football.
“It’s imperative for us, offensively, that the other guys step up and play at a championship level, too. Very proud of Jalin Hyatt and the steps he’s made. I think there’s great competition inside of our program at the slot position. On the outside, this training camp there will be great competition as well. We’re going to need somebody to step forward, multiple guys to step forward, at all those positions.”
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