The Vols kicked off spring practices at Haslam Field on Tuesday.
Following practice, second-year Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel met with media. Heupel discussed the Vols’ wide receiver unit and how much growth he wants to see from them.
“A little bit like last spring, we had some young guys that had to grow and become really strong players,” Heupel said. “Cedric (Tillman), obviously, his experience and ownership inside the wide receiver room is critical and big for us as a position, as a unit on offense, and has a program. Expect him to take another big jump in his play and development, as well.
“Outside of him, there are a bunch of guys that need to grow, and I thought they had really strong offseasons in the first phase of what we do. They put themselves in a great position and I thought there was a lot of positives today in their ability to operate in our tempo and get lined up. For them, understanding scheme versus coverage. There were really a lot of positives today. They’re going to need continued growth and development. These next 14 days after today are going to be big for their development.”
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