Tennessee practiced for the 11th time this spring on Saturday.
Saturday’s practice took place at Neyland Stadium and was Tennessee’s second scrimmage this spring.
First-year Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel met with media following the Vols’ scrimmage.
“It was a great day inside of Neyland Stadium, a ton of back and forth early in the scrimmage and a ton of energy,” Heupel said. “We got a little bit of special teams work done in the beginning and then we got into full scrimmage mode. We were able to get a two-minute situation in at the end. Great work for all of our players, quarterbacks as well, but a good day. Just a ton of energy.
“I thought the first half of the scrimmage there was a ton of back and forth, and defensively I thought their energy and effort in the second half of the scrimmage, that bar was raised and it showed some really good results. I thought, without watching the tape, just defensively as a whole made some strides today. I thought our front four did a great job of playing on the other side of the line of scrimmage, being disruptive and getting after the quarterback as well. Tons of positives on both sides, I just wanted to mention that effort.”
Tennessee will conclude spring practices with its annual Chevrolet Orange & White Game on April 24 at Neyland Stadium.
Kickoff is slated for 4 p.m. EDT.
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