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Brian Jean-Mary discusses fall camp following third practice

Linebackers coach Brian Jean-Mary discusses fall camp following Tennessee’s third practice.

Tennessee kicked off fall training camp Monday ahead of the 2022 season.

The Vols will open its season against Ball State at Neyland Stadium. Kickoff is slated for 7 p.m. EDT and SEC Network will televise the season-opening matchup.

The meeting is the first between the two schools.

Tennessee will play in the second Johnny Majors Classic Sept. 10 at Pittsburgh, followed by hosting Akron Sept. 17 and Florida Sept. 24 during the season’s opening month.

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Following Tennessee’s third practice during fall training camp, second-year linebackers coach Brian Jean-Mary met with media.

Jean-Mary’s media availability can be watched below.

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Juwan Mitchell ‘a model of consistency’ during three fall camp practices

Linebacker Juwan Mitchell ‘a model of consistency’ during three practices in fall camp.

Tennessee practiced for the third time during fall training camp Wednesday.

Following Wednesday’s practice, linebackers coach Brian Jean-Mary met with media. Jean-Mary discussed redshirt senior linebacker Juwan Mitchell.

“The first three days have been really good,” Jean-Mary said of Mitchell. “Juwan has been a model of consistency these first three days. It’s really the first time probably in almost a year and a half to two years that he’s felt healthy. He’s gotten all of the surgeries behind him and he’s probably as healthy as he’s been in a long time. You’re starting to see the best parts of him. He’s been really good these first three days.”

Jean-Mary was asked what having Mitchell healthy will do for Tennessee this season.

“Like every team in the country, everybody is trying to build depth,” he said. “If he’s able to come in and be able to contribute at a high level, we’ll feel like that just adds to our numbers. With the way we play and score, we have to have several linebackers ready to play. Especially with the wear and tear that you get in this conference, the more quality linebackers that you have, the better chance you have of being better on defense.”

Mitchell appeared in three games for the Vols last season, totaling eight tackles and one pass deflection.

The 6-foot-1, 235-pound Mitchell suffered a shoulder injury and underwent surgery in 2021.

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Fall camp: Joey Halzle details Tennessee’s quarterbacks

Fall training camp: Joey Halzle details Tennessee’s quarterbacks

Tennessee practiced for the second time during fall training camp Tuesday at Haslam Field.

The Vols will open its season against Ball State at Neyland Stadium. Kickoff is slated for 7 p.m. EDT and SEC Network will televise the season-opening matchup.

Watch: Tennessee’s quarterbacks coach Joey Halzle discusses fall camp following second practice

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Following Tuesday’s practice, second-year quarterbacks coach Joey Halzle met with media.

Halzle discussed Tennessee’s quarterback unit, consisting of redshirt senior Hendon Hooker, redshirt senior Joe Milton III and freshman Tayven Jackson.

Below is a transcript provided by the University of Tennessee of Halzle’s media availability following the Vols’ second fall training camp practice.

Masai Reddick: Vols’ offensive tempo ‘exactly what Josh Heupel said it was’

Tennessee practiced for the second time during fall training camp Tuesday at Haslam Field.

Following practice, freshman offensive lineman Masai Reddick met with media.

The 6-foot-5, 335-pound Reddick discussed Tennessee’s offensive tempo under second-year head coach Josh Heupel.

“It’s been exactly what coach Josh Heupel said it was,” Reddick said. “It’s always high-tempo. We try to get as many plays out as fast as possible. We try to perform to the best of our ability every single play and have 110 percent effort every single play.

“The transition from high school, everybody can play fast tempo, but effort is not a big thing when it comes to tempo in most cases. Here, it’s every single play, every single snap, so that’s the biggest thing.”

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Squirrel White explains backstory behind his nickname

Tennessee wide receiver Squirrel White explains backstory behind his nickname.

Tennessee practiced for the second time during fall training camp Tuesday at Haslam Field.

Following practice, freshman wide receiver Squirrel White met with media.

White explained the backstory behind his nickname.

“My great-grandma named me that when I was a baby when she was holding me, so there was a squirrel in her garden and it picked her tomatoes,” White said. “When the squirrel moved, I moved at the same time, so she just started calling me that.”

Following Tennessee’s first fall training camp practice, second-year head coach Josh Heupel discussed the 5-foot-10, 160-pound White.

“Squirrel is competitive, really smart and mature in the way that he handles himself in the building, in the meeting room and physically taking care of his body,” Heupel said. “His ability for the game not to be moving too fast, really almost from day one, in the way that he has handled what we do offensively.

“He needs to have a great camp for us and I believe that he will. He is truly fearless. He’s not the biggest guy, but he is fearless. He is going to stick his face in any physical situation that he needs to.”

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Joey Halzle discusses fall camp following second practice

Joey Halzle discusses fall camp following Tennessee’s second practice.

Tennessee kicked off fall training camp Monday ahead of the 2022 season.

The Vols will open its season against Ball State at Neyland Stadium. Kickoff is slated for 7 p.m. EDT and SEC Network will televise the season-opening matchup.

The meeting is the first between the two schools.

Tennessee will play in the second Johnny Majors Classic Sept. 10 at Pittsburgh, followed by hosting Akron Sept. 17 and Florida Sept. 24 during the season’s opening month.

PHOTOS: Bru McCoy debuts with Tennessee during fall training camp

Following Tennessee’s second practice during fall training camp, second-year quarterbacks coach Joey Halzle met with media.

Halzle’s media availability can be watched below.

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Squirrel White ‘fearless’ in Vols’ fall training camp

Wide receiver Squirrel White is fearless in Tennessee’s fall training camp.

Tennessee kicked off fall training camp at Haslam Field Monday.

Following the Vols’ first practice, second-year head coach Josh Heupel discussed freshman Squirrel White, saying the 5-foot-10, 160-pound wide receiver is not slow.

Squirrel White (83) during 2022 spring practices. Photo by Dan Harralson, Vols Wire

Tennessee will kick off its 2022 season Sept. 1 against Ball State at Neyland Stadium (7 p.m. EDT, SEC Network).

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Princeton Fant, Jacob Warren discussion to assist Vols’ pass protection in backfield

Josh Heupel discusses if tight ends Princeton Fant and Jacob Warren could assist with Tennessee’s pass protection in the backfield.

Tennessee kicked off fall training camp at Haslam Field Monday.

The Vols will kick off its 2022 season Sept. 1 against Ball State at Neyland Stadium. Kickoff is slated for 7 p.m. EDT and SEC Network will televise the season-opening matchup.

Following Tennessee’s first practice during fall training camp, second-year head coach Josh Heupel met with media and was asked if tight ends Jacob Warren or Princeton Fant could be used in the backfield to assist with pass protection in certain situations.

“Not right now,” Heupel said. “The running backs that we have on campus and the guys that have been spending time, we want to develop them here through training camp and give them the opportunity to showcase that they’re going to play at a really high level and earn trust from our coaching staff and from the players around them in pass protection, and when the ball is in their hands.

“Today, on day one, without watching the film, I thought the two young running backs, Justin (Williams-Thomas) and Dylan (Sampson), had a really good day. There are some things that they did that popped out to me as a coach. Some of that was with the ball in their hands, and some of it was without it.”

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Jalin Hyatt has added size, strength, maturity ahead of 2022 season

Tennessee wide receiver Jalin Hyatt has added size, strength and maturity ahead of the 2022 season.

Wide receiver Jalin Hyatt enters his third season at Tennessee.

The 6-foot, 180-pound Hyatt has appeared in 23 games from 2020-21 at Tennessee, totaling 41 receptions, 502 yards and four touchdowns.

Following Tennessee’s first fall training camp practice Monday, second-year head coach Josh Heupel discussed Hyatt’s improvement ahead of the 2022 campaign.

“Even in the middle part of last year, his focus and attention to detail, he understood that it needed to change,” Heupel said of Hyatt. “He started making those changes. Dramatically different from the time that we got back in January.

“We talked earlier about guys who have changed their bodies. He has added a ton of size, strength and maturity to his frame. I think that’s gained a lot of confidence for him and how he plays with a physical presence. That can be in 1-on-1 matchups. It can be blocking on the perimeter. It can be the way he presents himself and finishes plays when he has the ball in his hands, too. All of those factors give him the ability to have a big year for us this year.”

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Josh Heupel discusses Vols using Guardian Caps during fall training camp

Josh Heupel discusses Tennessee using Guardian Caps during fall training camp.

Tennessee kicked off fall training camp at Haslam Field Monday.

The Vols will kick off its 2022 season Sept. 1 against Ball State at Neyland Stadium. Kickoff is slated for 7 p.m. EDT and SEC Network will televise the season-opening matchup.

Following the Vols’ first practice, second-year head coach Josh Heupel discussed Tennessee utilizing Guardian Caps on helmets during fall training camp.

“You talk about concussions and repetitive hits, I think player safety is at the forefront now of what the NCAA is trying to do and what everybody is trying to do across the country, the NFL as well,” Heupel said. “We’ve been doing it here for a long time. We’ve been fortunate that at the end of a training camp or at the end of the season, we always go back with our medical and strength and conditioning staff to look at the injuries.

“Concussions are a major part of what we look at. How do we prevent, and how do we put them in a position to stay healthy in the immediate, but long term too? Our medical staff does a fantastic job. I wish I was smart enough to recall every stat on that. I can’t, but there is a dramatic improvement in keeping kids healthy from the concussion side from those caps.”

Guardian Cap owner and CEO Erin Hanson discusses her vision to help players’ safety throughout football

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