Cornerbacks
Pruitt is a defensive coach and very well could oversee Tennessee’s cornerbacks in 2021.
He also may hire an assistant to coach cornerbacks. If Pruitt does not fill a cornerbacks-specific position, then he could, once again, have six offensive assistant coaches and four on defense.
Vols Wire previously analyzed how Pruitt coaches cornerbacks in his split safety coverage scheme, and how it differentiates from someone like Nick Saban at Alabama.
Saban favors a STUBBIE call within a split safety coverage compared to Pruitt.
STUBBIE is when the cornerbacks play tight coverage and are not off the ball. On the weak side, STUBBIE and STUMP are the same.
Saban is known to not want to play STUMP because cornerbacks play a lot press coverage, causing him to think his players do not execute when playing off coverage. Saban likes to play STUBBIE to play tighter coverage.
STUMP is referred to as being on the front-side of the formation. STUMP starts on the weak side.
The cornerback will play eight yards off of the Z-receiver and one yard inside or outside.
The cornerback will play inside third, covering the receiver in man coverage unless he is short and not vertical.
A quarter zone takes place if the wide receiver runs short and under. The defensive alignment also has the STAR playing one yard outside and six yards off of the Z-receiver, playing flat.