Tennessee practiced for the eleventh time during fall training camp on Tuesday at Haslam Field.
Defensive backs coach Willie Martinez met with media following practice and discussed the importance of having in-game experience.
“Having depth at the backend is very important because I don’t think you can go through a whole season with just five guys playing,” Martinez said. “It happens (injuries), this league is way too good, so the more players that have experience and have proven it on the field gives you a chance to be more consistent as a secondary. That would be the first thing.
“Seeing the small things in practice, doing the things that matter, the fundamentals, the technique, the footwork that needs to happen on a third down or a fourth down. If you can show it consistently in the practice, then it will show up on game day. That is where the experience comes in, that I was speaking earlier about.”
Tennessee kicks off its 2023 season on Sept. 2 versus Virginia at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee (noon EDT, ABC).
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