Senior quarterbacks are nothing new for Tennessee football. Ever since Doug Dickey installed the T-formation in the 1960s and put a focus on the passing game, the Vols have had over a dozen senior quarterbacks start a season.
However, having a senior quarterback who is in his fourth year as a starter is a different story. To be in that club, they have to have started every season dating back to their freshman year. Alan Cockrell was the first freshman in program history to start at quarterback for the Vols back in 1981, and he didn’t even play his senior season.