Jan 30, 2021; Knoxville, Tennessee, USA; Tennessee Volunteers head football coach Josh Heupel speaks during the game between the Tennessee Volunteers and the Kansas Jayhawks at Thompson-Boling Arena. Mandatory Credit: Randy Sartin-USA TODAY Sports
As he spoke to the media Thursday after his first spring practice with Tennessee football, head coach Josh Heupel was pretty vague on how the staff was going about installing everything. There was clearly a balance of trying to keep the pace up while making sure they learn the new systems.
Heupel noted that the reason for the delayed start to spring ball was so the players could learn more of the system and, as he said, be more familiar with the “terminology” and “verbiage.