The 5-7 season has ended, early enrollees arrived, and new staff members and recruits were made official in February. So on Thursday, Tennessee football opened spring practice with a focus on Jeremy Pruitt’s second season as head coach.
What is clear is obvious: The Vols are in much better shape than they were last year. All you need to know is what Jeremy Pruitt said about the injury situation to determine that. Everything he said Thursday was as good of news as it could get.
The only players set to miss the spring are Trey Smith, who is sidelined indefinitely, and Darrin Kirkland Jr.