As he enters his senior season for Tennessee football, Nigel Warrior is a mark of stability in the Vols’ secondary. He is the glue guy Jeremy Pruitt will rely on to keep everybody in line. In doing so, Warrior lives up to the legacy his father left on Rocky Top in opposite fashion.
Dale Carter, Warrior’s father, was a superstar known for big plays. He would not follow the rules of fundamental football, most notably breaking the cardinal rule against the Florida Gators in 1990 by fielding a kickoff that was going out of bounds. Well, he turned that rule break into a score by running it back for a touchdown.