Tennessee quarterback Sully McDermott (12) fakes the hand off to running back Dee Beckwith (21) during morning football practice on campus on Friday, August 20, 2021. Kns Ut Football Practice Bp
The NCAA’s COVID eligibility ruling last season, allowing players to play without it counting as a year against them, threw a complete wrench in the classification of student athletes. Combine that with the horrible slide Tennessee football had at the end of the season that resulted in tons of freshmen being thrown in, and there aren’t many redshirt freshmen at UT for 2021.