Tennessee’s Alex Bullard (78) celebrates after the Da’ Rick Rogers touchdown catch between two Cincinnati defenders, Wesley Richardson (24) and Drew Fray (26). The Vols take a 28-14 lead with the score.RELATED STORY• Five questions for UT Vols’ spring drills
KNOXVILLE – Even in answering a question about his explosive passing game, Tennessee offensive coordinator Jim Chaney is unable to ignore it.
Considering how inept the Volunteers were at running the football last season, it’s too glaring to avoid.
“I feel like the confidence level in our passing game is there,” Chaney said last month. “I look back at the Cincinnati game. We left that field [with] a nice swagger about us and felt comfortable with who we were. Then the Florida game happened, the injury [to star receiver Justin Hunter] happened and we lost a little confidence.
“But I think that’ll come back real quickly. I feel like our kids understand we know how to throw the ball and we’ll be able to do that. It’s the run game where all the time needs to be spent right now.”