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Internship ‘won’t interfere’ with football for Vols QB Josh Dobbs

Tennessee quarterback Joshua Dobbs throws during warm ups before a game against Missouri in Knoxville in this Nov. 22, 2014, file photo.
Tennessee quarterback Joshua Dobbs throws during warm ups before a game against Missouri in Knoxville in this Nov. 22, 2014, file photo.

The month of May, between the conclusion of the spring semester and the start of summer classes and team workouts, affords college football players across the country some down time.

Josh Dobbs isn’t using his to rest.

The Tennessee quarterback isn’t breaking down film of Alabama’s defense, either.

Dobbs is spending part of this month in Florida for an internship with Pratt & Whitney, the global aerospace manufacturer. The inner workings of plane engines always have piqued Dobbs’s interest, and beyond football he has aspirations of someday working on planes. As you know by now, he’s an aerospace engineering major.

There are no concerns on Tennessee’s part, though, that Dobbs’s off-field pursuits will conflict with his preparation for the 2015 season.