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Vols seek ‘playmakers’

photo Quarterback Justin Worley hands off the ball to Rajion Neal during the Orange and White game Saturday at Neyland Stadium.

KNOXVILLE – Tennessee’s offense scored one touchdown in Saturday’s Orange and White Game.

In terms of the on-field product, that’s perhaps the largest takeaway from the annual spring wrap-up for the 61,076 fans, the 500-plus former players and dozens of recruits in attendance.

First-year Volunteers coach Butch Jones saw it, too, though it wasn’t the first time.

“What we have to find is playmakers,” he said after the defense won the day under the coach’s modified scoring setup. “I think everyone in this room sees the same thing I saw.”

Later he added, “I think we do have some playmakers. I think it’s just a level of consistency. We have to have the ability to spit a 5-yard throw out and turn it into a 25-yard gain.”