Tennessee freshman offensive lineman Jack Jones, right, shown battling with teammate Andrew Butcher during the spring game, made an impact for the Volunteers in Saturday’s win over Southeastern Conference rival Georgia.Read more
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KNOXVILLE – Perhaps the most remarkable part of Tennessee’s 38-31 win against Georgia on Saturday was the Volunteers playing most of the game with two freshmen on the right side of their offensive line.
Butch Jones definitely thought so.
Tennessee’s third-year coach made multiple references to Chance Hall and Jack Jones delivering important performances in their first significant action after the Vols were down three starters due to injuries.
“It wasn’t like, ‘Oh my gosh,’ or any of those moments,” he said after the game. “They’ve had very, very good weeks of preparation and practice, and our older players have done a good job of mentoring them. They knew that they were one snap away of playing in this game. They were just businesslike, like they had been in the program for years.