NASHVILLE – So far, so good for Tennessee’s first-year offensive coordinator.
Miek DeBord’s debut could not have gone much better, as the Volunteers rolled up 604 yards and tallied 59 points in Saturday’s season-opening win against Bowling Green.
Tennessee kept its offensive approach fairly simple in relying on running backs Jalen Hurd and Alvin Kamara to carry most of the load, but the Vols used a faster tempo to run 87 plays, a mark they only surpassed once – the overtime comeback win at South Carolina – last season.
“We were playing with great tempo and keeping the defense on their heels,” quarterback Josh Dobbs said after the game. “I think that’s just attributed to our training. We train like that, we train with great tempo. When we had our player-led team tempos back in the winter, and that transitioned through spring, through fall camp, and it showed tonight.
“We have to continue to play with that same speed and same tempo and play consistently at that level.”