Tennessee’s Marquez Callaway eludes a would-be tackler during last Saturday’s 24-0 win against UTEP in Knoxville.KNOXVILLE – Tennessee football coach Jeremy Pruitt marched off the practice field on Wednesday of last week disappointed with his team’s effort as it prepared to face a University of Texas at El Paso team on a 14-game losing streak.
The Volunteers beat UTEP 24-0 last Saturday but committed 55 mental errors on offense alone that stymied momentum, according to Pruitt’s calculation.
Pruitt left the practice field this Wednesday with a different sort of feeling.
“I think this week I can see a little bit more sense of urgency,” Pruitt said, “guys that are taking things a little better from the meetings to the practice field, from period to period.
The Vols (2-1) hope the increased sense of urgency translates to a clean game Saturday night at Neyland Stadium in their Southeastern Conference opener against Florida (2-1, 0-1). Kickoff is at 7, with ESPN televising the game.