Tennessee is four games into its 2023 football season and has four players averaging more than 6.0 yards per carry.
The involved parties are fine with that.
“We need each other,” senior running back Jabari Small said this week in a news conference. “It’s a long season, and there is a lot of football left. We’re team-oriented. It’s a team-first game. I’m not out there thinking about myself. I’m thinking about the win.
“That’s across the board throughout the whole team. Our plan is to get the W, and that’s what we’re going to do.”
Entering Saturday’s home game against South Carolina (7:30 p.m. on the SEC Network), the No. 21 Volunteers lead the Southeastern Conference in rushing with 229.5 yards per game. Both Small and sixth-year senior quarterback Joe Milton III are averaging 6.1 yards per carry, while junior Jaylen Wright is averaging 6.9 yards and sophomore Dylan Sampson 7.4.