KNOXVILLE – If this four-man University of Tennessee quarterback competition that’s about to begin was being decided by a video game, redshirt sophomore Brian Maurer is pretty sure he knows who would win.
“Me, he said emphatically. “Joe (Milton III) would probably be second.”
Unfortunately for the quick-fingered Maurer, new Vols coach Josh Heupel probably won’t pay much attention to those virtual battles between true sophomore and part-time 2020 starter Harrison Bailey, Virginia Tech grad transfer Hendon Hooker, Maurer and Michigan transfer Milton, the redshirt junior.
Instead, according to Heupel during Tuesday’s media event in advance of the start of fall camp, “You have to trust them (quarterbacks). They have the ball in their hands every single play. He’s got to be about not playing a game at perfection.”
UT offensive coordinator Alex Golesh went further, noting, “We’re unique in the way we play. You’ve got to operate within the system. The ability to manage the offense, give us the best chance to score. One word: Consistency.”