Shane Reveiz, Zach Fulton, Ja’Wuan James and Brendan Downs answer questions from the press during the University of Tennessee’s football media day at Neyland Stadium in this file photo.KNOXVILLE — It’s all Zach Fulton’s known in his brief University of Tennessee football career.
Whenever the Volunteers’ right guard steps on the field for practices and games, there’s tackle Ja’Wuan James to his right.
The combined 645-pounds of sophomores took over the right side of UT’s offensive line as freshmen during the middle of last season, and their chemistry will continue to improve this fall.
“We’re pretty comfortable,” Fulton said after Thursday’s morning practice. “He knows I’ve got his back, and I know he has my back, so I’m not too worried about anything on the right side.”
James has been entrenched at right tackle since he stepped on campus for spring practice last year, and Fulton joined the starting lineup last October against Alabama. Life in the Southeastern Conference is hard for a freshmen offensive linemen, so the two players easily could relate to each other.