Tennessee quarterback Tyler Bray passes against Vanderbilt in Nashville last fall. Tennessee won 24-10. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)There haven’t been many disaster days in the University of Tennessee football team’s preseason camp.
The Volunteers and sophomore quarterback Tyler Bray had one offensively on Thursday, however, that Derek Dooley admitted was rough on him and his coaching staff.
“We all felt like Tyler wasn’t performing well and he was pressing a little bit,” the Vols’ second-year coach said after Saturday afternoon’s scrimmage at Neyland Stadium, “and I think that’s a good thing. It means he cares. If he didn’t press, it means he doesn’t care.”
Bray cared enough to go meet with UT’s offensive coordinator Jim Chaney.
“We just kind of talked about what we need to do Saturday and just try to relax and just go back to the way we were playing last year,” Bray said after completing 10 of 20 passes for 144 yards with a five-yard scoring pass to freshman Vincent Dallas.