Kendal Vickers (39) plays defensive tackle for Tennessee. The Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles visited the Tennessee Volunteers in NCAA football action at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville on November 5, 2016.KNOXVILLE – Speaking to reporters on a regular basis is one of many frills that come with being an on-field contributor for a major college football program like Tennessee.
Speaking to hundreds of them in a single afternoon eight weeks before football season in the annual frenzy known as SEC Media Days is regarded as a rare honor, however.
“It’s a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity,” former Tennessee defensive end Chris Walker said Thursday. “It was absolutely one of the greatest honors I had as a Tennessee Vol, was to be able to go represent my team at SEC Media Days.”
Tennessee’s Emmanuel Moseley, Jashon Robertson and Kendal Vickers have that honor today as the Volunteers, Arkansas and LSU take the stage on the first day of the four-day event at the Wynfrey Hotel in Hoover, Ala.
The three players, all seniors, likely will face questions about whether Tennessee has the firepower to make a run at an SEC East title.