KNOXVILLE – Tennessee coach Jeremy Pruitt has moved players around to new positions with regularity since the Volunteers started practicing under his direction in the spring.
His most dramatic position tweak yet surfaced Tuesday.
Freshman running back Jeremy Banks worked with Tennessee’s middle linebackers during the period of practice open to media.
Banks carried 41 times in Tennessee’s first five games for 161 yards and three touchdowns. But he has fallen out of the running back rotation in the Vols’ last two games as sophomores Ty Chandler and Tim Jordan have emerged as the primary ball carriers.
Jeremy Banks (33), previously known as a promising freshman running back, worked at linebacker during the open period of practice today. pic.twitter.com/rhRlQzXGTf