There has been plenty written and said so far this spring when it comes to Tennessee’s new up-tempo offense under new football coach Josh Heupel, both from the offensive pieces and from those trying to stop it.
Following Tuesday’s practice, offensive line coach Glen Elarbee and defensive line coach Rodney Garner provided an update from the trenches.
“I think the guys are buying into it,” Garner said of his front. “It’s a little different schematically. Last year, they were more mirror-step, and we’re more attack and react now. They understand that we’re trying to play vertical and that we’re trying to play two yards on the other side of the line of scrimmage.”
Earning Garner’s praise the quickest has been 6-foot-3, 240-pound Byron Young, a member of Tennessee’s 2021 signing class who arrived in Knoxville by way of Georgia Military College.
“BY has continued to improve and is trending upward,” Garner said. “He hangs on to everything you say.”