Tennessee’s starting offensive line last season contained seventh-year senior right tackle John Campbell Jr., fifth-year senior right guard Javontez Spraggins, fifth-year senior center Cooper Mays and fifth-year senior left guard Andre Karic.
There are no seniors up front offensively for this year’s Volunteers, with only junior left tackle Lance Heard back among the starting five.
“It’s different, because we lost so many guys,” Tennessee fifth-year offensive line coach Glen Elarbee said during a news conference earlier this spring. “The good news is that this group is all kind of the same age with the same level of learning. They’re tied in together and are helping each other.
“It’s a fun bunch to be around.”
Fun just might not be the best description for the extensive note-taking process that Elarbee employed with his players leading up to the Orange & White Game on April 12.