Spring football at Tennessee is always a time for entertaining tales involving defensive line coach Rodney Garner out on the practice field.
Not this spring — at least not yet.
Garner, who turns 60 in June, underwent a planned medical procedure and has yet to join the team for workouts. The Volunteers went through their fifth of 15 spring practices on Monday, with new edge rushers coach Andrew “AJ” Jackson overseeing all of the defensive linemen for the time being.
“It’s been a little hectic, hitting the ground running, but it’s nothing I haven’t done before,” Jackson said Monday during a press conference. “It’s been a fast pace for sure. Coach Garner is such a good coach, and he’s got these guys to where they’re able to coach me on how the process goes.
“We’ve actually been able to get on the same page pretty quickly in one week.”