Josh Dobbs headed to Canada for another internship

Tennessee quarterback Joshua Dobbs (11) stretches the ball across the goal line after getting past Northwestern cornerback Marcus McShepard (17) on an 18-yard touchdown run during the fourth quarter of the Outback Bowl NCAA college football game Friday, Jan. 1, 2016, in Tampa, Fla. Tennessee won the game 45-6. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
Tennessee quarterback Joshua Dobbs (11) stretches the ball across the goal line after getting past Northwestern cornerback Marcus McShepard (17) on an 18-yard touchdown run during the fourth quarter of the Outback Bowl NCAA college football game Friday, Jan. 1, 2016, in Tampa, Fla. Tennessee won the game 45-6. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

Another May brings another internship for Tennessee quarterback Josh Dobbs.

The senior is reconnecting with aerospace engineering manufacturer Pratt & Whitney, with whom he spent last May, but his off-field interest this time is taking him north of the border.

Dobbs will spend this month in Montreal for the internship.

"That's what we talk about (being) a student-athlete," Volunteers coach Butch Jones said before the Big Orange Caravan's stop at The Chattanoogan on Thursday night.

"I know Josh will be ready to go and I know he'll be working out while he's in Montreal as well."

Dobbs isn't the only Tennessee player venturing beyond the United States for an internship.

Linebacker Kenny Bynum, who's already earned his undergraduate degree in recreaton and sport management, is part of a small group of Tennessee who will spend this month studying abroad in London, where the fifth-year senior will take a finance and management class.

Dobbs's interest in building and flying planes and his busy academic schedule as an aerospace engineering major have been well-documented.

Tennessee is 13-5 in its last 18 games since Dobbs took over as the starting quarterback, and he's one of the many reasons the Vols are expecting to challenge for the SEC championship and more in 2016.

"You look at how far Josh has come, and he's a great ambassador and a great representative for the University of Tennessee and a very, very competitive young man," Jones said. "You look at it, and everything is about playing winning football at the quarterback position. Josh has done a very good job for us."

Contact Patrick Brown at pbrown@timesfreepress.com.

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