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Volume 133 Issue 57

Future UT quarterbacks practice hiking the ball at Anderson Training Center on March 23, 2017. Madison Nickell • The Daily Beacon

Young Vols excited to play in front of fans Rob Harvey

Asst. Sports Editor Over the past few years, with many of the Tennessee football team injured, the Vols went different with the annual Orange and White game having the offense go against the defense instead of two teams going against each other. This year, the Vols will continue with that concept of the game because of the amount of injuries once again. The offense will take on the defense on Saturday, April 22, at Neyland Stadium with many competitions in between to keep the fans entertained. “It will be pretty much the same format,” head coach Butch Jones said. “We’ll have Circle of Life, some one-on-ones, we’ll have our quarterback challenge, with a little new wrinkle this year and punter challenge, and then we’ll play football.” Starting on March 21, the Vols have gone through practice every Tuesday,

Thursday and Saturday in order to prepare for the upcoming fall season. The game on Saturday closes out the spring season. For some of the players who were redshirted last year or were early enrollees, this game will give them their first opportunity to play in Neyland Stadium in front of Tennessee fans. “I think it’s everything for the kids (playing this game in Neyland Stadium),” offensive coordinator Larry Scott said. “They take these 14 practices, and they wind it up really tight to go out and say, ‘Hey this stadiums got people in it and it’s been awhile since that’s happened.’ Some young kids are excited about the opportunity because they haven’t done it yet.” Vols’ fans will be disappointed on Saturday, however, as many of the Vols’ stars won’t be participating in the game. Some of the Vols out for the game include Jonathan Kongbo, Emmanuel Moseley, Evan Berry, Micah Abernathy and more. On Tuesday, Jones announced that running back John Kelly would be questionable for the game on Saturday as well.

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“We have to get him ready for a long season ahead in preparing this football team for 2017,” Jones said. “We’ll see where he’s at for Saturday and make that determination later in the week.” One thing fans will be excited for on Saturday is the quarterback battle between Jarrett Guarantano and Quinten Dormady. The competition has gone on all spring and fans are interested to see which quarterback will get the majority of snaps with the first team offense. Before the game, Vol fans can participate in fan day from 1:30-2:30 on Saturday where they can get autographs from the players and coaches. The game will begin at 4 p.m. and can be seen on the SEC Network. Admission is also free. “It’s a great evaluation tool for us to really see how our players perform,” Jones said. “A lot of individuals, they haven’t performed much so it’ll be a great opportunity for them and a great opportunity for our fans and we’re looking forward to that.”

Thursday, April 20, 2017


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