KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — With a home non-conference tilt against Akron on the docket this weekend, the 15th-ranked Vols hit the practice field Tuesday morning to begin implementing the game plan for the Zips’ visit to Neyland Stadium on Saturday.
Defensive coordinator Tim Banks, offensive coordinator/tight ends coach Alex Golesh and select players met with members of the media after practice to discuss UT’s win at No. 17 Pittsburgh and the upcoming matchup with Akron. The group touched on mistakes from this past weekend that have been addressed in film study and on-field work early in the week, as well as maintaining a consistent approach as the squad prepares for another non-conference night game (7 p.m., SEC Network+/ESPN+).
“I think just being able to be consistent in everything that we do,” Banks said of his defense’s preparation for Akron. “We don’t want to be a team that’s high one week and low the next week. It doesn’t matter who we’re playing, whether it’s the first game, second game, third game, we want to have the same approach with our process, how we prepare and how we get ready for these guys. I’ll be extremely disappointed if we didn’t uphold our standard in terms of how we prepare. It obviously started yesterday and bled over into today, and then we’ll need another good day of work tomorrow. I think right now, just understanding what our process is and holding true to it is the biggest thing I want to make sure those guys are accomplishing.”
Redshirt-senior linebacker Solon Page III reiterated the team’s emphasis on consistency and shared that the regardless of the opponent, the team prepares with the same intensity and attention to detail each week.
“They have a really good quarterback. They have a really good offense. They have guys on scholarship too. Like I said, stay consistent. We do not overlook anybody, so we are going to go out there with the same work ethic. We are going to go out there and prepare for them just like we prepare for anybody.”
NEYLAND AT NIGHT
A day prior to the Akron game will represent the 50th anniversary of the first night game in Neyland Stadium. On Sept. 16, 1972, No. 7 Tennessee topped Joe Paterno’s No. 6 Penn State, 28-21. The matchup saw the Vols jump out to a 14-0 lead after one quarter, with junior tailback Haskel Stanback punching in a pair of rushing touchdowns for UT. Stanback’s third rushing score of the day with under nine minutes remaining in the fourth quarter all…
Defensive coordinator Tim Banks, offensive coordinator/tight ends coach Alex Golesh and select players met with members of the media after practice to discuss UT’s win at No. 17 Pittsburgh and the upcoming matchup with Akron. The group touched on mistakes from this past weekend that have been addressed in film study and on-field work early in the week, as well as maintaining a consistent approach as the squad prepares for another non-conference night game (7 p.m., SEC Network+/ESPN+).
“I think just being able to be consistent in everything that we do,” Banks said of his defense’s preparation for Akron. “We don’t want to be a team that’s high one week and low the next week. It doesn’t matter who we’re playing, whether it’s the first game, second game, third game, we want to have the same approach with our process, how we prepare and how we get ready for these guys. I’ll be extremely disappointed if we didn’t uphold our standard in terms of how we prepare. It obviously started yesterday and bled over into today, and then we’ll need another good day of work tomorrow. I think right now, just understanding what our process is and holding true to it is the biggest thing I want to make sure those guys are accomplishing.”
Redshirt-senior linebacker Solon Page III reiterated the team’s emphasis on consistency and shared that the regardless of the opponent, the team prepares with the same intensity and attention to detail each week.
“They have a really good quarterback. They have a really good offense. They have guys on scholarship too. Like I said, stay consistent. We do not overlook anybody, so we are going to go out there with the same work ethic. We are going to go out there and prepare for them just like we prepare for anybody.”
NEYLAND AT NIGHT
A day prior to the Akron game will represent the 50th anniversary of the first night game in Neyland Stadium. On Sept. 16, 1972, No. 7 Tennessee topped Joe Paterno’s No. 6 Penn State, 28-21. The matchup saw the Vols jump out to a 14-0 lead after one quarter, with junior tailback Haskel Stanback punching in a pair of rushing touchdowns for UT. Stanback’s third rushing score of the day with under nine minutes remaining in the fourth quarter all…
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