Butch Jones, Jalen Hurd, Joshua Dobbs, Cam Sutton and Jalen Reeves-Maybin all addressed the media on Thursday afternoon before taking the field this evening for practice No. 4.
Here are some of the highlights from their session:
Hurd said he “absolutely” wants the UT career rushing record, but says the biggest goal is a national title.
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Jalen Hurd on jumping on the treadmill at 23 mph this offseason: “That probably wasn’t the smartest thing, but I wanted to try it"
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Jalen Hurd on who the best RB is in the SEC: “We’ll find out after this year"
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Hurd: “I feel like my burst has gotten faster”
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Jones said he had to “look the other way and pretend he didn’t see” Jalen Hurd on the treadmill this summer.
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Jones on the first three days of camp: “We’re kind of where I thought we’d be. Now how do we take the next step?”
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Jones: “I’ve been very, very pleased with the defensive front, especially the speed coming off the edges"
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Jones said Shy Tuttle is running, doing some individual drills.
Latrell Williams is out this week (hamstring). Should be back next week.
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Dobbs doesn’t commit to a specific completion % goal, but says 65% is great & 70% is extraordinary in the SEC.
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JRM on Shoop’s defense: “I think we’ll be a lot more aggressive. We always talk about hunting the ball"
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Cam Sutton on the defensive line: "It makes my job a lot easier…a lot of pressure up front "
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Butch Jones on being ranked No. 10: “I don’t read anything into that…it’s not where you start, it’s where you finish"
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