University of Tennessee Athletics
Situational Scrimmage Highlights Thursday Session
August 15, 2002 | Football
Aug. 15, 2002
KNOXVILLE (Aug. 15) -- Tennessee broke from its two-a-day practice routine Thursday by staging just an afternoon workout and moving the venue to Neyland Stadium. The Vols held a situational scrimmage during the last 75 minutes of their two-hour drills. Tennessee capped the practice with special teams and conditioning work. Head coach Phillip Fulmer was pleased with the work session, but left open plenty of room for improvement in later scrimmages.
"From the first scrimmage to the second is usually when you make considerable progress, and we sure need to. It's kind of like from the first game to the second, you make considerable progress. I was pleased. There were several good things."
In particular, Fulmer praised quarterback Casey Clausen's sharp workout. Additionally, the Vol mentor mentioned plays by Derrick Tinsley and Montrell Jones as high points. Fulmer added that the protection was good. He also said the defense "flew around pretty well" and got some turnovers.
"Obviously, it's not everything good happening out there at all," Fulmer said. "We've got a lot to work on. The turnovers are the main thing. Ball security beats you quicker than anything from an offensive standpoint."
Meanwhile, getting snaps for the backup units proved a focal point in scrimmage planning. Fulmer singled out strong workouts by newcomers Parys Haralson, Rob Smith and Cody Douglas in their first fall scrimmage on the turf of Shields-Watkins Field.
"One of our goals was to get the twos and threes [second and third stringers] a lot of work and we did," Fulmer said. "They probably had 70 plays when the first group had 35. We got a good look at the young guys."
After Thursday's changeup in the two-a-day schedule, the Volunteers return for dual sessions Friday morning and afternoon. Neyland Stadium plays host to a full-scale scrimmage Saturday afternoon. All practices and scrimmages are closed to the public.
"Vol Calls" Returns Monday
UT's weekly statewide coaches call-in show, "Vol Calls," kicks off its 14th season Monday at 8 p.m. (EDT) on the Vol Radio Network. Bob Kesling, voice of the Tennessee Volunteers and UT's director of broadcasting, serves as the show's host. Coach Phillip Fulmer appears weekly on the show during the gridiron season to talk about UT football and answer questions from fans.
The show can be heard across the state on approximately 60 participating Vol Network radio stations. Former Tennessee standouts Tim Priest (1968-70), Jeff Francis (1985-88), Terence Cleveland (1986-89) and Mike Stowell (1989-92) join Kesling as rotating special guests throughout the season and Vol Network veteran Brent Hubbs returns for his fifth season as a full-time contributor.
The one-hour prime time program focuses exclusively on UT athletics and features coaches and staff members, student-athletes and media personalities. "Vol Calls" runs for 36 consecutive weeks through April 21, 2003. The show attracts callers from around the country and can be heard in portions of 28 states on the radio and around the world on the Internet through the UTSports.com. Fans can place a "Vol Call" anywhere in the United States by dialing 1-800-688-8657; Tennessee customers of Verizon Wireless can dial *UT.
UT-Middle Tennessee Game to be Televised Pay-Per-View
Tennessee announced Thursday the Sept. 7 football game against Middle Tennessee will be televised on a pay-per-view basis. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. Eastern time at Neyland Stadium.
Announcing team for the game telecast will include Bob Bell on play-by-play and analysis from former Vol Terence Cleveland. Cable systems across Tennessee are scheduled to carry the telecast through the VideoSeat pay-per-view service. Information about ordering the game will be released at a later date.
