Tennessee Volunteers Football: Notes From Vol’s Second Practice

Apr 20, 2013; Knoxville, TN, USA; Tennessee Volunteers fans line up for autographs before the spring Orange and White game at Neyland Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Randy Sartin-USA TODAY Sports

Intensity wasn’t hard to find on the field during the Vols’ second practice of camp.

The portion of practice open to the media had plenty of it. Organized chaos, a phrase used a lot when describing a Butch Jones led offense, abounded on Saturday.

Here’s a few quick notes from practice today, specifically wide receiver notes.

• The Vols may have lost a lot at the wide receiver position from last season, but they have the look of a potential dominant receiving group, albeit they’re still raw.
• Jason Croom is an imposing receiver and will likely be a major assest in the blocking game.
• Pig Howard, Ryan Jenkins and Jacob Carter were three of the most consistent receivers on Saturday.
• True Freshman Marquez North is raw, but responded well to wide receivers coach Zach Azzanni’s instructions and criticisms
• Ryan Jenkins made nice up field moves and caught the ball extremely well.
• Pig Howard drew several compliments from Azzanni.
• Vincent Dallas had a few drops and missteps, but immediately recovered and was complimented by Azzanni.
• True freshman Paul Harris had a rocky start to individual drills, but recovered and was praised by Azzanni.
• Josh Smith drew the ire of Azzanni several times today, after missteps and drops.
• Justin Worley looked to be the most comfortable under center.
• Josh Dobbs has very nice mechanics, good release, but was a bit off target at time.
• Riley Ferguson has a lot of zip on his pass, but is a little behind Dobbs in terms of mechanics.
• Rajion Neal caught the ball very well today.
• Neal, Alden Hill and Marlin Lane all performed well during individual running back drills. All three drew praise from running backs coach Robert Gillespie at separate times.
• Finally, defensive backs coach Willie Martinez is an intense guy.

Check back for more on the Vol’s second practice later tonight.

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