Today On Rocky Top: Fulmer Thinks Vols Can Win 6 or 7

From The Tennessean

"We maybe could win eight or nine if things went right. We had teams when I coached that won 10 or 11 but were disappointed a little bit, and we had teams that won eight that we felt like we did a good job of coaching because of injuries or people graduating. I think the coaches will have a good perspective on it. The thing you have to look at is the body of work over a period of time, and Butch hasn’t had enough time yet to fix the situation he inheritedRead more at The Tennessean"

From the Times Free Press

"Butch Jones will coach his 13th game at Tennessee when the Volunteers open the football season Sunday night against Utah State.It’s still very early in his tenure, and up to this point the impressive recruiting efforts of Jones and his staff are the biggest reason there’s a sense of hope and belief in the direction of the program among its starving fan base.Starting against the better-than-you-think Aggies at Neyland Stadium on the eve of Labor Day, Jones and his very young Vols will embark on a journey that will provide opportunities to provide more tangible evidence.Reaching bowl eligibility, and in the process ending a three-year postseason drought, has been trumpeted by coaches and players as Tennessee’s main objective for the season, but Jones doesn’t believe success or failure in that regard will knock the Vols off the track he believes they’re on.Read more at the Times Free Press"

From the Commercial Appeal

"The statistics from Year 1 of Butch Jones’s tenure don’t suggest that Tennessee is a place a tight end would want to play.The position produced a total of 15 receptions last season, accounting for just 7.8 percent of the team’s receptions. Those 15 catches went for a total of 98 yards, just less than five percent of Tennessee’s total passing yardage. There were three straight weeks — blowout losses to Alabama, Missouri and Auburn — in which a Tennessee tight end didn’t catch a pass. There wasn’t a game last season in which the tight ends combined for more than three receptions.Read more at the Commercial Appeal"

From Rocky Top Insider

"As Tennessee closes in on the one-week mark before facing Utah State, there are a few surprises on the likely depth chart that few saw coming as projections came out over the summer.Close to the top of that list of surprises is the emergence of cornerback Michael Williams – who has come all the way from watching games from the student section to potentially starting when the Aggies come to town next Sunday evening.Read more at Rocky Top Insider"