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Tennessee football: 5 questions heading into Vols 2019 spring practice

By Caleb Calhoun

KNOXVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 08: Tennessee mascot Davy Crockett carries the flag across the end zone during a game between the Tennessee Volunteers and the East Tennessee State University Buccaneers at Neyland Stadium on September 8, 2018 in Knoxville, Tennessee. Tennesee won the game 59-3. (Photo by Donald Page/Getty Images)
KNOXVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 08: Tennessee mascot Davy Crockett carries the flag across the end zone during a game between the Tennessee Volunteers and the East Tennessee State University Buccaneers at Neyland Stadium on September 8, 2018 in Knoxville, Tennessee. Tennesee won the game 59-3. (Photo by Donald Page/Getty Images) /
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Tennessee football has lots to handle heading into Jeremy Pruitt’s second spring practice. Here are the five biggest storylines surrounding the Volunteers.

The first season for Tennessee football under Jeremy Pruitt is in the books. Now, with February over, he has also completed his first full recruiting season. So with March here, it’s time to start focusing on the 2019 season.

And, of course, that begins with spring practice. The Vols will begin spring ball this Thursday, March 7, and they’ll hold 15 practices through the Orange and White game, scheduled for Saturday, April 13 at 6 p.m. E.T.

With lots of returning talent, a top 12 recruiting class to bolster his depth and players having a year in the new systems, expectations surrounding the Vols are now much more optimistic. Add in the easier schedule, and it’s hard not to predict Tennessee football having a much better season in 2019.

Okay, so nobody is picking a national championship. But a bowl game could be the baseline, and the extreme side of optimism does show a top 25 finish within reach. That’s all going to start, though, by addressing things in spring practice.

So what are the things Pruitt has to address in spring ball this year? Well, that’s going to be the focus of this post. Call them storylines, concerns, focal points or, as we are, questions, but these are things that the Vols have to address if they want any sort of success this year.

Last season’s spring was extremely odd with so many guys out due to injury and everybody else learning new schemes. With a more stacked roster and more experience, how does that all change this year? What are the big things to focus on?

Let’s go ahead and break all of that down here. Pruitt has 15 practices ahead of the summer to address specific issues, and we’re going to analyze what those are. Here are Tennessee football’s five biggest questions heading into spring practice of 2019.

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