Princeton Fant, Jacob Warren discussion to assist Vols’ pass protection in backfield
Tennessee kicked off fall training camp at Haslam Field Monday.
The Vols will kick off its 2022 season Sept. 1 against Ball State at Neyland Stadium. Kickoff is slated for 7 p.m. EDT and SEC Network will televise the season-opening matchup.
Following Tennessee’s first practice during fall training camp, second-year head coach Josh Heupel met with media and was asked if tight ends Jacob Warren or Princeton Fant could be used in the backfield to assist with pass protection in certain situations.
“Not right now,” Heupel said. “The running backs that we have on campus and the guys that have been spending time, we want to develop them here through training camp and give them the opportunity to showcase that they’re going to play at a really high level and earn trust from our coaching staff and from the players around them in pass protection, and when the ball is in their hands.
“Today, on day one, without watching the film, I thought the two young running backs, Justin (Williams-Thomas) and Dylan (Sampson), had a really good day. There are some things that they did that popped out to me as a coach. Some of that was with the ball in their hands, and some of it was without it.”
