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Tennessee Vols: 5 Things We Hope To Learn At Vols’ Spring Game

By Zach Ragan

Nov 5, 2016; Knoxville, TN, USA; Tennessee Volunteers head coach Butch Jones during the first quarter against the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles at Neyland Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Randy Sartin-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 5, 2016; Knoxville, TN, USA; Tennessee Volunteers head coach Butch Jones during the first quarter against the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles at Neyland Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Randy Sartin-USA TODAY Sports /
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Sep 10, 2016; Bristol, TN, USA; Tennessee Volunteers running back John Kelly (4) celebrates scoring a touchdown against the Virginia Tech Hokies during the fourth quarter at Bristol Motor Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Peter Casey-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 10, 2016; Bristol, TN, USA; Tennessee Volunteers running back John Kelly (4) celebrates scoring a touchdown against the Virginia Tech Hokies during the fourth quarter at Bristol Motor Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Peter Casey-USA TODAY Sports /

Offensive Line Play

If the Vols are going to be successful in 2017, it’s going to be because of improved offensive line play.

Tennessee’s offensive line woefully underperformed the last four years under offensive line coach Don Mahoney.

Fortunately for Vol fans, Butch Jones decided to make a change this off-season. Mahoney wasn’t brought back as an assistant. Jones instead promoted Walt Wells to offensive line coach.

There is still, however, work to be done. Simply hiring a new coach doesn’t solve all the issues.

But for what it’s worth, new offensive coordinator Larry Scott is happy with where the offensive line is currently.

It’s going to be tough to tell much about the progress of the offensive line in the spring game, but hopefully we’ll be able to see a new, nasty attitude from the Vols’ OL group.

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