Tennessee defensive back makes strong statement about defending Vols' wide receivers in practice
When Johnny Majors (and later Phillip Fulmer) was roaming the sidelines in Knoxville, the Tennessee Vols had a reputation for being "wide receiver U". We saw plenty of great wide receivers come out of Tennessee. From Willie Gault and Carl Pickens to Donte Stallworth and Robert Meachem, it seemed like the Vols always had a […]
When Johnny Majors (and later Phillip Fulmer) was roaming the sidelines in Knoxville, the Tennessee Vols had a reputation for being "wide receiver U".
We saw plenty of great wide receivers come out of Tennessee.
From Willie Gault and Carl Pickens to Donte Stallworth and Robert Meachem, it seemed like the Vols always had a wide receiver in the NFL doing something special.
Over recent years, that reputation has waned as other programs have sent more wide receivers to the NFL.
Tennessee, however, could be regaining its reputation as WRU with Josh Heupel in town.
The Vols' wide receivers are putting up big numbers in Heupel's offense. And it seems like every week we're seeing ridiculous downfield catches being made by a Tennessee wide receiver.
Vols defensive back Christian Charles thinks Tennesese has the best wide receiver group in the nation.
And he thinks practicing against those wide receivers is helping the Vols' defense improve.
"Having the best wide receiver core in the country definitely helps you get prepared every week," said Charles earlier this week. "You're not seeing a slouch at all ever at practice. You're getting a guy's 100 percent effort every week at practice, and I feel like that prepares us so much leading up to game day, just getting those high-speed, real high-value reps because every rep with any receiver on our team is very, very valuable because they're all super talented and have a lot to offer."
Tennessee's wide receivers certainly seem to be on a mission lately. Even without Cedric Tillman, one of the best wide receivers in the nation who is sidelined with an ankle injury (could return this week against Alabama), the Vols are still putting up insane numbers in the passing game.
WRU is back. And Tennessee is proving it each and every week.
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