Texas A&M HC Jimbo Fisher points out what impresses him about Tennessee
The Tennessee Vols are set to take on the Texas A&M Aggies in Knoxville on Saturday afternoon. On Monday, Aggies head coach Jimbo Fisher met with reporters to discuss Texas A&M's loss to Alabama this past Saturday as well as the upcoming game against Tennessee. Here's what Fisher had to say about Tennessee when he […]
The Tennessee Vols are set to take on the Texas A&M Aggies in Knoxville on Saturday afternoon.
On Monday, Aggies head coach Jimbo Fisher met with reporters to discuss Texas A&M's loss to Alabama this past Saturday as well as the upcoming game against Tennessee.
Here's what Fisher had to say about Tennessee when he was asked about facing the Vols.
"They're a very good team. Offensively, they got [a] three back system. Zero , two and six, the running backs, all have juice and they're strong. You think of them [as] fast, but they're 210-15 pounds. Those guys are all really good players up there. The receiver, 10, man, he's got juice. Squirrel is like — I mean he's like a squirrel trying to get ahold of that guy. But he plays physical for a guy that's 165-70 pounds. And he can run. The receivers outside are tall. [Milton] I mean is hard to get on the ground. I remember him from high school. He was a Florida kid in Orlando when he came out. He's big and strong. And he can, tell you what you'll see in the game, when he throws deep balls, I mean he'll throw them — our DBs are going to have pay attention because it's balls that you usually don't see thrown that far. I mean, they're in the air 60 yards, sometimes 70 yards. You're not used to ever playing the ball that far in the air. They do a really good job that way and he can run, he's strong."
"Offensive line's very good and what they're doing, they're running the ball and got good balance. Tight end's a good player. Defensively, they have rush guys on the edge. 27 and 30 can bring it. [Linebacker] six is all over the place, can make plays. They rush. They're physical up front. Inside guys, 21, those guys are big. Five and one at corner are good and the safeties tackle well. I mean, they do a good job. 12 and those guys at nickel. So they got a really good team."
"Their punter can kick it right footed or left footed. I think he's only had two balls returned all year. It's all rugby stuff and he can roll to the right and kick it or roll to the left and kick it, which is a problem. Field goal kicker, seven out of eight. You know, our guy's from Aussie, but he can't kick it right and left. But they kick it right and left and do a good job and their special teams and their returners are good. They're a good football team. And then offensively, they run and pass and the quarterback's hard to get on the ground. I mean, he's a big physical guy."
Tennessee and Texas A&M will kick off at 3:30 PM ET on Saturday in Knoxville. The game will air on CBS.
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