Tennessee Vols senior reveals lofty team goal for the 2022 season
The Tennessee Vols have a lofty team goal in 2022 and it was revealed by redshirt senior tight end Jacob Warren this week. Warren was asked by reporters this week about his goals for the 2022 season. The Knoxville native said he'd love to double his stats, before pointing out that the team's goal is […]
The Tennessee Vols have a lofty team goal in 2022 and it was revealed by redshirt senior tight end Jacob Warren this week.
Warren was asked by reporters this week about his goals for the 2022 season. The Knoxville native said he'd love to double his stats, before pointing out that the team's goal is to make it to Atlanta in December to play for an SEC Championship.
"I mean you set goals and you're trying to meet those goals," said Warren on Monday. "For me, personally, I want to double my stats. Whatever I had last year, I'm trying to double it. I don't have to necessarily get into the numbers, but just having a lot more production in the pass game. It's tough because, like I said earlier, we are trying to roll guys so if [Princeton Fant] gets five touches a game and I get one, that's fine with me too, you know what I'm saying. For me personally, I think just playing my role as the guy that can be an all-three-downs guy and do it to the best of my ability. That's really my goal."
"At the end of the season we're looking to be in Atlanta, we're looking to win championships and win rings," added Warren. "Those team goals are also personal goals for me."
That's certainly a big goal — especially in just year two of the Josh Heupel era.
But if you're a Vols fan, you should love hearing this from players on the team.
Heupel has said repeatedly that he's not setting limits on what Tennessee can accomplish. This team is approaching the season as though anything is possible.
No one is expecting the Vols to reach Atlanta — and that's certainly the right take. Georgia dominated last year and there's no reason to think they won't do the same in 2022 (despite losing some key players).
However, anyone who has kept up closely with SEC football over the years knows that media predictions for the season are often wrong. And the media overwhelmingly has the Bulldogs winning the SEC East again in 2022. If they're wrong, then Tennessee has just as good of a shot as anyone else to win the division.
It's a tall task, but that's true of any goal that's worth reaching.
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