Tennessee WR Coach Kelsey Pope. Photo via RTI.
Tennessee football is marching on through its slate of spring practices. On Monday, wide receivers coach and passing game coordinator Kelsey Pope and a group of pass catchers met with the media to give their thoughts on where the team is at.
Pope was asked about his new title, five-star freshman TK Keys, his returning stars and more.
“We kind of try to always pull video evidence of where it got started and where they are now,” Pope said. “Today, we had one of those sessions, kind of singled out those two (Radarious Jackson and Travis Smith Jr.) from a year ago to now. Both of them are playing fast. Their growth opportunities are kind of in different directions, but they’re both urgent. They’re both competitive. Both their bodies are changing a lot. They look like completely different people than a year ago. So, I’ve been pleased. I think the rest of spring ball and going into fall camp, they guys continuing to do the little things to separate themselves. So, that’s the emphasis the rest of the way for those two specifically.”
Along with Pope, tight ends Ethan Davis and Dasaahn Brame and wide receivers Radarious Jackson, Joakim Dodson and Ian Duarte met with the media.
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Here are the videos of the press conferences:
WR Coach, Passing Game Coordinator Kelsey Pope
TE Ethan Davis
TE Dasaahn Brame
WR Radarious Jackson
WR Joakim Dodson
WR Ian Duarte