Peyton Manning spoke at a coaching clinic last month in Knoxville and put together a video presentation with cut-ups of drills and plays. At that clinic, Joe Harrington, the Tennessee video coordinator, told a story about Peyton as he introduced him, that illustrates why Manning has been one of the most successful quarterbacks in NFL History. Last December, he called Harrington and had a very specific request. He wanted him to find a play from Manning’s junior year in 1996, in the third quarter of a game against Memphis, and even gave the specific play call: Flip Right Duo, X-Motion, Fake Roll 98 Block Pass Special. Pretty cool...
After noticing how much Tennessee head coach Butch Jones runs around during practice, Vols football assistant Chris Spognardi put a pedometer on him to see how many steps he took during one practice.
This is four-star Tight End Ethan Wolf. According to ESPN’s Jared Shanker...
quote: So Wolf, his father, uncle and former high school coach got the new Volunteers coach to talk about rebuilding a program that is almost a decade removed from its days as a consistent SEC and national championship contender. The mantra around Neyland this spring is “brick by brick,” which is Jones’ motto for creating his regime’s foundation one piece at a time.
Which led to the final question of the day, one James Wolf, Ethan’s dad, needed answered.
“Coach Jones,” James Wolf began, “Are you accepting bricks?”
Jones was puzzled.
He now looked over at Wolf, who was fussing around in a camera bag while Wolf’s dad kept Jones occupied. The 6-foot-6, 232-pound tight end on the ESPN Watch List was now holding up his own brick, which Tennessee’s trademark checkerboard painted on it with the word “commitment” in the middle.
Broncos’ quarterback Peyton Manning is working out with his wide receivers this week at Duke University. Denver wide receiver Eric Decker posted a picture of an invoice Manning sent to him for working out with him. Decker tweeted...
quote: "Nice little practical joke Peyton drew up...making me think I have to pay for workouts in Duke t/week"
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