Tennessee quarterback Jarrett Guarantano spoke to the media in the Main Room in a group session on Tuesday at SEC Football Media Days.

He covered a lot of different topics including why running back Ty Chandler only caught 19 passes in just 4 games in the middle of last season.

“I don’t know why that was, to be honest. I know that he’s a very good receiver out the backfield. I think this year we’re going to use him to his full extent. I think having him in empty situations or having him flexed out at wide receiver he’s going to be able to get a lot of touches this year. We need him to because he’s a very good player.”

Guarantano also discussed the two backup quarterbacks, redshirt freshman JT Shrout and true freshman Brian Maurer.

“I think Brian and JT have come into this offseason very strong. I think they both had very good Springs. I see them everyday working hard and always asking me questions and always asking to get in the film room with me. You like to see that our of young quarterbacks. I think they have great potential, both of them. I think that they’re going to be great players.”

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Tennessee linebacker Darrell Taylor spoke to the media in the Main Room in a group session on Tuesday at SEC Football Media Days.

He covered a lot of different topics including the importance of current players selling recruits.

“That’s how you get guys to come to your school. That’s how you get the best guys to come to your school. It’s just by getting your players to recruit and getting them familiar with the recruiting process. Just let them know that it’s okay to choose who you want to choose. Just make sure you’re making the right decision for yourself. Just keeping it real with them. When we recruited Quavarris Crouch (true freshman LB) I was his host and I kept it real with him. You want to go somewhere that you’re going to fit in, where you want to fit in and where you like best and where you feel like it’s a family because that’s how it felt like for me when I came here.”

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Tennessee linebacker Daniel Bituli spoke to the local media in a group session on Tuesday at SEC Football Media Days.

He covered a lot of different topics including Tennessee’s defensive backs.

“Fast, lethal, some dogs…I’m really excited. The communication is everything. They can tell me what they’re doing back in the backend. I can tell them what I’m doing on the front end.”

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Tennessee quarterback Jarrett Guarantano spoke to the media in the Radio Room on Tuesday at SEC Football Media Days.

He covered a lot of different topics including how head coach Jeremy Pruitt has evolved his relationships with the players.

“Ever since I met Coach Pruitt, I always thought he had two different sides to him. I thought that he always had the football side. Whenever he gets on the football field he flips the switch and he becomes one of the best coaches in the SEC, period, so I think that side. As soon as he leaves the football field he’s that comforting side and he has a great relationship and great personality with those guys. I think, ever since the season ended last year, he’s taken on the roleof trying to actually build better relationships with those guys. I feel personally that we have a better relationship than we did last season. He’s doing a very good job of actually keeping it strong.”

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Tennessee linebacker Darrell Taylor spoke to the local media in a group session on Tuesday at SEC Football Media Days.

He covered a lot of different topics including what he thinks of first-year defensive coordinator Derrick Ansley.

“I think he’s brought a lot. He’s helped us just as much as Coach Pruitt and the other guys on the staff have. I think he’s brought intensity to the defense. He’s brought a lot of other things that will help us be successful this year.”

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