Tennessee football has begun preparing for the Citrus Bowl.
The team will complete several practices this week before the break for Christmas, and then pick up where they left off in Orlando, FL on Dec. 27.
As the team prepares for its third straight bowl appearance, they’ll do with a little bit of a new look to the group with a few players gone in the transfer portal.
NCAA Transfer Portal moves haven’t caused any animosity within the program, partially thanks to Coach Josh Heupel for establishing such a strong culture within the team.
“Wherever they go, we’re going to support them. We’re going try to help them with anything that they need.
You get excited as a teammate to not only compete, but be able to learn from new players and be able to kind of gather their experiences because some of those transfer guys have played a lot of football.
So I think it’s exciting one way and another part, you know, accepting those guys into the brotherhood is a big piece because they gotta get used to this culture pretty quickly,” said linebacker Kennan Pili.
As the fall semester draws to a close, the Vols are preparing to ramp things up as they transition back into a more normal practice schedule.
This all comes as their appearance in the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl approaches on the first of the new year.
While the coaches have been focusing on a big recruiting push ahead of signing day and with the portal open, the underclassmen have been taking advantage of new opportunities.
Instead of scout team reps, the underclassmen are able to fit in with the veterans and learn from some of the best.
