Vols Practice in Pictures and Words

The Vols opened practice for the 2009 season on Tuesday afternoon.  It was a whirlwind day of coverage for WATE 6 Sports, but here's a shot of new quarterback Nick Lamaison.  He's a junior college transfer from California.  Can he possibly give Jonathan Crompton and Nick Stephens a run for their money and compete for a starting job?  Not likely, at least not immediately.

Lane Kiffin said day one of preseason camp was long and busy. The Vols started in the morning with classroom sessions that started the process of installing Tennessee's offense. 

"It was more like the NFL install today. If you guys would have seen it, it was really thick. Totally different than the spring", Kiffin said.  "Like the billboard says, it's time. It's time to push these guys to the next level and not baby them and not slow install."

I'll post more pictures as preseason practice continues.  But, it really is Football Time In Tennessee!