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CAMPUS For centuries, freedom of speech has allowed for a marketplace of ideas to grow. But what has it transformed to look like on college campuses?

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CITY Grab your passport for a tour of Asian countries at the 6th annual Knox Asian Festival this weekend

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OPINIONS Jon Sharpe kicks off the fall semester showcasing a “Bad Movie”: “Love on a Leash.”

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SPORTS Tennessee has officially joined the contingent of athletic programs to take advantage of the SEC’s new alcohol sales policy.

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SGA WELCOMES VOLS WITH SLAP THE ROCK

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Freedom of speech: Raising student voices on a college campus GABRIELA SZYMANOWSKA 2019 Photo Editor

As gray clouds rolled in above the University of Tennessee’s campus and heavy raindrops fell, students gathered on Pedestrian Walkway on Friday, March 1.

Their colorful rain jackets stood out against the somber light, the ink on their signs stained with water, but it didn’t deter the students and faculty as they came together to be heard. They wanted to make sure that administration discerned their concerns about a racist blackface picture that circulated Snapchat and Twitter the day before.

Those students, faculty and staff were using two of their rights that were guaranteed to them in 1791: the First Amendment’s freedom of speech and assembly.

Under the First Amendment: “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.”

And for centuries, freedom of speech has allowed for a marketplace of ideas to grow.

The marketplace refers to British philosopher, economist and influential thinker of the 19th century John Stuart Mill’s concept of a free flow of information where ideas compete with each other and allows anyone to have access.

However, in the 21st century freedom of speech needs clarity, especially in defining what free speech is and what is protected, chiefly for college students.

To clarify, the First Amendment applies to the government and it protects you as a citizen by stopping the government from censoring or suppressing your free speech.

Mustafa Ali-Smith, fourth year in public administration and executive president of UT’s chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, feels that the definition of free speech is a blurry line.

“I think free speech can be a cloudy area.

There’s always a lot of controversy around free speech and how it’s defined,” Ali-Smith said. “But the way I see it, free speech is the ability to express your opinions or thoughts, but in a respectful manner. I think there’s a lot of controversy in terms of how free speech is expressed and whether or not it walks the line of hate speech.”

Grey Mangan, UT sophomore in cinema studies and co-founder of United for Students, focused on the importance of free speech for university students.

“Free speech is an important part of our lives as not only students, but as citizens,” Mangan said. “I believe that college is the

place where you can learn to be a more conscious citizen and learn to exercise that right.”

United for Students started as United for Student Programming, which aimed to protest administrators decision to eliminate student funding through the Student Programming Allocation Committee, but soon transformed to encompass a larger part of the UT community.

“However, just before we were planned to protest, the news broke on the blackface incident, and we felt compelled to rebrand as United for Students and pull more people to the table to create a broader response to these injustices happening on our campus,” Mangan said.

The incident involved a group of students taking a Snapchat while wearing charcoal masks and making a racist remark. The photo was then circulated on Twitter, which lead to the protest where many student organizations gathered because they felt personally affected.

“Protests have always been on the forefront of free speech even from the time when free speech was elivating at UC Berkeley,” Ali-Smith said. “Basically that was a way to express how students collectively were feeling and quite honestly we were all really upset that that was truly being compared, that the act of blackface was being compared to just simply free speech.”

Students looking to exercise that right should understand the difference between free speech and hate speech. Many individuals do not know the distinction.

Michael Martinez, assistant professor of journalism and electronic media who researches media law, the courts and the history of journalistic practices, explained the difference between free speech and hate speech.

“Free speech is protected speech, meaning we may not like what the message is and we may find it abhorrent, for example the blackface incident on (Snapchat) or the swastikas on The Rock. Absolutely abhorrent, you know it’s sickening to see it, but it’s protected speech,” Martinez said. “Hate speech by definition, by legal definition … is not protected by the First Amendment. Hate speech is speech that will incite imminent lawless action.”

Imminent lawless action is any speech that calls for instant action--a call to arms-that puts others at risk or endanger their lives.

Today, freedom of speech protections include written, video, online and symbolic speech, but limitations have been set by court cases.

“These court decisions have not been decided on college campuses, but in high school and sometimes it’s applied to college,” Martinez said.

One such case that Martinez reflected on was Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District, where students were expelled from school for wearing black armbands to protest the U.S.’s involvement in the Vietnam War. In the Supreme Court’s decision, the Court ruled that the armbands represented symbolic speech and didn’t interfere with learning, so the students were protected under the First Amendment.

So, as long as the protests do not disrupt the educational learning process in school, speech is protected under the First Amendment.

“When it starts disrupting the educational function, when it starts disrupting the curriculum or the ability to teach students, then you can regulate it,” Martinez said. “You can’t prohibit, but you can regulate.”

When administrators regulate free speech, they can place time, place and manner restrictions on it as long as the regulations are narrowly tailored and allow alternative channels for communication of information.

According to the Tennessee Campus Free Speech Protection Act passed in 2016 to ensure free speech on campus-- the narrowly tailored aspect of time, place and manner restrictions can be aimed to satisfy a significant institutional interest.

For example, The Rock at UT is considered a designated public forum--public property that the government opens for public expression that is not a traditional public forum like public parks or sidewalks. UT does not have to keep it open according to Cornell Law School’s Legal Information Institute.

So, when swastikas were painted on The Rock in the fall of 2018 after an attack on a synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the UT Faculty Senate proposed that time, place and manner restrictions be placed on the area.

This would make it easier for the university to deter incitement of hate speech in the future.

Amber Roessner, associate professor in the School of Journalism and Electronic Media and chair of the Faculty Senate’s diversity and inclusion committee, approved of regulating the painting of The Rock.

“One of the things we talked to with free speech experts on campus is the institution of time, place and manner restrictions,” Roessner said. “What we had in mind was this idea of students perhaps signing up to paint The Rock, and so that way if someone during their designated time came and painted over their imagery on the Rock with abhorrent hate speech, they could be prosecuted under the time, place and manner restrictions.”

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Student organizations to request funds through UT departments STAFF REPORT

Student organizations looking to receive funding this year will now have to go through departments before receiving any funding for their organization.

Student Government Association President Natalie Campbell addressed student organizations at the 2019 Student Organization Conference at Knoxville giving an update as to where they will receive funding this year.

“So if you were to get money from the university, dollars intended for student programming, you have to go through a department. Now that doesn’t mean that that is the only way that you can get programming,” Campbell said. “If you’re an organization that’s used to getting departmental funding or you do a lot of of funding … you can still plan whatever programs you want and do those whatever you want as long as they’re not pulling from that SPSF.” In addition to student organizations asking for funds through a department, Campbell said there will be an interest

form sent out to students that asks what type of programming they want to see and what topics they want to talk about.

After forms are filled out, there will be focus groups created to talk about the topics, followed by listening sessions in a large group setting similar to Open Town Halls for SGA Senate and finally there will be an online form for students to fill out.

The ideas filled out in the form will be taken by SGA to the Division of Student Life led by Vice Chancellor for Student Life Vince Carilli.

“They will receive that information, will look through the student input and then they’ll say okay let’s think about doing a whole variety of different programs from ideas that we’ve gotten from these extensive input,” Campbell said.

After, they will consult a student advisory board made of a group of students tasked with evaluating and advocate for what their peers want to see in programming.

“We will have more information to come on who exactly will be on that and what exactly that will look like,” Campbell said.

Carilli will still have the power to decide after the ideas go through the student

advisory board and attribute the funds to what he decides to provide funding for.

Campbell asked everyone to be patient as the details are worked out and hiccups are smoothed out through the process.

“Be patient with them as well, because we’re all trying to figure this out together,” Campbell said. “So I’m here talking with you all, we’re trying to do something with the departments as well, so it’s really going to take all of us working together.”

How did student funding work before and why is it changing?

In years past, student organizations would go before the Student Programming Allocation Committee to request funding, but UT Systems Interim President Randy Boyd disbanded SPAC after the Comptroller’s Report found the university needed to find a more efficient way to fund organizations.

SPAC received funds through the Student Programs and Service Fees which was founded in 2014. SPSF funds all programming on campus, with students having the choice to “opt-in” or “opt-out” each semester. Students who choose to opt-in allow the university to use the fee for student programming on campus,

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and, in turn, those students receive free access or discounted admission to all student programming such as Vol Night Long and guest speakers. Students who choose to opt-out tell the university to use the fee for initiatives and events that are not student-led.

At the June 21 Board of Trustees meeting, the Board decided to hold off on passing a new Student Program after Campbell raised students’ concerns about the new draft which included departments having to request student funds.

Campbell said that after going through several drafts and speaking with the campus community to find out what they wanted to see from the new student programming, she found the program that was brought up didn’t include student input. “(The new programming) didn’t have proper student input. It allowed for student allowance but not student protection so let’s say something like it might the student body president may be consulted by the president of Student Life and I am one person and it is very difficult to capture the diversity of all the programming and student organizations that we have on campus.”

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‘It’s like Epcot’: Knox Asian Festival to bring Asian entertainment, food to World’s Fair Park KYLIE HUBBARD Editor-in-Chief

Grab your passport for a tour of Asian countries at the 6th annual Knox Asian Festival this weekend.

Walking into World’s Fair Park on Sunday, August 25, festival volunteers will equip you with a passport to fill out as you hop from country to country during the day-long festival. The festival will kick off with a parade from the World’s Fair Park amphitheater to the Festival Lawn Stage at 10:30 a.m. before a lineup full of performances begins.

Embracing a feeling like that of Disney World’s Epcot, festival founder and executive director for this year’s festival Kumi Alderman said the festival is bigger than it ever has been, with attendance expected to exceed last year’s record-breaking 40,000 attendees.

“We grew every year,” Alderman said. “And then the good things about this festival is we bring in economy, big economic impact. Visit Knoxville has a report saying..they have some calculation saying how many people came to the festival and how that impacted Knoxville.

Alderman credits UT with the festival’s growth from around 3,000 attendees its first year, adding that students have helped the fes-

tival grow into a Knoxville-favorite.

“They are helping our festival, but I think that this can help them to be proud of their own country, too,” Alderman said. “So I think it’s a given, it’s just a good partnership. I really appreciate the University of Tennessee.”

Director of Communications and Marketing and UT Chancellor’s Assistant Rachel Rui was a student volunteer during the festival’s first year, and said the festival helped her find the local Asian community that she wasn’t able to find on her own.

“I met so many good friends and we started working together and then volunteering and really also bringing the local people, local community and, and like for them to open up to us and for the Asian community to outreach through the festival, it’s just amazing feeling,” Rui said. “I think it’s a sense of mattering and belonging that’s above everything.”

Mattering and belonging sits at the core of the festival’s mission, which looks to cultivate a harmonious society “for everybody who lived here or even visitors and people passing through.”

“We’re making sure to bring diversity to the community,” Rui added. “And at the same time, you know, make people who are already here feel like they belong here and enjoy the life here.”

Rui said the biggest support has come from

the sponsors and partners of the annual festival.

“Mayor Rogero really helps us as a sponsor, helping the past few years and trying to advocate for the festival, giving us space downtown.

Also, the police department helping out to gather security, everything settled over there and this year, Visit Knoxville,” Rui said. “So definitely sponsors and local vendors are helping us to make the festival.”

Alderman will recognize Mayor Madeline Rogero on Saturday, adding that “she came every year to support us.”

Other partners for the 2019 festival include Visit Knoxville, Regal, UT’s Center for International Education and the Knoxville Museum of Art. Performances, food vendors highlight festival day Performances will litter the rest of the day after the parade reaches the amphitheater, including entertainment at the amphitheater and Festival Lawn Stage. Performers include the Cedar Bluff Middle School Orchestra, NY Chinese Traditional Art Center, WAH LUM Kang Fu, Korean Fan Dancers and Miss.Take.

“I think definitely performance wise (the festival is) gonna be bigger and better than ever,” Rui said.

And as much as the performances will at-

tract attendees, so will the carefully selected food vendors set to sell Asian foods on the performance lawn.

“We are quite picky about the food vendors,” Rui said. “We wanted to provide people with authentic Asian flavor, so we’re not offering your typical like a fair or festival foods.”

The food selection has grown to almost 30 food vendors for this year’s festival in comparison to the handful at the first annual event.

Food vendors include Ramen Bones, Sushi Yoko, Hey Bear Cafe, DaddyO’s Fresh Filipino Food Truck and Rainbo Shaved Ice. In between performances and snacks, attendees can visit the marketplace to immerse themselves in a cultural center, complete with products from various countries and cultures represented at the festival.

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Bad Movie Showcase: This movie is bestiality propaganda

JON SHARPE Columnist

“Love on a Leash” is one of the worst movies I have ever had the displeasure of watching, and that’s not something I say lightly. While yes it did wrap back around to being hilarious to laugh at, I don’t think I could have made it through the whole film without the company of some good friends and some beverages of choice.

See, this movie not only lacks any knowledge of quality movie making, but it has an incoherent story that honestly leaves me feeling uncomfortable at the end of the day. None of the characters are likeable, the plot elements make no sense, and the actors couldn’t act their way out of a paper bag. Literally nothing in this movie shows even an ounce of competence on anyone’s part.

They tried in a couple of places to have something unique, but it falls flat almost immediately after its introduction. See, they tried to make sure that each character was represented by a single color. This would be an ok idea in a movie with a large cast of main characters with distinct personalities, but when almost 80 percent of the film takes place in one person’s house with only 2 characters at maximum it just gets annoying.

The female lead in this movie is represented by the color green, so her entire house is green and every piece of clothing that she wears is green. The problem is that despite them trying to do this with other characters, such as the friend being pink and the mom being grey, the only characters that have any screen time are seen almost entirely within the girl’s house.

They even have a joke in the movie

about this whole color scheming idea during one of the dog’s internal remarks, which means that this isn’t a stylistic choice that only the audience can see, it is something that goes on in-universe. This woman legitimately lives in a green house full of green things wearing only green clothing.

I can understand having a favorite color, but this is just ridiculous.

Now, having color coded characters can be a genuinely great way to stylize a movie. Giving each character a general color or color scheme can help keep them visually distinct and can relay information about their personality to the audience. Its also a great way to make sure your characters aren’t always in the exact same outfit for every scene just to make them stand out.

The problem with Love on a Leash’s color coordination is that none of the side characters get nearly enough screen time to make the movie visually diverse. Because most of the movie is in the female lead’s house, the entire movie just feels green the whole time.

Now this is far from my biggest problem with this movie, as it shows they were at least trying to do something cool, but they just pulled it off so poorly that I just with they hadn’t done it at all.

Speaking of not being done at all, lets talk about this movies sound quality, or its lack thereof. See, when I first started up the movie, I thought I had my television muted. It immediately started with a bunch of opening establishing shots, but my speakers were completely silent.

I tried to troubleshoot the problem while the movie kept playing until lo and behold I heard dialogue. This wasn’t because I had fixed anything, no, this was because this film had no background sounds of music.

It is absolutely silent as long as no one is talking.

How do you even mess that up? Even the oldest movies, well before they had spoken dialogue, understood the importance of music in the cinematic experience. Silent movies were always accompanied by live orchestras that played music in time with the action, yet somehow this movie from 2011 completely missed this oldest of cinematic lessons.

And when I say silent, I mean it. Absolutely no sound at all until right before a character speaks when they splice in the microphone audio, and them immediately back to silence after they stop speaking.

It’s so hard to convey just how uncomfortable this silence is throughout the film. Its like is a motivational speaker just randomly stopped talking for minutes on end during his presentation.

This movie does have sound effects, or should I say a sound effect. Whenever the dog talks to the magical bubbling pool of liquid at the park, they play a recording of what sounds like a boiling spaghetti for just as long as it is on screen. The second it leaves the screen it just completely cuts off.

They had one sound effect in the whole movie, and it was awful.

Now I have hinted a little at the story but let me give a quick rundown. The first half of the movie is about a dog with an internal monologue trying to get a human woman to fall in love with him, all the while she is constantly harassed and abused by the men around her.

Yup, its bestiality and it is incredibly uncomfortable to watch.

The dog’s monologue is a snarky thing full of one-liners and fourth wall breaks, and it makes me genuinely hate him as a character. None of it is funny and I get incredibly annoyed each time he makes a joke. What’s even worse is that when he is in human form during the second part of the movie, he has an entirely different voice, meaning they couldn’t even get the actor to come back in to voice the lines.

That’s right, about 30 minutes into the movie they do a standard ending scene in the rain where the lovers kiss, right after the dog has transformed into a man. He then spends the second half of the movie as a human at night and a dog during the day, which just makes me incredibly uncomfortable. She marries him and calls him her husband, but then during the day he’s just a dog. My friends and I spent this entire half of the movie just trying to understand the logistics of the change and all the terrible implications that come from it.

Thankfully, one of the final scenes is the dog being hit by car and dying, leading to years of just this lady living a sad and lonely life until somehow, decades later, he comes back as a different guy and they get married, which somehow turns them young again. It was one of the stupidest endings I’ve ever seen in a movie and I spent the whole time in tears laughing.

This was probably helped by the drinking game me and my friends had played while watching the movie. See, whenever there is a scene transition, the director had no clue how to smoothly transition to the next scene, so he would just cut to scenes of ducks swimming in a pond, over and over again. We took a drink each time they did this, but we had to stop because if we kept with it the whole movie we probably would have needed a hospital visit. I would not recommend this drinking game unless you know your limits, because it

Courtesy of IMBD may not end pretty if you can’t keep yourself in check.

This movie is bad. Really bad. I cannot recommend this movie unless you have friends that all enjoy bad movies as well, because its really hard to sit through without distractions. I rate movies from -10 to 10, with negative being ironic enjoyment, and I have to give this a -4 because of how uncomfortable the editing, writing, and even premise makes me feel.

The blatant blunders aren’t even numerous enough to make the movie funny, it’s just a lot of dead space.

Today’s cinematography tool is color coordination, because doing it correctly can make a good movie into a great one.

A good example of color coordination is Baby Driver, as each of the characters wears a different color. On its own, though, clothing isn’t enough. You must be able to subtly surround those characters with that color either through background elements, other characters, or even lighting changes. Maybe even have a character’s colors transition as the character grows as a person, or have it follow their descent to a low place in their life.

Jon Sharpe is a senior in Supply Chain Management with a concentration in Business Analytics. He can be reached at jsharp37@vols.utk.edu. Love BMS? Be sure to check out the podcast on Soundcloud!

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UT to sell alcohol at sporting events starting Sept. 7 STAFF REPORT

Football fans woke up to a long-awaited announcement from the university last week: Tennessee has officially joined the contingent of athletic programs to take advantage of the SEC’s new alcohol sales policy.

Following the appointment of Chancellor Donde Plowman, a task force to assess the university’s alcohol policy and the feasibility of serving alcohol at sporting events was formed.

The task force’s decision to allow alcohol sales starting with the BYU game on Saturday, Sept.

7 was announced Tuesday.

“I appreciate everyone whose efforts have helped us develop what we believe is a comprehensive and responsible plan for alcohol sales at home football games,” UT Director of Athletics Phillip Fulmer said in a release Friday.

“The game day experience at Neyland Stadium is historic and unrivaled, and I’m confident these new concessions options will aid our continued efforts to enhance that experience for Tennessee fans and visitors throughout the stadium.”

Plowman’s committee focused on developing policies and infrastructure to support al-

cohol sales in accordance with applicable laws.

The process placed a emphasis on fan experience, as well and their safety and security.

“We remain committed to providing a safe, positive, and family-friendly atmosphere in our venues and have measures in place to assure that standard is met,” Fulmer added.

Trained and licensed servers will sell beer at games, located at concession stands and kiosks across the stadium, except for areas near the student section. Wine will be sold in the Tennessee Terrace and East and West Clubs. Water will be available free of charge from tanks located in the concourse.

No more than two alcoholic beverages will be sold per transaction, and each will be poured into a clear cup upon purchase due to the Southeastern Conference policy. Regardless of age, every purchase will require a valid photo ID. Accepted IDs include driver’s licenses, military IDs, passports and government-issued photo ID cards.

Those consuming alcohol can be ask to show ID at any point in time.

“Anyone consuming alcohol must be able to prove—at any time or location—that they are age 21 or older,” the policy states.

Beer sales will end at the when the third quarter ends and alcohol cannot leave the stadium. Personnel will be staffed at all exits to

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enforce the disposal of all drinking cups before exiting the game.

Law enforcement and game day staff will be trained to watch for binge drinking, underage drinking and other alcohol-related incidents at the stadium. Fans can be ejected from the sports venue and subject to prosecution if alcohol is passed to a minor, the use of fake ID is attempted or they are intoxicated.

A game text message system will be in place for fans who need assistance to due to fan behavior or for medical or custodial issues. Fans will send a text to 69050 beginning with VOLS and including seat location and a description of the issue.

UT will also introduce a ride-share pickup area by Circle Drive near Ayres Hall. Game attendees can visit the fan information booth at Gate 21 and register as designated drivers, pledging to refrain from drinking and receiving a wristband and voucher for a free water or soft drink. Drivers can register through halftime and must provide name, driver’s license number, email, section, row and seat number.

In April, Governor Bill Lee passed legislation to allow alcohol sales at public university events, and the SEC lifted its ban of alcohol sales at sporting events two months later.

This left the decision to sell alcohol at events in the hands of the university after a beer permit

was granted to Aramark by the Knoxville Beer Board.

While the policy is open to all SEC teams, Tennessee now joins Missouri, LSU, Texas A&M, Arkansas and Vanderbilt as the schools who have adopted the new policy, which officially went into effect Aug. 1.

Alice Cooper concert paves way for alcohol at sporting events Alice Cooper rocked Thompson-Boling Arena August 3, while alcohol sales rocked the concourse for the first time at a non-sporting event on campus.

Senior Associate Vice Chancellor for Finance & Administration Jeff Maples said alcohol sales at the concert would serve as a test run for future events and potential sales at sporting events in Neyland Stadium, Thompson-Boling Arena and Regal Stadium ahead of the concert.

“We’re not reinventing the wheel here,” Maples said ahead of the concert. “Alcohol is sold at venues like this all over the country. A matter of fact, venues who attract acts like us is one of the last ones to introduce alcohol.”

“The event we’re going to have Saturday night would not have come without the introduction of alcohol,” Maples added, sharing that their deal with Alice Cooper depended on the passing of the legislation in April.

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Pruitt pleased with team speed, competition following final scrimmage of fall camp NOAH TAYLOR Staff Writer

As fall camp comes closer to merging into regular season preparation, the Tennessee football team held their second and final scrimmage on Saturday afternoon inside Neyland Stadium.

Second-year head coach Jeremy Pruitt came away more pleased than he did following last week’s scrimmage, particularly with the speed and competition that his team showcased across the board.

“We really have more speed on our team this year,” Pruitt said. “You know, we got a lot of really good work out there today. With the one’s, two’s and three’s. Lots of competition.”

Throughout fall camp, Pruitt pointed out the lack of experience at many positions on the team and how he would like to see more consistency out of younger players. As fall camp closed and the Vols turn their attention to the regular season, Pruitt still wants more consistency out of that mix of maturity and youth.

“The guys who have more experience seem to have a better understanding of how to prepare,” Pruitt said. “When you get into the second or third week of (fall) camp, that maturity starts to show up. That’s why in this league it

helps to have an older team, mature team.

“Usually the younger guys who can do it on a consistent basis are few and far between. We’ve got some guys who are physically ready for whatever reason when it comes to consistency, they’re not there yet.”

But there is one area that Pruitt seems to have seen more consistency, especially during Saturday’s scrimmage: special teams.

Tennessee could feature a staple of dangerous returners on punt and kickoff returns. They could also pose a threat for opposing teams in the kicking game. “(Speed) has enabled us to create some depth on special teams,” Pruitt said. “I feel our kickers have continued to kick the ball extremely well in camp. We are much closer to figuring out who our return guys are going to be.”

The defensive front, however, might be a different story for the Vols. Due to some injuries, a plethora of inexperience and the status of Michigan transfer Aubrey Solomon in limbo, questions have abounded during fall camp as far as the defensive line is concerned.

But those questions haven’t stopped Pruitt from noticing who could step up into a key role this season for the unit, despite them struggling with the consistency Pruitt has been so adamant about.

“I see guys that have some ability,” Pruitt

Jeremy Pruitt during game against Auburn on Oct. 13, 2018 at Jordan-Hare Stadium.

File / Daily Beacon said. “They have to learn how to play and learn how we want them to play. There are several guys who have improved upfront and we still have a long ways to go there. They have to continue to work hard every single day. They can’t take a day off.”

As the coaching staff looks for answers in those areas, the team will start to shift their focus to their season-opening opponent, the Georgia State Panthers, who travel to Knoxville on Aug. 31.

Pruitt says that regular season game prepa-

ration begins Thursday.

“We’ll start for the next three days and take some opponents we have early in the season and spend a day on each one of them,” Pruitt said. “We will probably start getting into our game prep on Thursday and spend three days on that.

“We’ll work on early-season opponents this week, and we have done that all fall camp. Since day six, we’ve been working on some component of somebody.”

Three Vols land on 2019 Preseason Coaches All-SEC Team STAFF REPORT

Three Tennessee football players were named to the 2019 Preseason Coaches AllSEC Team on Thursday.

Senior wide receiver Marquez Callaway lead the group by landing on the secondteam as a return specialist. In 2018, Callaway returned one punt for a score and tallied over 160 yards in punt returns last season.

Callaway also averaged 13.4 yards per return, the highest among active players in the FBS. In addition to his punt return for a touchdown last season, Callaway has scored one other time as a return specialist in his career. He has totaled close to 400 yards as a returner over the least three seasons.

Joining Callaway were fellow seniors Darrell Taylor and Nigel Warrior, who were both named third-team selections.

Taylor is expected to be one of the bigger impact players for Tennessee this season after a successful showing in 2018. Last season, the senior linebacker recorded eight sacks, the most of any returning player in the SEC. His four sacks versus Kentucky

last November earned him SEC Player of the Week honors Overall in his collegiate career, Taylor has 11 sacks, and over 15 tackles for loss, as well as five forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries. He was named to three 2019 preseason award watch lists, including the Chuck Bednarik Award, Bronco Nagurski Award and the Butkus Award.

Left: Nigel Warrior, #18, pumps up fans during game against Missouri on Nov. 17, 2018 at Neyland Stadium. File / Daily Beacon Right: Marquez Callaway, #1, during the game against Vanderbilt at Neyland Stadium on Nov. 25, 2017. File / Daily Beacon Keeping it on the defensive side of the ball, Nigel Warrior is heading into his third season as the Vols starting safety. During his career, Warrior has accumulated 169 tackles

in more than 36-career games. Warrior finished 13th in the conference in 2017 with 83 stops and three forced fumbles.