Tennessee's Quarterbacks Use the Open Date to Reset

Tennessee's quarterbacks are using the team's open date as a chance to reset. With no game on the schedule, the position group has a break from the usual weekly preparation cycle and an opportunity to regroup before the Vols return to action.

The pause comes in the middle of the season, when a step back can matter as much as another week of game planning. For Tennessee, the focus at quarterback during this stretch is on resetting during the open date rather than preparing for an immediate opponent.

What that reset produces will only become clear once the Vols are back on the field. The open date gives the quarterbacks time away from a game-week deadline, and Tennessee will look for that break to leave the group refreshed for the remainder of the schedule.