Velus Jones Jr. leaves a big void in the Tennessee offense, but his presence will also be missed on special teams. That’s a bit of a forgotten part of the equation here as the season nears, and special teams coach Mike Ekeler has been trying to solve it in the last few weeks.
Tennessee has been working several guys throughout camp, getting a handful of players ready and comfortable to handle those return situations.
On Wednesday, Ekeler ran through the potential options.
“We’ve got a ton of guys on punt return,” Ekeler said. “We’ve got Tre Flowers.