KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Tennessee running back John Kelly talks throughout a game, whether he's motivating teammates or letting an opponent know about an impressive carry he has just made.
"My mom, she used to always say I talk too much anyways," Kelly said. "I guess it's still going."
Lately, he has had plenty of reason to be chatty.
The Southeastern Conference has three running backs who were named to The Associated Press preseason All-America team: LSU's Derrius Guice, Georgia's Nick Chubb and Alabama's Bo Scarbrough. Yet three weeks into the season, it is Kelly who leads the SEC with 349 yards rushing.