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Tennessee Football: Spring practice storylines

It is March, which means the best of college basketball season is here, and with No. 5 Tennessee primed to make a deep run in the NCAA Tournament, it’s easy to forget that spring football is almost here, as well.

Tennessee will kick off year two of the Jeremy Pruitt era on Aug. 31 against Georgia State at Neyland Stadium, but spring practice could be just as interesting with new faces taking the field on Thursday.

Here are a few of the big storylines ahead of spring practice:

Jim Chaney returns

Pruitt was forced to make his first major staff change this past offseason when Tyson Helton left for the head coaching gig at Western Kentucky.