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Tennessee left tackle Drew Richmond on new staff: “They demand excellence”

For the first time this spring, Tennessee allowed a few players to speak to the media. The first up was Drew Richmond — who was short on details, but seemed like a guy that was locked in an enjoying himself.

“Our heads are down — Coach Pruitt’s got our heads down,” Tennessee junior tackle Drew Richmond told the media. “We’re working so hard right now to get to where we need to be. We’re just working.”

Richmond continued, telling us how even things in the meeting rooms were different. “Meetings? They’re much longer. We give a lot of attention to video, a lot of attention to the playbooks.