Good news:He’s back Tennessee Volunteers key player

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A key member of the Tennessee Vols has announced his return for the 2023 campaign.

A vital member of the Tennessee Vols revealed on Wednesday that he will be back in 2023.

In a Wednesday media session, wide receiver Bru McCoy assured reporters that he will “without a doubt” be back in Tennessee the following season.

“Without a doubt, I’ll be coming back next year,” McCoy replied. “As for the role, all I can do is be the best team member I can be. I’m going to keep working hard and trying my best to help teams win games. In the end, I just want to set more team goals than personal ones. And simply venture forth and achieve success.”

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McCoy was a vital member of the Volunteers in 2022 after transferring from USC to Tennessee in the spring.

The native of California hauled in 48 receptions for 619 yards and three touchdowns by the end of the season. The team’s second-best receiving yard total was 619, trailing only Jalin Hyatt’s 1,267.

This season, McCoy made a few huge catches for Tennessee at pivotal times. But without a doubt, his reception against Alabama that put the Vols in field goal range stands out as his most memorable catch.

With Hyatt and Cedric Tillman leaving for the NFL, the Vols must get McCoy back the following season. Joe Milton is expected to start at quarterback for UT the following season, but his wealth of offensive experience from this season will be valuable.

In 2023, McCoy, Squirrel White, and Ramel Keyton ought to be Tennessee’s three starting wide receivers.

The Biggest Key in Tennessee? Putting Spencer Rattler under “applying pressure”

During his first four starts of the season, quarterback Spencer Rattler of South Carolina has performed admirably. Josh Heupel, head coach of the Tennessee Volunteers, hinted at how they plan to slow him.

Spencer Rattler, the quarterback for South Carolina, has had an interesting journey, to put it mildly. After a stellar start to his career at Oklahoma, the top quarterback in the 2019 recruiting class was benched in favor of eventual Heisman Trophy winner Caleb Williams. Before the 2022 season, Rattler moved to South Carolina, where he struggled in his first few months.

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But everything changed in one November game against Tennessee. After putting up 63 points on the board against the Vols, Rattler threw six touchdowns and has been outstanding ever since. Josh Heupel, the head coach of Tennessee, updated Rattler’s timeline and gave a sneak peek at how Tennesee can slow him down during his first press conference.

“He plays the game really well. He is a skilled player. He has a lot of football experience. He’s playing incredibly well at the moment. He had that in his arsenal, and he was dynamic in that football game. You know, the line of scrimmage is crucial for us, so we need to perform exceptionally well there. He needs to be in third and long’s final year. Last year, we didn’t leave the field on third and long. He extended and made some really amazing plays, and part of that was coverage. We must perform a fantastic job of simultaneously applying pressure and bottling them up.”