VolQuest.com follows up its article on the freshmen most likely to see the field this season with another guessing which redshirts should have the most impact this year. Expecting great things from big-hitting linebacker Rico McCoy, offensive tackle Chris Scott, aggressive center Josh McNeil, defensive tackle and winner of the Most Improved Player Award on defense last spring Dan Williams, and highly-touted running back Lamarcus Coker.

Via Inside Tennessee, College Football News has ranked Justin Harrell (No. 8) and Turk McBride (No. 13) as two of their top 25 defensive tackles.

Ouch. You know how a dog dries itself by impersonating a self-contained miniature earthquake? Well, this video shows how you can do it for him.

Be sure to check out Fox Sports Net’s Around the South tonight as they are featuring the Vols at 7:00 p.m. EST.

UPDATE: More from GoVolsXtra, Offensive tackle Ell Ash is transferring, Jim Bob Cooter’s DUI hearing has been postponed until August 17, 2006, and Erik Ainge is back to voluntary summer workouts after being sidelined for a week due to the aggravation of a pre-existing back injury that occurred after a minor car accident.

Well the football team has had it’s last spring practice before the Orange and White Game, and Junior offensive lineman Steven Jones, senior defensive back Jonathan Wade, and redshirt freshman Dan Williams all earned most improved player awards for their spring work.

Positive words from defensive coordinator John Chavis about Wade:

Jonathan probably has made his biggest step during this spring toward becoming a player that’s going to give you the same level of play every day. And that’s what we look for. Jonathan’s become a technician and understands better the fine details of his position.”

UTSports.com has a bunch of audio and video, including coach Chavis on the defense, Chavis on the O&W game, Chavis with Bob Kesling, coach Cutcliffe on the offense, and Cutcliffe with Bob Kesling.

By the way, posting has been light for a variety of reasons, including the fact that I’ve been doing a lot of work under the hood in preparation for next season. If anyone’s interested in the blogging side of the sports blogosphere, I’ve found the video tutorials on Flash, PHP, Dreamweaver, and Fireworks at LearnFlash.com and lynda.com to be most helpful. Ditto the Installing WordPress on Your Own Windows Computer and WordPress Theme Dissection tutorials from urbangiraffe.com.