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2012 Tennessee Football Schedule

Opponent		Date	Result
	N.C. State	Aug. 31	7:30 PM
	Georgia State	Sep. 8	TBA
	Florida	Sep. 15	TBA
	Akron	Sep. 22	TBA
	Georgia	Sep. 29	TBA
BYE WEEK
	Mississippi State	Oct. 13	TBA
	Alabama	Oct. 20	TBA
	South Carolina	Oct. 27	TBA
	Troy	Nov. 3	TBA
	Missouri	Nov. 10	TBA
	Vanderbilt	Nov. 17	TBA
	Kentucky	Nov. 24	TBA
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Grading the class: Quarterback

Ryan Callahan
3 months ago
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Tennessee freshman quarterback Nathan Peterman, who was ranked the No. 15 pro-style quarterback in the 2012 class by 247Sports, arrived in Knoxville last month as one of the Vols' seven mid-term enrollees.

In the first of a 10-part, position-by-position breakdown of Tennessee's 2012 class, govols247 examines how well the Vols addressed their needs at the quarterback position.

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http://tennessee.247sports.com/Article/Grading-the-Tennessee-Vols-2012-signing-class-Quarterback-60383
In the first of a 10-part, position-by-position breakdown of Tennessee's 2012 class, govols247 examines how well the Vols addressed their needs at the quarterback position.
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Love this feature.
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Ryan Callahan said...
http://tennessee.247sports.com/Article/Grading-the-Tennessee-Vols-2012-signing-class-Quarterback-60383
In the first of a 10-part, position-by-position breakdown of Tennessee's 2012 class, govols247 examines how well the Vols addressed their needs at the quarterback position.
I think we got a steal. Thanks +1
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Great work, Ryan. Are you going to separate corners and safeties when you get to them? I would love to see them detailed.
I agree with most that Peterman was a steal- may have more upside than Worley as well. It will be interesting to see how he adjust.
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This will be a good feature over the next ten days. I'm looking forward to it.
My only concern with Peterman is his offer list. His only other SEC offer was Vanderbilt. I just hope he can be SEC ready by the time we would need to throw him into the fire.
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423VOL said...
This will be a good feature over the next ten days. I'm looking forward to it.
My only concern with Peterman is his offer list. His only other SEC offer was Vanderbilt. I just hope he can be SEC ready by the time we would need to throw him into the fire.
between him and Worley, we are likely to hit on one of the two as they are both very good prospects
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Looking forward to the rest of the series. Great start...
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Sounds like another good reason to come back to this site every day. Good work, Ryan.
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medinavol
3 months ago
On the QB skill position what are the sound mechanics? I'm not a former player so I watch with novice eyes. Also, do we know his arm strength, etc.? Thanks, Ryan. Good start to what will be an interesting and informative series.
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Great feature indeed!
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3 months ago
Ryan Callahan said...
Peterman rebuilt his mechanics a bit going into his senior year to give himself a quicker, more compact throwing motion. He holds the ball where it needs to be to allow him to make a quicker throw, and he also has good footwork.
Didn't get to mention this in the story, but another of the underrated skills Peterman has is that he can run a bit. He's not blazing fast or anything, but he's just athletic enough to scramble for some yards when he's in a pinch or has room. I've seen a couple people compare him to Georgia quarterback Aaron Murray.
I'm glad to hear about the mechanics and pleasantly surprised about the running ability (we haven't had that in quite a while), but I think we've all gotten spoiled with Bray's accuracy and ability to put the ball pretty much anywhere on the field at any time. How's Peterman's accuracy and arm strength?
Also: Ryan, to the extent the QB is responsible for managing the running game (reading the defense, checking out of a called play into a run into some vulnerable spot in the D), how's Peterman at that?
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ericstubb
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Also Ryan, what are the chances that either Peterman or Worley (probably Peterman, given Worley's got a year's more experience) redshirts this year? To be honest, I hope they're significant, as I think we should have redshirted Worley last year and played Simms through the games Bray missed (though I may stir up some controversy on here to say that).
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I swear he looks just like Joe Theismann!
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I swear he looks just like Joe Theismann!
Nice call. He really does. +1
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Bray hasn't looked exactly great against good teams. Let's not crown him just yet. Besides there has been plenty of 3* QBs that have won championships.
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This will be a good feature over the next ten days. I'm looking forward to it.
My only concern with Peterman is his offer list. His only other SEC offer was Vanderbilt. I just hope he can be SEC ready by the time we would need to throw him into the fire.
i think his offer sheet may have been short because he committed to us so early and never gave any indication of wavering....
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