Tennessee Vols head coach Josh Heupel needs to make a slight depth chart adjustment before his team takes on the Florida Gators on Saturday night in Knoxville.
The Vols’ offense clearly needs a spark. Tennessee has scored just 37 points on offense over the last two games. UT slowed things down against Oklahoma two weeks ago, which limited the offensive production, but after watching the Vols score just 14 points against Arkansas, I’m not sure that Tennessee actually left that many points on the field in Norman after switching to a conservative approach.
One of the players on Tennessee’s roster that has the highest ceiling is true freshman wide receiver Mike Matthews. The former five-star recruit has NFL talent. He may not have a ton of experience as a player, but he has game-changing abilities on the field.
Heupel’s system can take a little while for young players to learn. But when you have a future NFL player like Matthews on the roster, you have to find a way to get him on the field. Alabama is getting a lot of production from true freshman wide receiver Ryan Williams (who is only 17 years old). And Ohio State is getting a significant amount of production from true freshman wide receiver Jeremiah Smith. There’s no reason that the Vols shouldn’t be able to get production from their young five-star true freshman wide receiver.