After operating under three head coaches in three seasons and losing their starting quarterback, running back, and most of both lines to graduation, Tennessee is a team very much adrift in a sea of unanswered questions. One I’d very much like to ask Lane Kiffin is, “What the blue hell were you thinking keeping Tauren Poole on the bench all last year?” SBN’s Rocky Top Talk reports the diminutive sophomore running back turned in his second stellar spring game performance in as many years:
Brace Yourselves For ‘Poole Party’ Headlines: Tennessee May Have Their New Star RB
Running backs. Tauren Poole is the clear starter at this position. He rushed for 43 yards and caught three balls for another 58 yards. He was powerful, fast, and elusive, and he rarely let the first guy get him down. “Tauren has made big plays in every scrimmage -- the spring game and the two scrimmages -- and he did it again today,” Dooley said. “I’m really pleased with how he’s running the ball. We still need David Oku to come on, and I think he will, but I’m really pleased with Poole. Poole’s got great character; he’s a hard worker, a hard runner; he can go out and do some things in the pass game, and he breaks a lot of tackles. He’s going to be a real key for us this year.”
In addition to every-down responsibilities, Poole will also battle Oku for the exclusive right to have the vowels in his name extended to “POOOOOOOOOOOLE” by the student section.
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