What's taking place in Knoxville right now can best be described as a spring cleaning. The Vols are trying to clean themselves of the bad habits that contributed to their first losing season since 1988. Quarterback Erik Ainge is trying to clean his head of the confidence-shattering juggling act that took place between himself and departed senior Rick Clausen. Offensive coordinator David Cutcliffe, back for his second stint under head coach Phillip Fulmer, is cleaning out Tennessee's long-stagnant playbook and replacing it with a more versatile scheme. And the offensive linemen are cleaning themselves of extra pounds (15-20 pounds in some cases). "It's important that we use every minute, every period of the 15 days we are allowed to get our edge back as a football team," Fulmer said. Finding a couple receivers who can catch a ball in traffic wouldn't hurt, either.
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