Terry Fair leaned in and closely monitored the drill as he shouted instructions to the youth players participating at the Legends of Tennessee football camp at Northview Academy. He implored those drilling at his station to finish their rep hard. Fair was among several former Vols whom camp director Jabari Davis gathered to help instruct a three-day camp that drew nearly 100 participants. Fair enjoyed the chance to catch up with other former Vols and embraced the opportunity

As the football was about to be snapped, Terry Robiskie looked above his flip card of plays, standing several feet behind running back Alfred Blue. Robiskie watched as Blue burst through a hole, appearing to execute exactly what was expected of him. But Robiskie, 64, still pulled Blue aside before motioning with his hands that he needed to make his cut quicker after clearing the line of scrimmage. Throughout the Jaguars’ two-hour organized team activity on Tuesday, Robiskie h

Tommie Robinson mingled among the Texans. A handshake here. A group photo there. With every LSU fan in the Houston sports bar on the LSU Coaches Caravan stop Monday evening, Robinson received a common question: How're those new running backs looking, Coach? Seems like an annual question at LSU, especially when Robinson and the Tigers coaching staff have just brought in ESPN's top running back of the 2019 class, John Emery of Destrehan High, and another top 10 back in Tyrion D

Organized team activities aren’t a time for heated position battles or fighting for starting jobs. That’s not to say players can’t impress coaches and improve their stock heading into minicamp and eventually training camp, but it’s more about conditioning and toying with concepts on the field. Coaches remain intense and fiery during OTAs, as displayed by linebackers coach Joe Barry last week. This week, it was wide receivers coach Eric Yarber who was mic’d up during practice.

Terry Robiskie considers this a significant honor. One reason is the man for whom it is named, and another is the past recipients. Robiskie, the Jaguars’ running backs coach and a 38-year coaching veteran, has been nominated for the Paul “Dr. Z” Zimmerman Award. The Pro Football Writers of America announced the nomination Thursday. “I feel honored,” Robiskie said before the Jaguars’ third practice of 2019 organized team activities Friday morning at the Dream Finders Homes Pra

The opportunity to return to Lexington was too much for former Wildcat Jon Sumrall to pass up. After spending just one season as a linebackers coach at Ole Miss, Sumrall is back in Lexington and coaching at his alma mater. “The University of Kentucky means a lot to me,” Sumrall said. “I had the opportunity to play here. To be able to wear the UK logo on my chest gives me a little extra juice. I’m already a firey, emotional coach, but it gives me a little extra excitement. Tha

Fred Taylor believes in Leonard Fournette. The Jaguars’ all-time leading rusher also said he’s glad he now may have a chance to help Fournette – or at least to be an influence. Taylor, who is in Indianapolis this week working with the running back draft class at the 2019 NFL Scouting Combine, said newly-hired Jaguars running backs coach Terry Robiskie has spoken to him about speaking to the team’s running backs on occasion moving forward. “It means a lot,” Taylor said, adding

Tennessee Volunteers wide receivers coach David Johnson arrived at the Touchdown Club of Memphis just minutes before his scheduled speech on Monday night. For a brief moment, Johnson settled in his seat located just to the right of 2019 Vols commit Melvin McBride, but the eager group quickly invited him on stage just minutes later. The position coach wasn't naive. In a room predominantly made up of knowledgeable SEC fans ready to pepper him with questions, he couldn't hide th

Being an NFL rusher is about more than just running fast. These are the most important skills they need to be successful. Running is the past. Passing is the future. With completion percentages across the NFL continuing to rise, your average handoff seemed destined for the dustbin of inefficient history, nestled in between the midrange jumper and the sacrifice bunt. Yet, while their contracts have suffered, running backs are still here. So, welcome to … Running Back Day! We’r

After a day in front of the fans at Husky Stadium and the first live looks of fall camp, the tempo changed a bit Sunday for the Washington football team. The pads stayed in the lockers, the helmets stayed on the shelves, and the Dawgs went back to shorts for a day that was all about the mental side of things. “Today was a little bit more of making sure we’re really over-exaggerating techniques and posture, a lot of speed,” tight ends coach Jordan Paopao said. “We had a great