Derek Dooley

SI: How is year two going to be different for Tyler Bray?

DD: Last fall we tried to keep things real clean and simple for him so he went into the game confident. You can't keep doing that because the more defenses watch a quarterback, the more they get a book on you. So they're gonna throw more at him, and he's gonna have to be better equipped to handle more.

SI: YOU AND STANLEY MORGAN FINISHED FIRST AMONG SEC TANDEMS AT A GOLF TOURNAMENT IN MAY. ARE YOU A BIG GOLFER?

DD: I DON'T PLAY AS MUCH AS I'D LIKE. BUT IT WAS GOOD THAT OL' TENNESSEE GOT A WIN IN SOMETHING IN THE SEC.

SI: You coached in the NFL. How has that translated to college ball?

DD: The NFL gives you sort of a Ph.D. in football. All of your energy gets put on pure scheme and learning how to be a better evaluator of talent. I think in those two areas, it certainly allowed me to grow professionally.

SI: How was the team's experience training with the Knoxville Police Department this spring?

DD: They had a blast. I had a lot of officers and players who might have had certain preconceived notions of the other guy and came away with a different attitude. To me, that's what it's all about.