After Tennessee's great bye week, Jarrett Guarantano to start at QB vs. South Carolina

A day after Tennessee coach Butch Jones complimented the quality of his team’s bye week, Jones is making a quarterback change.

According to Volquest.com, Jarrett Guarantano will start at quarterback Saturday against South Carolina. Quenten Dormady had been the Vols’ starter so far in 2017 after winning the quarterback competition in preseason practice.

The site also reports that “after learning that he would not be the starter moving forward, sources say Dormady is contemplating his football future at Tennessee. All eyes will be on Tuesday afternoon’s practice as to whether Dormady is present.”

Monday, Jones said Tennessee’s bye week was “one of the best we’ve had.” He also talked about how his quarterbacks can prepare when they’re not out on the field during practice and even used the term “leadership rep.” Via GoVols247:

“But like I told our quarterbacks, you don’t have to get a physical rep to get a rep. You can get a leadership rep by having all the wideouts stand around you, going over your progression and going over what you’re thinking. You can get a mental rep. I know you guys are only at practice for a few couple periods, but when we’re in team reps, all of our quarterbacks are 15 yards behind the ball, and when the ball is snapped they’re going into their drops and they’re talking about their progressions. So there’s a lot of repetitions that can be incurred throughout the course of practice.

“It may not be a physical rep, but it can be a mental rep and a leadership rep. And as we all know, you need every kind of rep to be able to perform at a high level.”

Perhaps Guarantano has been racking up a lot of quality leadership reps lately.

Dormady is 76-137 passing for 925 yards, six touchdowns and six interceptions in 2017. Guarantano has thrown 24 passes, completing 12 for 54 yards and a score.

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