Jeremy Pruitt wants team to stay at a hotel the night before the spring game

Vols coach Jeremy Pruitt said Saturday he wants the April 21 spring game to be as close to a real game as possible.

"We’re going to divide up the squad. We’re going to play a game," Pruitt said. "We’ll actually have a Vol Walk. We want to go through the same routine.

"Heck, we may stay at a hotel on Friday night, because we don’t want it to be the first time we do it when we go to Charlotte (for the season opener).”

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One of Pruitt's spring goals is to put his players in adverse situations, so he's hoping a large crowd shows up for the Orange and White Game.

"(Fans') presence will create pressure, which will prepare them for next season," Pruitt said.

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