Why David Sanders cringes at some plays from his Tennessee freshman year

David Sanders admits he sometimes cringes when he watches Tennessee football game film of his freshman season. “Bro, like, what were you doing? Just holding on for dear life,” said Sanders, recalling his growing pains in 2025, when he transformed from a five-star recruit to an SEC starting offensive tackle. Sanders doesn’t have much to feel embarrassed about. He started the final six games of 2025 after recovering from an injury. He earned Freshman All-SEC and Freshman All-America honors. And he returns as one of most promising young offensive linemen in college football. But there are certain clips that make him shake his head. “(In the) Florida game, I was down-blocking on (projected...