It looks like Tennessee is finally starting to think outside the box when it comes to their issues in their secondary.

Injuries and/or poor play left cornerbacks Marsalous Johnson and Antonio Gaines along with safety Jarod Parrish, who all started the season opener at Cal, on the bench at different points of the home win over Arkansas State.

All along it seemed like junior college transfer DeAngelo Willingham and freshmen Eric Berry and Brent Vinson should be seeing a bulk of the playing time alongside senior safety Jonathan Hefney. For a staff that always claims they are going to play the most talented athletes regardless, it took a 1-2 start to get the newcomers on the field.

Talk of scheme, trust and experience have been noted as reasons for not letting more of the young players play. But, for a staff that got true freshmen Peyton Manning, Casey Clausen, Erik Ainge and Brent Schaeffer all ready in time to play quarterback you would think it would have been much easier to tell No. 13 to go cover No. 1 and go wherever he goes.

Stay tuned to see how much longer it takes the rookie receivers to see enough playing time to contribute. They have two weeks to prepare for a visit from Georgia, who just improved to 23-3 on the road under coach Mark Richt after defeating Bama in Tuscaloosa in overtime on Saturday.