15-07-2025
Bryson Eason discusses moving on from last year, Tennessee coming together in 2025
Bryson Eason enters his sixth season at Tennessee in 2025. The 6-foot-3, 315-pound redshirt senior defensive lineman represented Tennessee at SEC media days on Tuesday in Atlanta, Georgia.
'It means everything to just know that those guys believe in me to represent them well, and put on for the Power T, and put on for the name on the back of my jersey,' he said of representing Tennessee at SEC media days. 'It means a lot and I appreciate them.'
Eason appeared in all 13 games for the Vols in 2024. He totaled 24 tackles, seven tackles for a loss, 1.5 sacks and one pass deflection during Tennessee's season that resulted in a College Football Playoff berth.
'I feel like last year was a great experience for me, and a lot of my other guys, to just go through the ups and downs of the whole season,' he said. 'It didn't turn out the way we wanted it to, but it was a great.'
Eason added that Tennessee is moving on from last year and focusing on the 2025 season.
"Last year was last year, so that's kind of just out of the equation," he said. "We can't keep reflecting on that comparing whatever we're trying to do now to what we did last year. We have to let that go and move on.
"Obviously, we didn't get the outcome we wanted. It's really nothing to just sit there and dwell on, if you know what I mean, because we didn't end up victorious, so just keep moving forward, keep working. The mission we have at hand, let's focus on that."
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Eason also discussed the Vols moving on from quarterback Nico Iamaleava. The signal-caller transferred to UCLA following spring practices.
'It's just been us, just focused on everybody that is in the building,' Eason said of the team coming together after spring practices. 'That's really what only matters at the end of the day. Just focusing on us, and building as a team, and just taking steps every day to be better as a team, and as one.'
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