Posted by ESPN.com's Chris Low

One of the biggest questions for Tennessee during preseason camp was answered Monday night after practice when coach Lane Kiffin announced that fifth-year senior Jonathan Crompton would be the Vols' starting quarterback.

Crompton beat out junior Nick Stephens for the job.

But a bigger issue may be who Crompton's going to be throwing to, especially the first month of the season.

Kiffin confirmed that junior receiver Gerald Jones will be out for three to six weeks with a high ankle sprain. Jones was Tennessee's leading returning receiver. Austin Rogers was already out for the season after tearing his ACL, and Denarius Moore won't be back until mid-September with a foot injury.

What this all means is that for Tennessee to generate any semblance of an effective passing game, a bunch of new faces and a bunch of unproven faces are going to have to come through.

Junior Brandon Warren has to prove he can make the transition from tight end to receiver and get open against the cornerbacks he's going to be facing in this league.

Senior Quintin Hancock has to have the best season he's had in what's been an unproductive career. He didn't catch a pass last season.

And for true freshmen Nu'Keese Richardson, Marsalis Teague and Zach Rogers, the time is now.

One move the Vols did make Monday was shifting redshirt freshmen Rod Wilks from safety to receiver. Wilks caught 20 touchdown passes as a senior in high school.