Today On Rocky Top: Tennessee Volunteers News 5/25
By Zach Ragan
October 27, 2012; Columbia, SC, USA; Tennessee Volunteers running back Marlin Lane (15) runs for a big gain as South Carolina Gamecocks linebacker Shaq Wilson (54) pursues in the second half at Williams-Brice Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Blake-USA TODAY Sports
From Go Vols Xtra
"The Lady Vols (48-10), the No. 7 national seed, beat No. 10 seed Alabama 3-2 on Friday night in front of a raucous sold-out crowd of 1,650"
From Rocky Top Talk
"The Gamecocks entered the SEC in 1992 and were scheduled to face the Vols on our now-customary Halloween weekend date. Tennessee raced to a 5-0 start and rose to #4 in the polls, but was upset by Arkansas and then lost to eventual National Champion Alabama. Still, thanks to wins over Georgia and Florida the Vols could still win the first ever SEC Eastern Division title by simply beating the Gamecocks in Columbia.Enter Taneyhill, a freshman, whose golden mullet led the Gamecocks to a 24-23 upset win over the Vols. Johnny Majors elected to go for two and the win late to save the division title, but Tennessee was denied. You can argue that Taneyhill cost Majors his job."
From Go Vols Xtra
"Tennessee’s football team showed solid growth in grade-point average during its first semester under new coach Butch Jones, according to team GPA totals released by UT on Friday.The men’s swimming program, in its first full season under Matt Kredich, posted the highest gains compared to one year ago.Overall, UT said the department-wide GPA of 3.05 for the 2013 spring semester was the highest since records were first recorded in 2003."
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