Today On Rocky Top: Vols Legacy Of Junior College Transfers And More
By Zach Ragan
September 29, 2012; Athens, GA, USA; Tennessee Volunteers wide receiver Cordarrelle Patterson (84) runs after a catch in the game against the Georgia Bulldogs at Sanford Stadium. The Bulldogs won 51-44. Mandatory Credit: Daniel Shirey-USA TODAY Sports
From Go Vols Xtra
"Even the most knee-jerk fan knows rebuilding a college football program takes time. That reality weighs heavy on the Tennessee fan base these days.History shows the fastest way to get from the outhouse to the penthouse is hire Nick Saban.Until cloning becomes more advanced, alas, everybody can’t hire Nick Saban.But no matter who’s name is on the office door, recruiting is the lifeblood of rebuilding. Then there is the subset, junior-college recruiting."
From Clarksville Lead Chronicle
"Vincent Yarbrough lives outside of Nashville and runs a non-profit basketball organization in Cleveland, Tenn.But his heart is in Knoxville, where he played basketball for Tennessee from 1998-02.It’s no surprise Yarbrough wants to get back to Rocky Top.“I want to move here,” Yarbrough said Saturday before the MaxOut Basketball camp directed by Concord Christian School athletic director/basketball coach Rob Murphy at the school. “Right now I’m kind of in a transitioning period. I thought my life was pretty settled in Nashville.”"
"In what MTSU athletics will soon start touting as a Blue Raiders weekend extravaganza, the storied Tennessee Lady Volunteers will make a return visit to MTSU to play the Lady Raiders in Murphy Center on Friday, Nov. 8.The following day, the MTSU football team will play host in Floyd Stadium to Conference USA foe Florida International, a former Sun Belt Conference rival."
From The Tennessean
"Brittany Jackson knew from the day she took her first dribble as a Tennessee Lady Vol that she had become part of a unique group.“When you come in as a freshman, everything is geared toward making you feel like you’re part of a family,” Jackson said. “They tell you to call Coach Summitt ‘Pat,’ call Coach Warlick ‘Holly.’ It was just so different because you’re used to calling your coaches by their last names. But you don’t call members of your family by their last names, and they want you to feel like you’re part of a family.”"
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