Today On Rocky Top: Marquez North Hoping For More Success In Second Season

Oct 19, 2013; Knoxville, TN, USA; Tennessee Volunteers wide receiver

(8) catches a pass while being defended by South Carolina Gamecocks cornerback

(4) during the second half at Neyland Stadium. Tennessee won 23 to 21. Mandatory Credit: Randy Sartin-USA TODAY Sports

From The Times Free Press

"The picture encapsulates perhaps the most important moment of Tennessee’s 2013 football season.With a South Carolina defensive back draped all over him, Volunteers freshman receiver Marquez North somehow has the ball pinned with his left hand, or perhaps just a couple of fingertips, to his shoulder.The 39-yard catch late in the fourth quarter against the Gamecocks set up the eventual winning field goal in what was Tennessee’s first defeat of a ranked team since 2009.The moment is captured by a photo that sits in North’s family home in North Carolina, and there’s a larger version of it in Tennessee receivers coach Zach Azzanni’s house, along with a number of pictures from other momentous catches and plays.While North said after Saturday’s scrimmage he sees pictures of the catch “all the time,” he said he hasn’t watched the replay of it that often, though Azzanni begged to differ following Tennessee’s practice Tuesday."

From Bleacher Report

"One of the most hotly anticipated Orange & White Games in recent memory will take place Saturday in Neyland Stadium, and there won’t be any shortage of storylines for the Tennessee Volunteers.While it is just a glorified scrimmage, head coach Butch Jones’ second spring game at the helm of the Vols will feature plenty of excitement.From a four-man quarterback race to 14 early enrollees to completely rebuilt offensive and defensive lines, the game will be a Big Orange sensory overload.Jones held open competitions virtually all over the field, and this will be the biggest stage yet for them to showcase their talents.Seventeen more fresh faces will get to Knoxville this summer to up the ante even more, but those guys will find themselves behind the youngsters who have arrived early. Many of those newcomers are firmly in the two-d"

From WBIR

"An impressive seven-run first inning and two blasts fromMadison Shipman helped No. 4 Tennessee take down Tennessee Tech, 13-5, in five innings on Tuesday night at Lee Stadium.Annie Aldrete knocked a walk-off RBI hit through the left side with the bases loaded in the bottom of the fifth to give UT (33-5) the victory by run rule.Tennessee crushed the Golden Eagles (12-31) with a big night offensively, posting 12 hits on the evening. The win gives the Big Orange an 18-0 edge in the all-time series.Tennessee has won its last 80 games against in-state rivals and Ralph Weekly andKaren Weekly have led UT to a perfect 75-0 record against in-state opponents. The Lady Vols are 109-3 all-time against teams from the state of Tennessee."