Today On Rocky Top: Tommy Thigpen Among Top Recruiters

From NFL.com

"He moved north from Auburn to Tennessee but left behind a slew of top prospects that he brought to the Tigers that ended up contributing to a remarkable turnaround. A long-time presence on top recruiter lists, Thigpen has connected with players and families like few can. He’s been a revelation for the Vols lately and is a big reason why Butch Jones and company have turned things around on the recruiting trail in Knoxville."

From The Tennessean

"Tennessee has hired Penn State’s Beth Alford-Sullivan as its new director of track and field and cross-country.In a university statement announcing the hire, Tennessee athletics director Dave Hart said Tuesday he was “ecstatic” that the 48-year-old Alford-Sullivan accepted the offer.Alford-Sullivan has been Penn State’s head coach and director of track and cross-country since summer 2006. She arrived at Penn State in August 1999 as the women’s cross-country and track coach.She produced 158 All-Americans, four individual NCAA champions and nine Big Ten team titles while at Penn State. Penn State’s women won the Big Ten indoor and outdoor championships this season."

From WDEF

"Tennessee basketball coach Donnie Tyndall announced the non-conference portion of the Volunteers’ 2014-15 schedule Wednesday.The Big Orange will play a dozen regular-season games leading into Southeastern Conference action in January. The complete SEC portion of the schedule will be released later this summer.Of Tennessee’s 12 pre-conference clashes, seven take place at Thompson-Boling Arena, four will be played at a neutral site and one is a true road game. The opponents include at least five teams who appeared in last season’s NCAA Tournament, at least four teams that posted a top-100 year-end RPI in 2014 and three in-state foes.Read more at WDEF"