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Today on Rocky Top: Tennessee-Florida Game Relevant Again

By Caleb Calhoun

Sep 5, 2015; Nashville, TN, USA; Tennessee Volunteers fans flies the United States flag and the Volunteer flag prior to the game against the Bowling Green Falcons at Nissan Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jim Brown-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 5, 2015; Nashville, TN, USA; Tennessee Volunteers fans flies the United States flag and the Volunteer flag prior to the game against the Bowling Green Falcons at Nissan Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jim Brown-USA TODAY Sports /
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Hype surrounding the Tennessee-Florida game for this upcoming football season along with recruiting and tennis highlight the Vols’ news on Rocky Top.

Happy Thursday everybody, as the weekend is almost here! And although it’s toward the end of May, a few Tennessee sports programs are still playing.

One of those sports will be discussed in the news for today, as it is at least outshining the embarrassment once again of the baseball program and the sad early exit of the softball program from the NCAA Tournament.

Meanwhile, there is also some football recruiting news to get to with Butch Jones and his staff working around the clock right now.

But first, let’s take a look at the rejuvenated hype behind the Tennessee-Florida game in football.

Vols-Gators tops ESPN high-stakes games for 2016 – Chris Low and Adam Rittenberg of ESPN

"Butch Jones has been steadily building back Tennessee’s program, and his roster certainly looks the part with returning playmakers and experience. But the reality is that Florida has found a way to win this game over the years, and Tennessee has found a way to lose it. If the Vols don’t change that trend this season in Knoxville, there will be massive avalanche on Rocky Top."

Junior-college running back Cam Akers has Vols in his Top 10 – Ryan Callahan of 247Sports

"The 5-foot-11.5, 212-pound Akers’ current list of favorites consists of, in alphabetical order, Alabama, Auburn, California, Florida State, Georgia, LSU, Michigan, Ohio State, Ole Miss and Tennessee.“As of now these are the teams that I will be taking a closer look at over the next few months #Top10,” he tweeted, along with a picture showing the logos of all 10 teams."

Tennis freshman Sadie Hammond wins NCAA Singles Opener – UTSports

"Tennessee freshman Sadie Hammond advanced to the second round of the NCAA Singles Championships with a 6-2, 5-7, 7-5 win over Clemson’s 51st-ranked Ayan Broomfield at the Michael D. Case Tennis Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma.In the first set, Hammond broke serve to go up 4-2 and took the last four games to win, 6-2."

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