Today On Rocky Top: Tennessee Volunteers News 5/29

Apr 20, 2013; Knoxville, TN, USA; Tennessee Volunteers fans Jason Roach and Emily Roach, of Knoxville, Tenn., wait in line for an autograph by Volunteers head coach Butch Jones (not pictured) before the spring Orange and White game at Neyland Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Randy Sartin-USA TODAY Sports

From Go Vols Xtra

"Her coach calls her “Steady Eddie” and means it as the highest form of compliment.With a lineup of softball superstars like Tennessee has, it’s easy to be overlooked, and senior Melissa Brown often is.But not by the people that matter.She has been a key contributor to the Lady Vols’ return to the Women’s College World Series this week in Oklahoma City and those inside the UT dugout know it."

From Bleacher Report

"Of the four new head coaches in the SEC in 2013, Tennessee’s Butch Jones has probably been the subject of the most skepticism around the conference.Viewed as the fallback after Tennessee was spurned by Louisville head coach Charlie Strong, all Jones has done since arriving on Rocky Top is secure a top 25 recruiting class in 2013 in the 247Sports.com composite and post one of the nation’s top classesfor 2014."

From the Times Free Press

"When Riley Ferguson quarterbacked Butler High School to two North Carolina state football championships in the past three seasons, he relied on his calm, cool approach.Now he’ll try to apply the same method as a Tennessee freshman.One of two newcomers to the quarterback competition the Volunteers began with Justin Worley and Nathan Peterman during spring practice, Ferguson will arrive in Knoxville later this week with his typical confidence.“Everybody gets nervous at some point, but I try to limit the nerves,” he told the Times Free Press last week. “I don’t like getting really, really nervous because I like keeping my head calm and keeping a straight head. I feel pretty confident coming in."

From WBIR

"The Tennessee Volunteers ended the 2013 season ranked sixth in the final ITA national tennis team rankings, the collegiate tennis governing body released Tuesday.The Vols (26-9, 8-4 SEC) reached the quarterfinals of the NCAA Championships for the third time in the last four seasons under head coach Sam Winterbotham and associate head coach Chris Woodruff."

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