Today On Rocky Top: Butch Jones Building Relationships And More

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Apr 20, 2013; Knoxville, TN, USA; Tennessee Volunteers running back Rajion Neal (20) signs autographs for fans before the spring Orange and White game at Neyland Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Randy Sartin-USA TODAY Sports

From Saturday Blitz

"This is a story about a man who’s building something.He’s no day-laborer—that much you can glean from a glimpse of his paystub—but every day he works (often to the tune of 100-hour workweeks) with the hopes that at the end of that day he’ll finish with more than what he started with. In that sense, Butch Jones is as blue collar as anyone."

From the Times Free Press

"The “Help Wanted” sign is lit outside of a few positional meeting rooms inside Tennessee’s football complex.Well, not really.The Volunteers do need some help at some positions, though, and they hope some players in the incoming freshman class that arrived on campus for the start of summer classes late last month can make some immediate contributions."

From Go Vols Xtra

"The Tennessee and Connecticut coaches smiled, hugged and agreed to play again next year in Tennessee.But don’t get the wrong idea. The most famous series in women’s basketball isn’t scheduled for a renewal.UT coach Holly Warlick and UConn coach Geno Auriemma were just responding to a question about how much they would like to meet again next April in Nashville, site of the Final Four.Naturally, the collective response was something like: “That would be great.”"

From Fansided 150

"The Tennessee Volunteers have one of the top three 2014 recruiting classes right now, and a commitment from a prospect like Dewayne Hendrix could put the Vols at the top again. What Butch Jones has done in his first year at Tennessee is extraordinary, and he is competing for some of the best recruits around with schools that have had better recent success than Tennessee. One of those prospects is Dewayne Hendrix, who is one of the top 200 recruits in the country and just barely missed our top 150 rankings. According to VolQuest.com’s Paul Fortenberry, Hendrix is “still high” on Tennessee."

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