Today On Rocky Top: Vols To Retire Dale Ellis’ Jersey
By Zach Ragan
Mar 9, 2013; Knoxville, TN, USA; General view Thompson Boling Arena before the game between the Tennessee Volunteers and the Missouri Tigers. Mandatory Credit: Randy Sartin-USA TODAY Sports
From NBC Sports
"Tennessee is getting ready to honor one of its greatest players, and they’ve chosen a big date – the March 1 game when in-state rival Vanderbilt comes to Thompson-Boling – as the perfect time for the ceremony.The Vols will run Dale Ellis’ number 14 jersey to the rafters in front of a rabid, partisan crowd, and a national television audience. The game is set to be shown on one of the ESPN networks."
From The Birmingham News
"Set the GPS for: A run at a bowl game. The Vols have a lot of offensive firepower to replace, but can ride a veteran running game to six or seven wins and a berth in the Music City, Liberty, Advocare V100 or BBVA Compass Bowl if the defense improves."
From Go Vols Xtra
"The handful of students meandering around campus on Friday night might have been surprised to see 100-some young men walking down an empty Peyton Manning Pass toward Neyland Stadium.This was the Vol Walk, although there were no fans, and no real game.The mock game at Neyland Stadium on Friday was the final dress rehearsal for Saturday’s season opener against Austin Peay.The first game week of coach Butch Jones’ Tennessee career begins Monday with a news conference and afternoon practice. The Vols will practice Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday afternoons. After another walk-through on Friday, the opener against Governors (2-9 in 2012) kicks off at 6 p.m. The game is only available on pay-per-view."
From WBIR
"The University of Tennessee men’s and women’s basketball teams tied up their shoelaces and hit the hardwood Saturday morning, not for anything in the standings, but had a huge impact in the community.The Vols played a pickup game at Farragut High School in West Knox County for Hoops for Hope, an organization that helps kids with Down Syndrome.Emma Bennett, the little sister of former UT baseball player, Ethan Bennett sung the National Anthem."