Today On Rocky Top: Vols’ Positional Groups Ranked By B/R
By Zach Ragan
From Bleacher Report
"A year ago, a Tennessee football team rife with seniors struggled to finish 5-7 who closed their careers with a third bowl-less season. Talent gaps glared at positions all over the field.Many of those needs have been addressed by coach Butch Jones through recruiting, but you rarely fix flaws with freshmen. Instead, Jones’ 32-player recruiting class has to be the first step on the path to progression.There are still plenty of questions across the roster, and answers have to be found in first-year players. Others who’ve barely played key roles on Rocky Top now must become leaders.Read more at Bleacher Report"
Five-star quarterback Torrance Gibson says the Vols are still his leader in his latest blog
"After that I went to Tennessee and had a good time. I didn’t really even want to talk about football so the coaches didn’t really even bring anything up about football. I thought that was cool.I think the highlight was playing pool, ping pong and video games with the players and the coaches. I think the best pool player on the visit was Coach Jake (Mike Bajakian). He was killing me! But no one was beating me in 2K! I play with the Warriors and I’ve definitely lost a few times but not too many times.After the visit I would still have to say that Tennessee is the leader for me right now.Read more at USA Today"
From The Washington Post
"Hey isn’t that… The Brothers Manning — Cooper and his famous little bros, Peyton and Eli — dining with family and friends at Joe’s Stone Crab on Thursday night? Our tipster says the party of eight came in through the power spot’s private entrance, but they were hardly incognito.Restaurant goers gathered in Joe’s bar area to try to catch a glimpse of the pro athletes on their way out, and the QB brothers (two-time Super Bowl champ Eli plays for the Giants and Super Bowl XLI winner Peyton plays for the Broncos) took time to snap photos and sign autographs. Aw, isn’t that special?Read more at Washington Post"