Today On Rocky Top: Josh Dobbs Named SEC Player Of The Week

From The Tennessean

"Tennessee quarterback Josh Dobbswas named SEC Offensive Player of the Week on Monday for his performance in the Vols’ 45-42 overtime win over South Carolina on Saturday.Dobbs set a single-game record for rushing yards by a Vols quarterback with 166. He also completed 23 of his 40 passes for 301 yards and led Tennessee on a last-minute, game-tying drive that forced overtime.Read more at The Tennessean"

From WREG

"Tennessee used a 14-0 run bridging the halves to run past the University of Pikeville, 80-62, in the first of two exhibition games before 13,135 fans on Monday night. The exhibition marked new Vols’ head coach Donnie Tyndall’s debut as the head man for the Orange & White. The Vols shot 60.8 from the floor. Tennessee dominated the boards as well with a 40-24 edge.Read more at WREG"

From The Tennessean

"Defensive end Derek Barnett has made many important plays in the first two months of his Tennessee career.None of them, however, came close to the game-sealing one he made Saturday night at South Carolina.With the Vols (4-5, 1-4 SEC) ahead by a field goal in overtime and the Gamecocks (4-5, 2-5) needing a score to continue the game or win, Barnett watched as linebacker Curt Maggitt, one of the defense’s leaders, came off the edge for a first-down sack that set the entire South Carolina possession back.Read more at The Tennessean"