Today On Rocky Top: Butch Jones Checks Out Vol Commit In Person
By Zach Ragan
From The Tennessean
"Tennessee Vols football coachButch Jones had a field-level view of Blackman’s powerful offense led by prized recruit Jauan Jennings.The top-seeded Blaze produced 28 first-quarter points en route to a 49-14 win over Cane Ridge Friday in the first round of the Class 6A playoffs at home.“After that loss to Hoover people probably thought we weren’t going to bounce back,” Jennings said of last week’s 35-20 loss to the Bucs, an Alabama power. “But I knew what this team was capable of.”Read more at The Tennessean"
From The Times Free Press
"Andrew Butcher was watching with great interest.The Alpharetta High School defensive end and longtime 2015 Tennessee football commitment, like Volunteers fans at home and inside Williams-Brice Stadium, rode the rolling waves of momentum in Tennessee’s wild comeback and overtime win at South Carolina last Saturday night.“I was just sitting at home watching the game — sweating, I was so nervous the whole time, and anxious wanting to be out there,” Butcher said Thursday morning. “It was just huge. I was staying calm for the most part, but then toward the end I was jumping up and down.”Read more at The Times Free Press"
From WATE
"Changes are coming to Vol basketball games, and some are not happy about it.The Vols announcer says he was recently let go, claiming the university told him it was because of budget cuts.If you been to a Vols or Lady Vols basketball game you have probably heard his voice.“Basically they wanted to create an atmosphere like none other, so they wanted an NBA atmosphere and this is what I’ve been doing since forever,” said Brian Tate.Tate spent years pumping up fans as the Vols took the court, but recently he says he was told his services were no longer needed.Read more at WATE"
From The Times Free Press
"Curt Maggitt had one individual goal in mind, though it’s taken a back seat to the overarching objective.The Tennessee defensive end/linebacker wanted to reach double-digit sacks in his first season back after missing 2013 coming off a knee injury, but more importantly, Maggitt wanted to help the Volunteers end their three-season bowl drought.Both are out there for the taking as Tennessee comes off an open date and enters the final three-week stretch of the season, which begins with Kentucky’s visit on Saturday.Read more at Times Free Press"