Today On Rocky Top: 2015 Hype Begins For Vols
By Zach Ragan
From Bleacher Report
"Tennessee, meet the hype train. Hype train, meet the Tennessee football program.You two get comfortable with each other, because for the next nine months, you’re going to be locked arm-in-arm.Tennessee capped off its first winning season since 2009 with en emphatic 45-28 win in the TaxSlayer Bowl on Friday in a game that wasn’t nearly as close as the score indicated. The Vols jumped out a 42-7 lead heading into the fourth quarter before Iowa made it look respectable with a few garbage touchdowns in the game’s final frame.Read more at Bleacher Report"
"Now that it has ended a string of four straight losing seasons, Tennessee believes it’s ready to take the next step in its return to national relevance.Tennessee’s 45-28 victory over Iowa in Friday’s TaxSlayer Bowl in Jacksonville, Florida, gave the Volunteers their first bowl victory since New Year’s Day 2008 and capped a late-season surge in which they won four of their last five games. The Vols (7-6) posted their first winning season since 2009 while playing the most freshmen of any Football Bowl Subdivision program.Read more at Americus Times Recorder"
From WBIR
"Andraya Carter scored a career-high 19 points and No. 7 Tennessee used a solid defensive effort to beat Vanderbilt 57-49 on Monday night.Ariel Massengale scored 12 points while Jordan Reynolds added 11 and Cierra Burdick 10 points for the Lady Vols (12-2, 2-0 SEC), who have won eight straight.Read more at WBIR"