Today On Rocky Top: What Curt Maggitt’s Return Means For Vols
By Zach Ragan
From Bleacher Report
"With this season’s recruiting class nearly wrapped up, by far the biggest target Tennessee coach Butch Jones could land this offseason was one already leading his roster: rising senior defensive end Curt Maggitt.On Thursday morning, Jones confirmed to GoVols247’s Wes Rucker that the 6’3″, 251-pound hybrid defensive end/linebacker would be returning for his final season in Knoxville, giving UT a pass-rushing duo capable of carrying it to an SEC East title.Read more at Bleacher Report"
From ABC News
"Isabelle Harrison scored 21 points and Cierra Burdick had a double-double Thursday night as No. 7 Tennessee trounced No. 9 Texas A&M 81-58 for its ninth consecutive victory.Harrison, who totaled five points in Tennessee’s previous two games, avoided the foul trouble that had plagued her recently. The 6-foot-3 center scored Tennessee’s first eight points and finished with eight rebounds.Burdick added 14 points and 11 rebounds. Ariel Massengale also scored 14 points, eight during a 14-0 run that put the game away.Read more at ABC News"
From The Daily Beacon
"The Vols had too many fouls, too many turnovers and too many missed shots in their SEC debut against the Mississippi State Bulldogs last Wednesday night in Starkville.All of that didn’t matter in the end as Tennessee scraped out a 61-47 win to give coach Donnie Tyndall his first career SEC victory.And despite the many ugly moments in the victory against the Bulldogs, Tennessee (9-4, 1-0) has now won five consecutive games and is in a position to make a statement this Saturday to the media pundits who picked the Vols to finish second-to-last in the SEC when Alabama (11-3, 1-0) comes to Knoxville.Read more at The Daily Beacon"
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