Today On Rocky Top: Vols Honored At Halftime Of Hoops Game

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From The Tennessean

"The Tennessee football team, including nine of its 10 early enrollees, was introduced at halftime of the men’s basketball game against Texas A&M on Saturday.Hillsboro product Kyle Phillips, a defense end, was absent due to illness.The Thompson-Boling Arena public-address announcer first introduced each of the nine present January enrollees individually before announcing the TaxSlayer Bowl-winning Vols collectively.Read more at The Tennessean"

From Bleacher Report

"When the Tennessee Volunteers’ 2015 early enrollees were introduced at halftime of the men’s basketball game against Texas A&M on Saturday, one player stood out as someone who can contribute immediately: Alvin Kamara.A one-time Alabama Crimson Tide commitment, Kamara left Tuscaloosa in 2013 and ended up at Hutchinson Community College in Hutchinson, Kansas.Read more at Bleacher Report"

From ABC News

"On a day when both teams had all kinds of trouble scoring from anywhere else, No. 5 Tennessee survived by feasting from the free-throw line.The fifth-ranked Lady Vols made their first 20 free throws Sunday and finished 20 of 21 from the line in a 59-51 victory over No. 22 Georgia. Jordan Reynolds scored a career-high 15 points as Tennessee (17-3, 7-0 SEC) maintained its perfect home record.Had Isabelle Harrison not misfired on Tennessee’s final free throw with 46 seconds remaining, the Lady Vols would have set a Southeastern Conference single-game record for most free throws made without a single miss.Read more at ABC News"