Today On Rocky Top: “Lady Vols Day On The Hill” Planned

From WBIR

"Tennessee Rep. Roger Kane, R-Knoxville, is hosting Lady Vols Day on the Hill on Wednesday to raise awareness to the University of Tennessee’s decision to discontinue the Lady Vols nickname for all teams except women’s basketball.The university decided to change the name for branding reasons in conjunction with its new Nike partnership, which begins July 1. Women’s athletics teams currently are called Lady Vols, but moving forward they will be called the Volunteers, like the university’s men’s teams.Read more at WBIR"

From The Tennessean

"Georgia’s J.J. Frazier found his shooting touch with time to make an impact with three 3-pointers.Tennessee’sJosh Richardson couldn’t end his scoring drought until the final minute — too late to save the Vols.Frazier scored 10 points, all in the final 11 minutes, and Georgia overcame turnover problems to edge Tennessee 56-53 on Saturday.“I was missing bad early and I had to try to find my rhythm again,” Frazier said.Georgia (15-7, 6-4 SEC) snapped a two-game losing streak despite matching its season high with 20 turnovers.Read more at The Tennessean"

From SB Nation

"Despite having one of the richest football traditions in the country, Tennessee football has been running on the mediocrity treadmill, without a 10-win season since 2007. That was Phillip Fulmer’s last strong campaign before the following season’s 5-7 saw him get the boot so the program could bring in the high-profile Lane Kiffin.Fullmer was a brilliant recruiter who was able to consistently draw top classes to Knoxville. This isn’t as easy as one might presume.The state doesn’t supply all of the talent a blueblood program needs, and the state’s most talented area, Memphis, is in closer proximity to much of the SEC West then it is to the Volunteers‘ campus in Knoxville.Read more at SB Nation"