Today On Rocky Top: Johnson Has Combine Invite Withdrawn
By Zach Ragan
From CBS Sports
"The NFL has withdrawn the invitation for former Tennessee linebacker A.J. Johnson to attend the scouting combine next week, according to Jim Wyatt of the Tennesseean on Friday.Johnson, along with former Vols defensive back Michael Williams, was indicted on rape charges after a review of the allegations and the Knoxville Police Department investigation by a Knox County grand jury Thursday. He was suspended from the team in November after the alleged off-campus incident, and never returned to field.Read more at CBS Sports"
From ESPN
"Tennessee offensive coordinator Mike DeBord doesn’t expect any rust factor as he returns to coaching from a two-year layoff.DeBord, 59, spoke to the media Friday for the first time since being hired last week to join Butch Jones’ staff in a reunion of sorts. Jones had worked on DeBord’s Central Michigan staff from 2000-03 and spent the last three of those seasons as offensive coordinator.Although DeBord has three decades of coaching experience both in college and the NFL, he worked as a Michigan athletic administrator the past two years. DeBord spent five years as an NFL assistant before that, so he hasn’t worked as a college coach since 2007.Read more at ESPN"
From The Tennessean
"The Tennessee men’s basketball team is coming off its biggest win in weeks, but it has a chance at an even bigger victory Saturday.The Vols host LSU, a team several experts have firmly in the NCAA Tournament picture, at Thompson-Boling Arena (3 p.m., SEC Network).Earlier this week, Tennessee traveled to Nashville and beat an equally young Vanderbilt team that led by five points with just 16.4 seconds remaining. After mounting an improbable comeback to down the Commodores in overtime, the Vols hope to build on their momentum.Read more at The Tennessean"