Today On Rocky Top: Dave Hart On Lady Vols’ Name Change

From The Knoxville News Sentinel

"After a recent wave of media criticism of Tennessee’s decision in November to limit the use of the nickname “Lady Vols” to the women’s basketball team and refer to the rest of the women’s teams as the Volunteers, athletic director Dave Hart has gone on the offensive again.In an interview Sunday on the statewide Vol Network radio show “The Nation,” Hart explained the process of the decision to streamline the university’s mark, but also harshly criticized those who have protested the change.Read more at Knoxville News Sentinel"

From WDEF

"Tennessee coach Butch Jones knows only too well that more is expected from his team now.A little success on the field and even more on the recruiting trail does that for a program that has struggled for too many years. Jones said in an interview with The Associated Press that “if you’re a competitor, you want those (expectations) placed upon you.”Read more at WDEF"

From WATE

"Karen Weekly held held her weekly press conference and expressed displeasure over the Lady Vols first loss of the season to Cal on Friday.But it wasn’t her teams play Weekly took issue with; instead, it was an issue with the rules.Cal pitcher Katie Sutherland-Finch clearly had a three-inch flap attached to the front of her shoe. Softball pitchers are required to keep their toe on the ground while delivering a pitch, and according to Weekly, Sutherland-Finch had been called for several illegal pitches for failing to maintain that contact.“That same pitcher who threw against us, hadn’t made it through an inning the week before because of all the illegal pitches called against her,” Weekly said in reference to Sutherland-Finch.Read more at WATE"