Today On Rocky Top: UT President Closes Door On Lady Vols’ Name Change
By Zach Ragan
From WBIR
"Despite petitions and protests against the loss of the Lady Vols name for all but women’s basketball at UT, it appears that decision will not be revisited.In November, the university announced that all UT athletic programs, both men’s and women’s, would be branded with the Power T and simply called Volunteers. The women’s basketball program was an exception, because of Pat Summitt’s legacy.But that decision didn’t set well with many former Lady Vols athletes and their fans.Read more at WBIR"
From Bleacher Report
"Tennessee coach Butch Jones presides over a Volunteers program that is a trendy pick to make a lot of noise throughout the college football landscape in 2015.They’ve now got the playmakers to do it.Already, the Vols’ name is peppered all over way-too-early top-25 rankings across the Internet—from ESPN.com to Fox Sports toNFL.com.Oddsshark.com includes Tennessee running back Jalen Hurd toward the bottom of its early Heisman Trophy candidates. According to college football guru Phil Steele, Vols quarterback Joshua Dobbs is also on a Heisman odds board.Read more at Bleacher Report"
From The Tennessean
"Less than 48 hours after dropping a back-and-forth contest to Vanderbilt, Tennessee will visit Florida on Saturday night (5 p.m. Central, ESPN2).The two-day turnaround is the shortest of conference play for the Vols. The Gators should have the fresher legs — they last played at Missouri on Tuesday night, a 64-52 loss.“Guys’ spirits are up,” Tennessee coach Donnie Tyndall said after the Vanderbilt loss. “Nobody is feeling sorry for themselves. We just have to bounce back on kind of a quick turnaround and be ready to play.”Read more at The Tennessean"
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