From WATE
"College football analyst Kirk Herbstreit talked with WATE 6 On Your Side Thursday ahead of the NFL Draft.Herbstreit, a season ticket holder for the Tennessee Titans, thinks the team has a lot of holes to fill as it enters this weekend’s draft.“My speculation would be that they’ll move out of that number two spot” Herbstriet said.“There’s just so many areas they need to improve.” Herbstriet added. “My guess would be that they’ll move out and try to collect as many picks as they can.”As for the 2015 Tennessee Vols football season, Herbstreit says Vols fans should have high hopes. “Butch Jones has done a great job in recruiting. It’s a program that’s headed in the right direction.”Read more at WATE"
From The Tennessean
"The first signee of Rick Barnes’ tenure as coach of the Tennessee men’s basketball team is also the second Canadian in program history.Ray Kasongo, a 6-foot-9, 235-pound forward, submitted his letter of intent to Tennessee on Thursday, the school announced. Kasongo’s signing comes two days after he and Lamonte’ Turner, a point guard, committed to the Vols.Read more at The Tennessean"
From The Knoxville News Sentinel
"Gene Rose was the first of 337.“With the 36th pick of the 1936 NFL draft, the New York Giants select Gene Rose, offensive end, of the University of Tennessee.”Actually, Rose never heard the above announcement. There wasn’t one.There was no Green Room. There were no Giants fans booing from the balcony. There was no Mel Kiper.The NFL draft has come a long way since the original draft in 1936, when the picks were reported to have been charted on a blackboard at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Philadelphia.Read more at The Knoxville News Sentinel"