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Today on Rocky Top: Recruiting News, Academic Success

By Caleb Calhoun

Sep 5, 2015; Nashville, TN, USA; Tennessee Volunteers fans flies the United States flag and the Volunteer flag prior to the game against the Bowling Green Falcons at Nissan Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jim Brown-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 5, 2015; Nashville, TN, USA; Tennessee Volunteers fans flies the United States flag and the Volunteer flag prior to the game against the Bowling Green Falcons at Nissan Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jim Brown-USA TODAY Sports /
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Football and basketball recruiting updates along with academic success from athletes headlines the Tennessee Vols news on Rocky Top for Tuesday, May 31.

Welcome to the last day of May. Hopefully you all had a great Memorial Day weekend and perhaps enjoyed some success in Tennessee athletics. Sure the baseball and softball seasons are over, but track and field, tennis, and golf all had some updates.

With June about to hit, though, the offseason is about to be in full swing, and end of the academic and athletic year is inching closer to an end. Recruiting is still going on, and newcomers are getting acclimated to their schools.

The same holds true for Tennessee in football and basketball. Lots of coverage has been done in both sports, and football recruiting is still in full swing.

But there’s also some academic success to tout, so let’s start with that.

UT Track and Field teams post GPA’s over 3.00 – UTSports

"The Tennessee men’s and women’s track and field teams enjoyed an outstanding Spring 2016 semester in the classroom as two of UT’s 11 teams with team GPAs of 3.00 or higher.All Tennessee student-athletes combined for a 3.06 GPA this spring, marking the highest spring term GPA in school history and UT’s seventh-straight semester with a 3.00 GPA or higher."

Vols in Top 7 for Rivals 4-Star Athlete Jacoby Stevens – Ryan Callahan of 247Sports

"The 6-foot-2, 200-pound Stevens’ current list of favorites consists of Clemson, Georgia, Alabama, Auburn, Tennessee, LSU and Florida State.He added that the teams were listed in no particular order, although he recently has referred to Georgia as his leader. He also said his commitment date is now “undetermined” after recently suggesting he could announce his decision in July."

Rivals 4-Star Receiver Tee Higgins still has Vols in the lead – Ryan Callahan of 247Sports

"The 6-foot-4.5, 188-pound Higgins — a former Tennessee commitment — tweeted that the Vols currently are followed by, in order, Clemson, Ohio State, Florida State and Ole Miss."

Tennessee Football signees arriving with championship mentality – Mike Griffith of SEC Country

"Quarterback Jarrett Guarantano, who many expect to be the Vols’ quarterback of the future, has taken a leadership role in the recruiting class.Linebacker Ja’Quain Blakely said Guarantano has been a central figure in the group chat the 2016 signees have used to stay in touch."

Meet Tennessee basketball’s four North Carolina signees – Ryan Callahan of 247Sports

"It’s in the Hoop State that UT coach Rick Barnes is building the foundation of his program.For the 2016 class, he plucked (Grant) Williams out of Charlotte and grabbed 6-8 power forward John Fulkerson from Christ School in Asheville. At Wesleyan Christian, it was (Jalen) Johnson and later his teammate, Kwe Parker a high-flying 6-2 guard."

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