Today on Rocky Top: Vols at SEC Media Days

SEC Media Days, Cameron Sutton, and news about the football opener headline Tennessee Volunteers updates on Rocky Top for Tuesday, July 12.

It was a crazy first day for SEC Media Days, as SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey did a great job talking about pressing issues facing the country and all of the great work that SEC athletes, coaches, and other students are doing.

And with it, you can just feel the excitement of football season being right around the corner.

But there’s still some more trash talk, news updates, and two months of summer before we get there, so right now we’re still in the process of just having fun and talking about the season as much as possible.

With more updates today, let’s start with SEC Media Days again.

Vols take the stage on Day 2 of SEC Media Days – UTSports

"Head coach Butch Jones, senior quarterback Joshua Dobbs, senior linebacker Jalen Reeves-Maybin, and senior defensive back Cameron Sutton will represent the University of Tennessee at the Southeastern Conference Media Days on Tuesday, July 12, in Hoover, Ala.Jones and the student-athletes will make the rounds at the Hyatt Regency Birmingham — The Winfrey Hotel, beginning at 1 p.m. ET."

Tennessee CB Cameron Sutton named to another Awards Watch List – Wes Rucker of 247Sports

"Sutton was one of 39 players named Monday to the preseason watch list for the Jim Thorpe Award, which is presented annually to the top defensive back in college football.Former Tennessee All-American Eric Berry won the Thorpe Award in 2009 and also was a finalist for the award in 2008. Six Vols have been semifinalists of finalists for the Award, but Berry has been the lone winner."

SEC Nation to open college football season in Knoxville – Gracie Blackburn of ESPN Media Zone

"For the third year, SEC Network’s traveling pre-game show will visit two Southeastern Conference schools in week one of the college football season. SEC Nation is headed to Tennessee for a special Thursday night show, September 1, to officially kickoff the 2016 season, followed by Texas A&M on Saturday, Sept. 3.Tennessee is set to play Appalachian State on SEC Network at 7:30 p.m. ET, the first opening Thursday night game for the Vols since 1896. The special kickoff show begins at 6 p.m. from the field, providing pregame coverage of the historic game."