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Today on Rocky Top: Rio Olympics, First Football Scrimmage

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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Former Vols in the Rio Olympics and Tennessee football news, including a preseason scrimmage, headline the updates on Rocky Top for Monday, Aug. 15, 2016.

The bad news is that it’s Monday on Rocky Top, but football season is less than three weeks away. That’s the good news.

Who’s ready?

Tennessee Volunteers news still surrounds football updates, but there are athletes with the program who earned the right to be mentioned after their performances in the Rio Olympics over the weekend.

There is lots of news today as you return to your office, and we’ll get to it all here.

Let’s begin with the Olympic updates over the weekend.

Justin Gatlin wins Silver, USA Women’s basketball wins – UTSports

"Justin Gatlin claimed his fifth Olympic medal and third medal in the 100m dash when he took second place in the final to earn a silver medal. He recorded a time of 9.89 in the final. He finished just short of Usain Bolt who recorded a time of 9.81 to win his third straight Olympic gold in the men’s 100m dash.…The U.S. Olympic Women’s Basketball Team, bolstered by a 20-0 run, led 32-9 after one quarter and went on to roll past China, 105-62, to finish Group B play at 5-0 on Sunday afternoon at Deodoro Youth Arena."

Vols hold first preseason football scrimmage – Ryan Callahan of 247Sports

"Tennessee coach Butch Jones said Sunday that his team’s first full scrimmage of preseason camp Saturday at Neyland Stadium proved to be a “very good, productive scrimmage.”The scrimmage was closed to media, but Jones said Sunday on “The Nation” — a statewide-syndicated radio show featuring 247Sports’ John Brice — that it provided some “great teaching experiences” for the Vols, and he now has “a great indication of where we are right now.”"

Former Vols in NFL Week 1 Preseason – Knoxville News Sentinel Staff

"The NFL is back … sort of. Week 1 of the preseason took place from Thursday to Sunday and several University of Tennessee players were in action."

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