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Today on Rocky Top: Rush Defense, Marcus Tatum, Lady Vols, Soccer

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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Tennessee football’s rush defense, Marcus Tatum, women’s basketball, and soccer headline the Volunteers updates on Rocky Top for Friday, Oct. 28, 2016.

Happy Friday to everybody on Rocky Top, and Happy Halloween weekend as well! This is the perfect time of year in the Smoky Mountains, when everything turns just as orange as the jerseys that the Vols are wearing.

And there’s some pretty exciting football going on at the same time.

As we get set to bring you the news around Rocky Top to get you ready for the weekend, football is still king right now, and it’s the No. 1 thing we’re talking about.

But part of the reason this time of year is so exciting is due to the other sports as well. Basketball is arriving, and we’re also in the heart of the other Fall sports.

So Lady Vols basketball and Soccer are also a part of our news today. We’ll get to them after football.

Vols fixing run defense simple as ‘just execute better’ – Grant Ramey of 247Sports

"Kendal Vickers makes no excuse for Tennessee’s run defense —- or lack thereof — over the last two games.“Just execute better,” Vickers, the redshirt junior defensive tackle, said on Tuesday. “(It’s) just making sure we stay in our gaps, make sure we get a push up the field, making sure linebacker are fitting the right gaps, safeties coming in to make plays.”"

Butch Jones proud of Marcus Tatum maturation – Jonathan Toye of the Knoxville News Sentinel

"No. 18 Tennessee (5-2, 2-2 SEC) has several reasons to be optimistic that its offensive line will play better against South Carolina (3-4, 1-4) this Saturday (TV: ESPN 2, 7:15 p.m. EST) at Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia, S.C.(Butch) Jones said Wednesday that (Marcus) Tatum continues to improve. On Monday, Jones said that he expects all of Tennessee’s starting offensive linemen to be available against the Gamecocks. That alone should help improve Tennessee’s offensive line."

No. 14 Lady Vols Media Day – UTSports

"With the 2016-17 season just around the corner, the Tennessee women’s basketball team held its annual media day Thursday afternoon.Fifth-year head coach Holly Warlick, senior Jordan Reynolds and redshirt junior Diamond DeShields got things started with a press conference at the Ray and Lucy Hand Digital Studio."

Vols soccer loses to No. 13 Auburn in regular season finale – UTSports

"Tennessee hung tough with No. 13 Auburn on the road but gave up a pair of late goals in a 3-1 loss in the regular-season finale for both teams on Thursday night at the Auburn Soccer Complex.Hannah Wilkinson scored her team-leading 10th goal of the season to give the Volunteers and early lead but UT had trouble containing the Tigers’ high-powered attack. Casie Ramsier broke a 1-1 tie in the 81st minute and Bri Folds extended the lead to two with the final goal of the game in the 84th minute."

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