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Tennessee Vols morning report: Fall camp dates, Robertson on Outland Watch List

By Caleb Calhoun

GAINESVILLE, FL - SEPTEMBER 17: A fan holds a sign in support of the Tennessee Volunteers before the game against the Florida Gators at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium on September 17, 2011 in Gainesville, Florida. (Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images)
GAINESVILLE, FL - SEPTEMBER 17: A fan holds a sign in support of the Tennessee Volunteers before the game against the Florida Gators at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium on September 17, 2011 in Gainesville, Florida. (Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images) /
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Tennessee Vols football Fall Camp dates and Jashon Robertson on the Outland Trophy Watch List lead the Volunteers news for Friday, July 14, 2017.

Happy Friday! SEC Media Days has come to an end, and it’s now time to kick off the preseason for the 2017 college football season. The Tennessee Vols have certainly begun to do that.

As we get set to bring you the news on Rocky Top for today, it centers around more Tennessee football preseason talk.

That includes preseason practices and another player on a watch list. But there is something related to the athletic department we need to bring up as well.

Let’s start, though, with the football preseason.

Tennessee Vols announce fall camp dates – Luke Slabaugh, WBIR

Nothing spells preseason like fall practice. And with Tennessee football needing to replace some key players, it’s better to have it sooner rather than later. That’s exactly what Butch Jones and the Vols are doing this year.

"Players will report for fall camp on Friday, July 28. Practice begins the following day.UT Football also announced in a news release that the team’s media day will take place Sunday, August 13."

Jashon Robertson on 2017 Outland Trophy Preseason Watch List – FWAA press release

The Football Writers Association of America named Jashon Robertson among 81 interior linemen on the watch list for the 2017 Outland Trophy award. Given to the best interior lineman annually, the award has gone to two Tennessee Vols in the past: John Henderson in 2001 and Steve DeLong in 1964.

"The Outland Trophy winner is chosen from three finalists who are a part of the annual FWAA All-America Team. The FWAA All-America Committee, after voting input from the entire membership, selects a 26-man first team and eventually the three Outland finalists. Committee members, then by individual ballot, select the winner. Only interior linemen on offense or defense are eligible for the award; ends are not eligible."

Tennessee Vols pay firm over $88,000 after A.D. hire – Rachel Ohm, Knoxville News Sentinel

John Currie’s hire truly did come at a price. The Tennessee Vols made a controversial hire by bringing him in as athletic director in the first place. But on top of that, they had to pay a search firm over $88,000 for the hire. Given those facts, Currie had better work out.

"The University of Tennessee will pay search firm Turnkey Sports and Entertainment a total of $88,231 for conducting a search for the university’s new athletic director.A final invoice obtained by USA TODAY NETWORK-Tennessee on Thursday after a public records request lists a $25,000 cost for the athletic director search plus a total of $13,231 in reimbursable expenses."

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