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Tennessee Vols morning report: Fall camp begins, Pat Summitt film

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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The start of Tennessee Vols preseason football, Butch Jones looking at the CFL, and a Pat Summitt film lead the Volunteers news for Monday, July 31, 2017.

The college football preseason is here, and with the last day in July having arrived, Tennessee Vols fans everywhere are psyched about what’s to come.

As we get set to bring you today’s news on Rocky Top, we’ll obviously lead with the important look ahead to the football season.

But we’ll also bring you some news surrounding the greatest legend in school history, Pat Summitt.

Let’s start with the equivalent of the First Sunday of Advent but for college football.

Tennessee Vols fall camp begins – UTSports

Butch Jones got his football team off to an early start this year, as they kicked off Fall Camp on Saturday, July 29 and then a second practice Sunday, July 30. With multiple new staff members and a raging quarterback battle, this camp looks to be eventful.

"Jones also touched on the early impact of the newcomers and younger players on this year’s team.“I think we’ve elevated our skill set, now you know it’s the maturation process of these youngsters and who can help us and making sure that we don’t put too much stress on them right away,” Jones said."

Film out on Pat Summitt’s influence on basketball in Iraq– Amy McRary, Knoxville News Sentinel

A film entitled ‘Pat: A Legacy of Love’ documents the work the late Tennessee women’s basketball legend Pat Summitt did to help rebuild women’s basketball in Iraq. It will air on Thursday, Sept. 7 at 7 p.m. at Knoxville’s Bijou Theatre. Tennessee graduates Sarah Hillyer and Ashleigh Huffman produced the film, telling a story about Hillyer went to a region in Iraq in 2007 to host the country’s first women’s basketball camp and realized the players needed equipment.

"So she and Huffman asked Summitt for help. Summitt gave that help.In 2009 the coach invited girls from an Iraqi sports club to one of her Knoxville basketball camps. The 2016 article says that after Summitt was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, a “We Back Pat” basketball tournament was held in Sulaymaniyah."

Butch Jones looking to Canada for help with start to 2017 – ESPN

Tennessee Vols head coach Butch Jones is aware that his team has a rough start to the season. They have to face the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, Indiana State Sycamores and Florida Gators all within 13 days. And Jones said they looked to another league to see how they can handle three games within a shorter than normal amount of time.

"“I don’t know if that’s ever been done. If it has, it hasn’t been done quite often,” Jones said Friday as the Vols reported to preseason camp. “We’ve tried to research everything from the Canadian Football League — how do they handle time off during the course of the week, getting your players back mentally and physically from what will be a very taxing 13 days.”"

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