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Tennessee Vols morning report: Jack Jones retires, John Kelly message

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 offensive lineman Jack Jones’s retirement and John Kelly’s message to the team lead the Volunteers news for Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2017.

With every passing day that Butch Jones still has a job, Tennessee Vols fans grow more and more frustrated. Nevertheless, he’s still the head coach of the football program, and he addressed the media on Monday.

Jones’s statements as coach are what lead our news reports today as we get set to bring you the news on Rocky Top. Despite fan interest decreasing more and more by the day, football is still leading the way.

So we have to give you all the major updates from that. This deals with injuries, the team trying to regroup, and a sad retirement.

However, there’s a bit of good news on the track and field front. But we’ll get to that at the end. Let’s start with football.

Jack Jones retiring – Phil Kaplan, Knoxville News Sentinel

Tennessee Vols offensive lineman Jack Jones is giving up football. Once a four-star recruit, Jones has dealt with recurring injuries ever since he arrived in Knoxville. He said he really had no choice but to give it up, but thanked the university and fans in a message he shared on Twitter.

"UT coach Butch Jones said the decision was made after meetings with doctors.“We hurt for Jack,” Butch Jones said. “We hurt for his great family. We will be there for support. He will continue to be a member of this football team moving forward.”"

John Kelly shares his message from players’ meeting – Patrick Brown, GoVols247

Tennessee Vols running back John Kelly is probably the most popular player on offense. And he finally asserted himself Monday, speaking to offensive linemen and running backs. He shared his message to the players.

"Kelly made it clear the Vols must do what they can to keep their quarterback from being pummeled every play.Jarrett Guarantano took quite the beating from the South Carolina and Alabama defenses in his first two starts at Tennessee, and though the redshirt freshman has shown some toughness by continually popping up or pulling himself off the turf, Kelly believes it’s time to for the rest of the players on the offense to make it stop."

Tennessee Vols injury report – Mike Griffith, SEC Country

Amidst the sad news of Jack Jones, Tennessee offensive lineman Jashon Robertson and cornerback Justin Martin are set to return this week. Junior Quinten Dormady still has a shoulder injury but is expected back at practice. Evan Berry is still day-do-day. And Darrell Taylor is progressing with his suspension.

"Jones indicated that Taylor has been meeting all requirements for a return to the team after being suspended the past two games following a fight at practice with true freshman Trey Smith."

Christian Coleman a finalist for 2017 IAAF Rising Star Award – IAAF Online

Tennessee Vols track and field star is among three finalists to win the 2017 men’s IAAF Rising Star Award. The winner will be announced Friday, Nov. 24.

"Having qualified for the USA’s Olympic 4x100m squad last year, Coleman made a name for himself in 2017.He clocked world leads of 6.45 and 20.11 to win the NCAA indoor 60m and 200m titles at the start of the year. Three months later he ran world leads of 9.82 for 100m and 19.85 at 200m and earned an individual spot on USA’s 100m team for the IAAF World Championships London 2017."

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