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Tennessee Vols morning report: Recruiting weekend, basketball recaps

By Caleb Calhoun

KNOXVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 09: Tennessee Volunteers fans cheer during the first half of the game against the Indiana State Sycamores at Neyland Stadium on September 9, 2017 in Knoxville, Tennessee. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)
KNOXVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 09: Tennessee Volunteers fans cheer during the first half of the game against the Indiana State Sycamores at Neyland Stadium on September 9, 2017 in Knoxville, Tennessee. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images) /
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A heavy Tennessee Vols football recruiting weekend and recaps of two basketball games lead the Volunteers news for Monday, Dec. 18, 2017.

It was a big weekend for the three major Tennessee Vols’ sports. One brought good news, the other brought bad news, and the other brings news that is up in the air. So that makes for a big Monday recap on Rocky Top.

Our news here today includes a recap of men’s and women’s basketball games on Sunday. It also covers the football program, including recruiting and staffing under new head coach Jeremy Pruitt.

Speaking of head coaches, a former Vols assistant now has a job as a head coach at a smaller school, which we’ll also get to. But let’s start with the biggest news of the day, and that includes the men’s basketball game.

Tennessee basketball loses heartbreaker to UNC – Grant Ramey, GoVols247

The men’s Tennessee Vols blew a golden opportunity at home against the No. 7 ranked North Carolina Tar Heels. Despite leading for almost the whole game, the offense went ice cold the final 10 minutes, causing them to lose 78-73.

"The game lived up to the hype. Tennessee came up 30 seconds short of doing the same.Grant Williams led the 20th-ranked Vols with 15 points and James Daniel added a season-high 14, but Tennessee fell short late in a 78-73 loss to No. 7 North Carolina in front of a capacity checkerboard crowd of 21,678 at Thompson-Boling Arena Sunday afternoon."

Tennessee football has huge recruiting weekend – Blake Morgan, SEC Country

The Tennessee Vols football program is starting from scratch when it comes to recruiting. But they had a huge recruiting weekend with a ton of guys on campus for a visit.

"Tennessee was in store for a big recruiting weekend. The Vols have drastically altered their recruiting board since coach Jeremy Pruitt took over. The result has been a string of de-commits."

Lady Vols defeat Long Beach State – UTSports

The Tennessee Lady Vols defeated Long Beach State 90-61 on the road Sunday, bringing at least some good news on the basketball front. The win continues a red-hot streak for Holly Warlick’s undefeated team.

"With the win, the Lady Vols improved to 11-0 for the first time since 2005-06. That season, UT won its first 18 contests before suffering a loss."

Randy Sanders named head coach at ETSU – Kane O’Neill, WJHL

Former Tennessee Vols offensive coordinator Randy Sanders was named the head coach at ETSU Sunday. Sanders left Tennessee in 2005 and was replaced by David Cutcliffe as OC.

"Sanders, a Morristown, Tenn. native, has spent the last 29 years coaching on the Football Bowl Subdivision level, which includes stints as offensive coordinator at Tennessee, Kentucky and most recently Florida State. Sanders was the offensive coordinator when Tennessee won the 1998 BCS National Title and the quarterbacks’ coach at Florida State when the Seminoles claimed the 2013 National Championship."

Deal for former LSU recruiter stalls – Blake Toppmeyer, Knoxville News Sentinel

The Tennessee Vols football program’s efforts to bring in former LSU recruiter Austin Thomas have been put on hold, according to reports. According to reports, Jeremy Pruitt worked to bring him in, but they couldn’t agree on responsibilities and title for Thomas.

"Bruce Feldman of Fox Sports and SI.com, citing a source, reported Sunday that the deal stalled.Thomas previously had been the general manager at LSU. He resigned his post to take a job on Pruitt’s staff at Tennessee, an LSU spokesman had confirmed to USA TODAY Network – Tennessee on Thursday."

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