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Tennessee Vols morning report: Jeremy Pruitt on practice, softball starts hot

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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Tennessee Vols head coach Jeremy Pruitt on football practice and two opening softball wins lead the Volunteers news for Friday, Feb. 9, 2018.

Happy Friday to Rocky Top! The Tennessee Vols began the season for another spring sport on Thursday, and that makes even more news to bring you.

We start, though, with the football program and comments from Jeremy Pruitt on multiple topics. Recognizing fall athletes is also a topic of today.

Oh, and there was a women’s basketball game from last night that we need to recap. So we have a lot to get to to kick off the weekend. Let’s start with Pruitt’s public comments.

Jeremy Pruitt on Vols’ practice habits – Ryan Callahan, GoVols247

Tennessee Vols football head coach Jeremy Pruitt attributed the rash of injuries over the past two years to two things: their size and their practice habits. Pruitt noted that they would have to teach the players how to practice. Here’s a bit of what he said.

"“Back when I played, we were on the ground every dadgum play. So what’s happening? You get people on the ground who get rolled up on ankles, knees and all that. You don’t practice that way. To me, you can be a great tackling team by learning how to thud — O-linemen, D-linemen.”"

Football staff officially introduced – Blake Toppmeyer, Knoxville News Sentinel

The Tennessee Vols football staff under new head coach Jeremy Pruitt was officially introduced on Thursday. The staff members had their salaries released as well.

"Jeremy Pruitt’s 10 assistant coaches will be compensated at a combined  rate of $5.835 million annually, according to contract details released by Tennessee on Thursday.Salaries range from $1.205 million for offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach Tyson Helton to $205,000 for tight ends coach Brian Niedermeyer."

Orange and White game date and time set – Luke Slabaugh, WBIR

With National Signing Day over, it’s time to look ahead to Spring Practice. And the Tennessee Vols have now set the date and time for their Orange and White game.

"Tennessee will kick off its spring game on Saturday, Apr. 21 at 2 p.m. ET, the university confirmed in a news release.ESPN had made the date and time visible on its programming guide earlier Tuesday."

Tennessee Lady Vols basketball holds off Arkansas – Kenny Hawkins, WJHL

The Tennessee women’s basketball team won an ugly game Thursday night against the Arkansas Razorbacks on the road. It took a historic and career night from Rennia Davis to get the 90-85 win and move to 20-4 on the year.

"UT used a well-balanced attack that saw seven players reach the box score. The Lady Vols also recorded 24 assists on 31 baskets, led by a career-high tying nine from Anastasia Hayes."

Tennessee softball starts the year 2-0 – UTSports

The Tennessee Lady Vols softball team won its first two games of the season Thursday in the Kajikawa Classic. Their first win was an 8-1 victory over the Boise State Broncos. The No. 11 ranked Lady Vols then defeated the No. 19 ranked Arizona State Sun Devils 7-4.

"Tennessee takes on Western Michigan at 1:45 p.m. EST and San Jose State at 4:15 p.m. EST on Friday at the Tempe Sports Complex."

Tennessee Vols have 53 athletes on SEC Academic Honor Roll –SEC Sports

Tennessee football had 26 players placed on SEC Academic Honor Roll for Fall sports. The SEC announced the Fall Academic Honor Roll lists on Thursday.

"A total of 1,018 student-athletes were named to the 2017 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll, Wednesday by SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey.The 2017 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll includes the sports of cross country, football, soccer and volleyball. It is based on grades from the 2017 Spring, Summer and Fall terms."

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