Tennessee Vols morning report: Recap of first spring practice
A recap of the first Tennessee Vols football spring practice and another player departure lead our Volunteers news for Wednesday, March 21, 2018.
Spring is here! So is a nor’easter along the East Coast and a heavy dose of inclement weather across the country. But that didn’t stop a ton of Tennessee Vols events taking place on Tuesday, and we have a lot of them to cover.
Today’s morning report on Rocky Top is football loaded. Practices are underway, which is news in itself. But we also have updates about another player leaving the program.
A baseball game recap along with a softball update are also in this report, as is a bit of golf news. But as always, we begin with our football updates.
Tennessee football begins spring practice – Ryan Callahan, GoVols247
The Tennessee Vols held their first spring practice under new head coach Jeremy Pruitt on Tuesday. Although he called their first practice exciting, Pruitt noted that the team has a lot of work to do over the next month and still needs to learn how to practice. Here’s a bit of what he said.
"“It was exciting to get out there on the grass. Our guys ran around. It’s new for everybody. It’s new for the coaches. It’s new for me, new for the training staff, new for the strength staff.”"
Quay Picou leaves program – Blake Toppmeyer, Knoxville News Sentinel
Tennessee football head coach Jeremy Pruitt confirmed Tuesday that Quay Picou was no longer part of the Vols program. Picou leaving clears the way even more for the nose tackle position, making Shy Tuttle even more of a favorite to take that spot.
"Picou becomes the second scholarship to depart since Pruitt’s hiring. Quarterback Quinten Dormady, who started five games last season, announced in January was he was transferring."
Tennessee baseball falls to ETSU – Kenny Hawkins, WJHL
The Tennessee Vols dropped a midweek game in a 9-6 loss to the East Tennessee State Buccaneers on Tuesday evening. The loss dropped Tennessee to 13-9 and was the second time on the year that ETSU (11-6) beat them.
"The Bucs gained their first lead of the game in the seventh inning, scoring four runs before the stretch to take a come-from-behind 9-6 victory over the Vols in midweek action."
Caylan Arnold named SEC softball Pitcher of the Week – SEC Sports staff
Tennessee Lady Vols sophomore pitcher Caylan Arnold was named the SEC softball Pitcher of the Week thanks to her performances at the Rainbow Wahine Classic.
"At the Bank of Hawaii Rainbow Wahine Classic, Arnold recorded two wins and two saves as the Lady Vols went 6-0 in the tournament and improved to 30-1 overall. She struck out 21 batters over 15.2 innings of work, was a part of three shutouts, and held her opponents to a .098 batting average for the week"
Tennessee women’s golf has strong showing at Bobby Nichols – UTSports
All three Tennessee Lady Vols competing at the Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate placed in the Top six. One finished third and two finished tied for sixth.
"The Volunteers were led by freshman Mariah Smith, who finished tied for third, shooting a 54-hole total of 222 with her best round coming on Sunday where she shot an even-par 71.Haley Wagner also recorded even par in the first round while junior Allison Herring carded her best round of the tournament on Tuesday, a 1-over 72."