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Tennessee Vols morning report: Jeremy Pruitt previews Missouri

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 football head coach Jeremy Pruitt previewing the Missouri Tigers Wednesday leads our Volunteers news for Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018.

Winter is coming! That’s what today’s weather looks like for much of the eastern half of the United States. However, for the Tennessee Vols, things have not looked this bright in a long time, and there’s an expectation for that to continue.

Our morning updates on Rocky Top deal with looking ahead and a quick recap. It starts with bringing up comments Jeremy Pruitt made in his usual Wednesday press conference, but we also have Lady Vols coverage to bring you.

There are two recaps from different Lady Vols sports to cover, one obviously more prominent than the other. Both were very good news. But let’s start with the football news and what Pruitt talked about on Wednesday.

Jeremy Pruitt previews Missouri after Wednesday practice – Grant Ramey, GoVols247

Tennessee Vols football head coach Jeremy Pruitt looked ahead to the Missouri Tigers in a press conference Wednesday after practice. During the press conference, he talked about implementing Phillip Fulmer’s idea to use younger players a bit later in practice, noted that Bryce Thompson and Trevon Flowers are both expected to play Saturday, and praised the leadership of his seniors and development of his staff. Here’s a snippet of what he said.

"“You know I just talked to our team about it, we have 13 seniors on our team that have really since we’ve been here have tried to do. A lot of them have sacrificed, they’ve moved around different positions. But they’ve really bought into the team. I think they represent what the University of Tennessee is all about.”"

Tennessee women’s basketball destroys UNC Asheville – WJHL

The Tennessee Lady Vols moved to 2-0 on the season with a 73-46 win over the UNC Asheville Bulldogs Wednesday night. It was their second of three games in eight days, with their third coming Sunday against the Florida A&M Rattlers before heading to The Bahamas to compete in the Women’s Junkanoo Jam, which they’ll open on Thursday with a game against the Clemson Tigers.

"Senior guard Meme Jackson led Tennessee (2-0) with a team-high 13 points, while redshirt senior forward Cheridene Green tallied 12 on 5-of-6 shooting to help UT improve to 2-0 on the season. Sophomore point guard Evina Westbrook chipped in 11 points, while sophomore forward Rennia Davis returned from missing Sunday’s game to contribute 10 points and eight rebounds, as did freshman guard/forward Rae Burrell."

Tennessee volleyball defeats Missouri – UTSports

The No. 22 ranked Tennessee Lady Vols volleyball team defeated the No. 23 ranked Missouri Tigers in four sets on the road for their first ever win in Columbia. They next play their last road match of the year Sunday at the Arkansas Razorbacks.

"The Lady Vols (22-5, 13-2 SEC) held the Tigers, who entered with the 20th best hitting percentage in the nation, to just .209 Wednesday night in Columbia, Mo. Tennessee forced Missouri (22-6, 12-4 SEC) to a -.029 hitting percentage in the fourth and final set en route to a 25-12 set victory."

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