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Tennessee Vols morning report: Rick Barnes previews practice

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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Another Rick Barnes press conference ahead of a Tennessee Vols men’s basketball practice leads our Volunteers news for Friday, Oct. 4, 2019.

Welcome to the first Friday in October. Things may be rough for the Tennessee Vols football program at the moment, but at least the Fall is here, and all the fun that comes with that season can still be enjoyed.

Oh, and basketball is also around the corner. Our morning update on Rocky Top focuses on that, as a men’s basketball preseason practice was held Thursday, and Rick Barnes met with the media ahead of that session.

On top of that, we have a soccer recognition story to bring you along with a preview of volleyball and tennis matchups happening this weekend. So there’s a good bit of news not involving football ahead of UT’s showdown with the Georgia Bulldogs. Let’s start with the basketball news.

Rick Barnes previews Vols at Thursday practice – Grant Ramey, GoVols247

Men’s Tennessee Vols basketball head coach Rick Barnes met with the media previewing the season ahead of a practice session scheduled Thursday. He talked about adding a scrimmage to the Rocky Top Tip-Off, his fondness for new Lady Vols head coach Kellie Harper and his excitement to get the season started. Here’s a look at some of what he said.

"“I am excited. It’s been a fun group of guys to coach. I like their chemistry a lot with this team. I like the energy. I think these guys understand we have to get better. It’s going to be a process where we need to breakthrough as this group.”"

Volleyball set for road trips to Georgia, Auburn – UTSports

Set for a weekend road trip, the Tennessee women’s volleyball team will travel to Athens to face the Georgia Bulldogs at 7 p.m. E.T. Friday night. They will then visit the Auburn Tigers Sunday at 2:30 p.m. E.T.

"The Lady Vols (7-5, 1-1 SEC) are coming off their first win over in SEC play, defeating Texas A&M in five sets on Sunday afternoon. Senior outside hitter Tessa Grubbs helped lead them to the victory, tallying seven of her team-high 18 kills in the final set including the match clincher."

Men’s tennis to participate in Samford Round Robin – samfordsports.com

Individuals in the Tennessee Vols men’s tennis program will be taking part in the Samford Round Robin over the weekend in Birmingham. Freshmen Jordan Chrysostom and Finn Stodder and redshirt freshman Mason Meier will all take part in it.

"The Samford men’s tennis team will open its fall schedule Oct. 4-6 by hosting its own Samford Round Robin at the Samford Tennis Center. Admission to the tournament is free."

Soccer receives Team Academic Award – UnitedSoccerCoaches.org

The Tennessee Lady Vols soccer team was one of nearly 1,000 programs to earn the United Soccer Coaches Team Academic Award. They were recognized on Thursday.

"A total of 992 soccer teams (345 men, 647 women) posted a team grade point average of 3.0 or higher, thereby earning the United Soccer Coaches Team Academic Award for the 2018-19 academic year. Of that total, 258 schools had both their men’s and women’s programs recognized."

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