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Tennessee Vols morning report: Dustin Colquitt wins Super Bowl

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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Former Tennessee Vols punter Dustin Colquitt winning a Super Bowl with the Kansas City Chiefs leads our Volunteers news for Monday, Feb. 3, 2020.

Football season is in the books. With the Super Bowl over, the Tennessee Vols and the pros are now about to enter the offseason. Of course, the XFL is set to start next week, but we’re still holding out to see just how successful that league is.

Our morning update on Rocky Top leads with a former Vol getting an ever-elusive ring in the Super Bowl. Obviously, on the Monday after, we will have to lead with a bit of Super Bowl coverage the same way everybody else is this morning.

There is plenty of other news as well, though, including a former UT football coach landing a head coaching job and continuing on our recaps of bad men’s and women’s basketball losses. Swimming and diving, track and field and men’s tennis have things for us to recap as well. But let’s start with the Super Bowl coverage.

Dustin Colquitt wins Super Bowl – Louis Fernandez, WBIR

In his 15th season punting for the Kansas City Chiefs, former Tennessee Vols football punter Dustin Colquitt finally walked away with a Super Bowl ring. He now joins his father and his brother by getting a championship ring.

"Colquitt and the Kansas City Chiefs won Super Bowl LIV with a 31-20 performances against the San Francisco 49ers. Colquitt punted just twice in the win, however he averaged 50 yards a punt, with one landing inside the 20-yard line."

Larry Scott earns head coaching job – Bryan Fischer, NBC Sports

After two years on Dan Mullen’s staff with the Florida Gators, former Tennessee football offensive coordinator Larry Scott has been named head coach of the Howard Bison. Scott was with UT in 2016 and 2017.

"A Tampa native, Scott played and coached at USF. He was eventually hired by Al Golden at Miami and later served as the Hurricanes interim head coach when Golden was fired by the school midseason (going 4-2)."

Rick Barnes recaps Mississippi State loss – Grant Ramey, GoVols247

On Saturday, the Tennessee Vols men’s basketball team lost its third straight game, falling to the Mississippi State Bulldogs 86-73 on the road. UT’s record dropped to 12-9 and 4-4 in league play, and MSU improved to 14-7 and 5-3. Josiah-Jordan James did not play due to injury, and Rick Barnes said he’s day-to-day. Here’s a bit of what else he said.

"“The second half, the just dominated us inside. We didn’t have an answer for it and that’s what’s frustrating. Got to give them credit for it.”"

Kellie Harper recaps South Carolina loss – Chaunte’l Powell, SI.com

The No. 22 ranked Tennessee Lady Vols fell to 17-5 and 7-2 in SEC play with a 69-48 loss on the road to the No. 1/2 ranked South Carolina Gamecocks. Here is a bit of what Kellie Harper said about the loss.

"“That’s a really good basketball team we played today. They looked really good on film, played with great poise, yet they were very aggressive on both ends of the court and on the boards.”"

Men’s tennis sweeps the weekend – UTSports

Ranked No. 16 in the nation, the Tennessee Vols men’s tennis team beat the Georgia State Panthers and Mercer Bears on Friday, then they came back Sunday to beat the Wichita State Shockers. With the three wins, they have now improved to 9-1 overall.

"No. 23 Adam Walton remains undefeated as well at 9-0 with his straight-set victory over Murkel Dellien. With the victory, the Home Hill, Australia native has now tied the longest winning streak of his career."

Swimming and diving sweeps Florida – UT Daily Beacon

For the first time in school history, the Tennessee men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams, ranked No. 12 and No. 4 respectively, swept the Florida Gators on Saturday. Florida’s women’s team, meanwhile, was ranked No. 8 in the nation Saturday.

"The Lady Vols had only beaten the Gators four times in program history entering Saturday’s meet. This also marks just the third time the Lady Vols have finished a season undefeated, the first time since the 1972-73 season."

Track and field wraps up Texas Tech Invitational – TexasTech.com

Over the weekend, the Tennessee track and field program won five events and had 13 top five finishes at the Texas Tech Invitational. Up next for them is the Clemson Tiger Paw Invitational, which is set to begin on Friday, Feb. 14.

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