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Tennessee Vols morning report: Kellie Harper honored by WBCA

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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Women’s Tennessee Vols basketball head coach Kellie Harper being honored leads our Volunteers news for Wednesday, April 8, 2020.

We’re in the middle of the fourth full week ever since sports were shut down due to coronavirus cancelations. Once again, however, the Tennessee Vols continue to make news in different ways, and it continues today with multiple recognitions.

Our morning update on Rocky Top is almost all football stories. However, the lead story actually involves an honor related to women’s basketball, and it even supersedes an honor involving a football player on here.

Beyond those two honors, though, we have a story related to this year’s upcoming schedule as well. So there are still plenty of things to talk about, even during this time. Let’s start with the women’s basketball news.

Kellie Harper a 2020 Victory Club honoree – WBCA

Due to her surpassing the 300-win mark this past year, Tennessee Lady Vols head coach Kellie Harper was recognized as a Women’s Basketball Coaches Association Victory Club honoree Tuesday. Harper, who is 306-217 as a head coach, hit that milestone with a 65-63 win at the Alabama Crimson Tide. That win also ended a five-game losing streak to Alabama.

"The WBCA Victory Club honor is bestowed annually on each WBCA-member head coach who achieves a milestone of 200, 300, 400, 500 or more career victories during the current season on the level of competition at which they currently coach. Victories recorded at differing levels of competition cannot be combined."

Cade Mays makes MaxPreps All-Decade team – MaxPreps.com

As he gets set to begin his career on Rocky Top, Tennessee Vols football transfer offensive lineman Cade Mays was named to the MaxPreps All-Decade team. Mays who is transferring from the Georgia Bulldogs and is the brother of UT commit Cooper Mays and son of UT legend Kevin Mays, was a second-teamer and came from the 2017 class.

"The Class of 2014 has the most selections with 18, followed by the Class of 2017 with 15. The classes of 2013, 2019 and 2020 each had 10 players land on the list."

Football schedule ranked in top 10 – Brad Crawford, 247Sports.com

Based on the outlet’s way-too-early top 25 rankings, 247Sports ranks the Tennessee Vols football team’s schedule strength at No. 6 for the upcoming season. Even with that ranking, however, four SEC schools were above them: the Auburn Tigers, Ole Miss Rebels, Arkansas Razorbacks and South Carolina Gamecocks. Of course, they will play Arkansas and South Carolina this year.

"The home game vs. Alabama in October potentially sets up to be Jeremy Pruitt’s biggest showdown of his tenure if the Vols, who we expect to be ranked in the preseason, coming into that with one loss or fewer following their open week. That’ll be a serious challenge however considering Tennessee goes to Oklahoma in Week 2 and hosts Florida in the SEC opener two weekends later. If there’s a good time to catch the Sooners next fall, it’s probably early in Spencer Rattler’s second start at quarterback."

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