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Tennessee Vols morning report: Kellie Harper recaps Georgia loss

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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Stories surrounding multiple coaches lead our Tennessee Vols news for Friday, Jan. 15.

The weekend is here, and the Tennessee Vols football program is in limbo. Hires continue to be made as if nothing is happening right now, and it has everybody confused. We honestly don’t know where anybody goes from here.

Our morning update on Rocky Top involves one of those football hires, as a new assistant in a certain field has been brought on board. Sticking with the coaches, we also have a press conference from a men’s basketball assistant to bring you, and we have quotes from a coach in a Thursday postgame interview to lead everything off.

A recap of a successful swimming and diving event and a preview of track and field and tennis events are also on our loaded morning slate. Let’s get started, continuing with the aftermath of a rough women’s basketball loss Thursday.

Kellie Harper recaps Lady Vols’ loss to Georgia – Dan Harralson, VolsWire.com

In their first game all year as a ranked team, the Tennessee women’s basketball Lady Vols suffered a heartbreaking one-point loss to the Georgia Bulldogs thanks to being outscored 29-9 in the third quarter and committing two turnovers with a chance to win in the final 12 seconds. Kellie Harper addressed the loss afterward. Here’s a bit of what she said.

"“We played a one-point game at LSU. We were one bucket away from coming home with a loss (there), and you get the win. (Today,) we were one bucket away from getting the win, and you get the loss. It’s the SEC, and you have to play every single night, and you have to play for 40 minutes.”"

Men’s basketball assistant meets with media – Rob Lewis, VolQuest.com

Ahead of the Tennessee Vols men’s basketball program’s scheduled Saturday matchup with the Vanderbilt Commodores, assistant coach Des Oliver met with the media on Thursday. Here’s a bit of what he said about Vandy.

"“The one thing that stands out when you’re watching video on Vanderbilt is the volume of sets that they’re able to run and able to run effectively. To run 25 sets in a game and have the set look like you practiced it for several weeks is really hard to do at this level especially and they do a pretty good job of it.”"

Son of Dan Brooks hired as assistant strength coach – Ryan Callahan, GoVol247

Rhett Brooks, the son of longtime Tennessee Vols football assistant coach Dan Brooks, has been hired as an assistant strength coach. He will work under A.J. Artis and replaces Mike Farrell.

"Rhett Brooks served as assistant director of sports performance at UCF during the 2020 season. Before joining the Knights, he was the associate head strength and conditioning coach for football at Arkansas in 2018 and 2019 under former coach Chad Morris."

Women’s swimming and diving tops Kentucky – Keith Farmer, Lex18.com

For the first time all season, the No. 10 ranked Kentucky Wildcats swimming and diving team came up short. The No. 5 ranked Tennessee Lady Vols defeated them 178.5-121.5. On Friday, the men’s swimming and diving programs will face off at 3 p.m. ET.

"The Wildcats earned seven triumphs in the dual meet, while their border foe claimed nine triumphs. The teams split the two relay events and the two diving events, claiming one triumph apiece in those contests."

Women’s tennis faces UT Martin – UTSports

Returning home from the Duke Winter Classic earlier this week, the Tennessee Lady Vols tennis program will host the UT Martin Skyhawk Friday in a doubleheader. The first match is set for 10:30 a.m. ET, and the next one is set for 3:30 p.m. ET.

"Friday will mark the seventh and eighth meeting between the programs all time and it will mark the second double header ever. The Lady Vols lead the series 6-0. The last time UT and the Skyhawks squared off, the Lady Vols took the match 4-0."

Track and Field to open 2021 season – VUCommodores.com

For the first time in 321 days, the Tennessee Vols track and field program will compete in an event. UT’s indoor program travels to Nashville for the Commodore Indoor, hosted by the Vanderbilt Commodores. The Missouri Tigers, Ole Miss Rebel, Alabama Crimson Tide and Mississippi State Bulldogs will all take part in the event as well.

"A full slate of events begins Friday at 4 p.m. with the high jump and continues through the 5,000 meters at 7:25 p.m. The following day begins with the shot put and 60-meter hurdles at noon and will conclude with the 4×400 relay at 3:45 p.m."

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