Tennessee Vols morning report: New season ticket policy for 2022
Week 4 of the 2021 college football season and Week 3 of the 2021 NFL season both begin today, and it’ll be the first set of football games played with fall officially underway. The Tennessee Vols may not play until Saturday, but that’s still exciting.
Our morning update on Rocky Top, though, for the second straight day, involves a lookahead to 2022. In this case, it deals with UT game tickets. We also have more coverage of Saturday’s football matchup with the Florida Gators to bring you, including another press conference.
There are two events scheduled to begin today that we will cover as well in women’s soccer and men’s tennis. As the first weekend of fall draws near, things continue to be more exciting. Let’s dive into today’s coverage.
Vols to update ticket sales process for 2022 – UTSports
On Wednesday, the Tennessee Vols athletic department announced a plan to modernize ticket sales. UT will reduce season-ticket prices but also end the “umbrella system,” where donations in one sport lead to season-tickets in other sports.
"The impending changes stem from several months of thoughtful analysis and consideration of fan feedback, including requests to create a more equitable and affordable pricing model throughout Neyland Stadium. Similar fan input led to the development of multiple new and exciting fan experience amenities/renovations set to debut next football season."
Danny White speaks on UT modernizing ticket sales – Wes Rucker, GoVols247
Amidst Rocky Top updating its ticketing process, UT Athletic Director Danny White spoke about the new system on Vol Calls. He discussed the reasoning behind the move and everything that will go into it. Here’s a bit of what he said.
"“We want to have the top budget in the country, we want to have the best facilities in the country, do all those things. But before we can build on current and future success, we had to lay the foundation and clean some things up, and our staff, the Tennessee Fund, has done at outstanding job over the last few months analyzing.”"
Josh Heupel previews Florida at SEC teleconference – SECSports.com
During the weekly Southeastern Conference teleconference Wednesday, Tennessee Vols football head coach Josh Heupel further discussed the Florida Gators. Here’s a bit of what he said about preparing for Saturday’s matchup.
"“Everybody in our program is excited about the challenge of going down to Gainesville and playing a really good Florida football team. First SEC game for us here as a program and first road game, too. Excited about the opportunity that we have. Guys have been great. Love the continued growth as far as how we prepare and how we practice.”"
Soccer set for SEC home opener – Brandon Shown, UT Daily Beacon
Coming off a 3-1 loss to the Arkansas Razorbacks in their SEC opener last week, the No. 17 ranked Tennessee Lady Vols soccer team will host the No. 11 ranked Auburn Tigers Thursday night in their SEC home opener. Kickoff is set for today 7 p.m. ET.
"The Lady Vols’ (7-1) defeat last time out ended their seven-game win streak and a program-record 633 minute, 53 second shutout streak.After a loss, teams can either continue to struggle or come back vigorously. Tennessee has chosen to have a positive mindset heading into the match."
Men’s tennis to begin ITA Regional Championships – Wearecollegetennis.com
Thursday marks the start of the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Division I Ohio Valley Regional Championships. The Tennessee Vols will host the event, and it will last through Monday, Sept. 27.
"Over 8,000 student-athletes from NCAA Division I, II, III, NAIA, Junior and Community Colleges compete across 85 ITA Regional Championships around the country. In Division I, regional doubles champions and regional singles champions and finalists qualify for the season-ending ITA National Fall Championships."