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If you read only one thing about the Vols today . . .

. . . make it this, from the Times Free Press:

• Wiedmer: College football’s return is what the South lives to see | Chattanooga Times Free Press

Other Vols stuff worth reading today

1. Mapping college football crowds and COVID risk, via ESPN
2. What we learned from Tennessee football practice, Week 2, via KnoxNews
3. Tennessee’s Brandon Kennedy not through with adventurous college experience, via the Times Free Press
4. WATCH: Vols’ Trey Smith speaks at another social-justice rally, via 247Sports
5. Strategic redshirts might be necessary for Tennessee basketball, via 247Sports
6. Vols return to practice after brief pause amid Covid-19 concerns, via 247Sports
7. Rick Barnes breaks down Tennessee’s new-look backcourt, via 247Sports
8. Fulkerson needs to ‘stay hungry for it’ after breakout season, via 247Sports

Behind the paywalls

• Inside the march against racism organized by Tennessee athletes – The Athletic, via The Athletic
• What We Learned: Takeaways from Tennessee’s latest practices, via 247Sports

If you read only one thing about the Vols today . . .

. . . make it this, from the Times Free Press:

• Jim Chaney’s stability should be a plus for this season’s Volunteers | Chattanooga Times Free Press

Other Vols stuff worth reading today

1. Vol Coordinators Meet With Media, Discuss Preseason Practice, via UTSports
2. College football 2020: Picking the best game each week of this year’s schedule, via Sporting News
3. Georgia loses WR Dominick Blaylock for season after another knee injury, via ESPN
4. New mantra motivating Vols’ Josh Palmer going into senior season, via 247Sports
5. Chaney: Coaches, players controlling what they can in COVID-land, via 247Sports

If you read only one thing about the Vols today . . .

. . . make it this, from 247Sports:

• Vols’ Butler: Mental health must be respected, especially now

Other Vols stuff worth reading today

1. Vols center Kennedy: ‘Great relationship’ with Guarantano helps, via 247Sports
2. Freshman receivers capable of being ‘something special’ for Vols, via 247Sports
3. Vols Pruitt moves practice to accommodate social-justice march, via 247Sports
4. ‘Meticulous’ new coach quickly left impression on Vols D-lineman, via 247Sports
5. Tennessee Announces Adjusted-Seating Ticket Plan for Neyland Stadium – University of Tennessee Athletics, via UTSports
6. Trey Smith Named First Team All-American by Associated Press – University of Tennessee Athletics, via UTSports

Behind the paywalls

• Why the talent gap between Tennessee and Missouri doesn’t show up on the field – The Athletic, via The Athletic

If you read only one thing about the Vols today . . .

. . . make it this, from 247Sports:

• Tennessee O-line shows progress with pleasing preseason start

Other Vols stuff worth reading today

1. Kennedy praises Tennessee staff for COVID-19 quarantine help, via 247Sports
2. Vols Turn Up Intensity In Third Practice of Preseason – University of Tennessee Athletics, via UTSports

Behind the paywalls

• Tennessee camp takeaways: Harrison Bailey’s quarantine and the Cade Mays saga, via The Athletic
• What We Learned: Takeaways from Tennessee’s first four practices, via 247Sports

If you read only one thing about the Vols today . . .

. . . make it this, from ESPN:

• Heartbreak, confusion, anger – The harsh reality for many college football players

Other Vols stuff worth reading today

1. 20 compelling storylines that will lead us through the 2020 college football season – CBSSports.com, via CBS Sports
2. Tennessee athletic director Phillip Fulmer requests pay cut, via KnoxNews
3. College football rankings: Clemson solidly No. 1 over Alabama in 2020 Preseason CBS Sports 76 – CBSSports.com, via CBS Sports
4. Punter returns to Vols having previously entered transfer portal, via 247Sports
5. 2020 Football Roster – University of Tennessee Athletics, via UTSports

Behind the paywalls

• Q&A: Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee on the SEC moving forward with college football – The Athletic, via The Athletic

If you read only one thing about the Vols today . . .

. . . make it this, from 247Sports:

• Rucker: Thoughts on this week’s torrent of Tennessee news

Other Vols stuff worth reading today

1. Wiedmer: #FreeCadeMays should unite all SEC fan bases, even UGA’s | Chattanooga Times Free Press, via the Times Free Press
2. Lawyer: Cade Mays transfer appeal centers on ‘toxic environment’, via 247Sports
3. Eric Gray weighs in on Day 1 of fall camp, new face shields, via 247Sports
4. Pruitt explains how Jeremy Banks got second chance with Vols, via 247Sports
5. SEC announces fan health and safety guidelines, via SEC Sports