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. . . make it Chris Rumph, preaching it:
The official day’s video from the school:
What’s happening with Tennessee Football?
Let this week’s #TennesseeTake fill you in.#PoweredByTheT pic.twitter.com/YLwgzDR0JG
— Tennessee Football (@Vol_Football) August 2, 2018
Jeremy Pruitt’s comments to the media yesterday:
And here’s more from Rumph:
And Tyson Helton:
And Kevin Sherrer:
. . . make it this, from ESPN’s Chris Low:
Yes, that Smith has been treated for blood clots and is anticipated to be back this fall has already been reported, but this is a more in-depth look at what and how it all happened, with some great perspective directly from Smith and those closest to him. Definitely worth the read even a day or two after the “news.”
You’ll have to click on this to appreciate it.
What’s your favorite sports rivalry? Mine is Ed Orgeron vs. the closed captioning on YouTube. pic.twitter.com/bEkGcI8yfm
— Intern Pete (@peter_roulier) August 2, 2018
Sure, the Vols may be mothballing those smokey grey jerseys, but that doesn’t mean you can’t buck the trend by wearing an awesome grey hat in the stands. This one has a Power T on the front and “Tennessee” on the back, so you’re reppin’ the team even if you’re walking backwards. The hat is also apparently made with “AeroBill technology.” I don’t know what that is, but it sounds fancy. (It’s wicking technology that is designed to keep you cool.)
I think everybody’s either in prep or resting up for the upcoming season, so there’s not a lot of media out there to watch today. This video of Kevin Simon talking about his role in helping players is worth a couple of minutes, though:
Kevin Simon has returned to #RockyTop to help our players develop to their full potential.
Today was an opportunity for our upperclassmen to prepare the proper information about who they are off the field for NFL scouts.#VFL // #PoweredByTheT pic.twitter.com/wFB8oiBIeo
— Tennessee Football (@Vol_Football) August 1, 2018
. . . make it this, from WNML’s Jimmy Hyams:
An Alabama guy explains a part of the Alabama defense, for which Jeremy Pruitt was recently responsible. Presumably, Pruitt’s installing the same concepts at Tennessee starting this fall.
Charles Kelly’s turn doing the TEAM talk:
The Piesman Trophy presents: The greatest big-man TDs ever. I didn’t actually get a chance to watch all of these, but there are few things better than touchdowns for underappreciated guys who rarely touch the ball, so if you have some extra time, this is probably worth a watch.
. . . make it this, from ESPN’s Chris Low:
It’s of course great news that the Vols’ best player will indeed be back to playing football this fall, but it’s also really great to hear how the staff and program handled everything, putting the guy first, ahead of his football career and ahead of the program. Here’s to continued good health for Smith.
VFL Rashaan Gaulden got himself into a bit of trouble (but probably also gained some respect) with the veterans for this:
@billvoth @JourdanRodrigue @PanthersAnalyst @PanthersMax @josephperson the Gaulden hit pic.twitter.com/ENrF5AcKoU
— Jamie Clayton (@Jamieclayton) July 30, 2018
More hype to hold you over:
TAE ⏰ TIME#MixtapeMonday // @LTurn1 pic.twitter.com/puXuvdsnSD
— Tennessee Basketball (@Vol_Hoops) July 30, 2018
Workout. Run. Swim? ♂ #PoweredByTheT pic.twitter.com/f8gmG51Bk2
— Tennessee Football (@Vol_Football) July 30, 2018
. . . make it this, from SB Nation’s Bill Connelly:
Not great news for Vols fans, but still a ton of great information with advanced stats.
. . . and this, from Wes Rucker:
Public service announcement for Vols fans.
As always, the first thing to watch Monday morning, if you missed it Sunday morning, is John Pennington’s Sports Source:
But there are also a couple of bite-sized hype videos this morning:
S U M M E R T I M E
G R I N D
pic.twitter.com/1HskB9JD2G— Tennessee Basketball (@Vol_Hoops) July 26, 2018
♂ #PoweredByTheT pic.twitter.com/YgyRWucZpn
— Tennessee Football (@Vol_Football) July 26, 2018
. . . make it this, from GRT’s Brad Shepard:
