Read: Empathy for Big 10, Pac-12 players

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