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

. . . make it VolQuest’s feature on why new hoops commit D.J. Burns chose Tennessee.

Other Vols stuff worth reading today

  • SEC relaxes intraleague grad transfer rules: ESPN. If you’re a graduate or playing for a team under a postseason ban, you can now transfer to another SEC school and play immediately instead of having to sit out a year.
  • Tennessee football could benefit from SEC Spring Meeting grad-transfer rule change: SEC Country. Vols are in a competition with Auburn for Alabama offensive lineman Brandon Kennedy, who’s now free to transfer to either school and play right away.
  • Saban will likely benefit from transfer rules he fought: Sports Illustrated. Alabama could easily fill any needs from the graduate transfer market.
  • Jonathan Kongbo tweets that he’s “excited to make this move to LB.” Twitter. Not a huge deal, really, as OLBs and DEs in a 3-4 are almost interchangeable.
  • Tennessee has some important visitors on campus this weekend, including the nation’s No. 2 player in offensive tackle Darnell Wright. Via VolQuest.
  • ETSU, UTEP Games Times & Broadcast Information Set – University of Tennessee: Via UTSports. ETSU will be at 4:00 and UTEP at noon, both on the SEC Network.
  • Vols football is 50:1 to win the SEC, but Vols basketball is 28:1 to win the national championship.
  • Tennessee to buy out ousted chancellor Beverly Davenport for $1.33 million: Via the Times Free Press.

Good stuff behind paywalls

  • Tennessee Vols Basketball Analysis: What the Vols are getting in 2018 four-star center D.J. Burns: Via 247Sports.