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

. . . make it this, from The Athletic:

Barnes also explained why he pushed Bone so hard. It is not like it once was, to make sure he had a winning team and all the praise that came with it; it’s to make sure his players maximize their potential yet retain their humility, something he lost along the way.

Other Vols stuff worth reading today

  1. Tennessee at Auburn Preview, via Gameday on Rocky Top
  2. Tennessee-Auburn four-factors preview: All about shooting percentage?, via Gameday on Rocky Top
  3. Everything Jeremy Pruitt said after Day 1 of spring practice, via 247Sports
  4. Practice observations: Plenty of notes as Vols open spring, via 247Sports
  5. Pruitt: Vols’ newcomers not looking ‘as much like freshmen’, via 247Sports
  6. Pruitt explains talented freshman Crouch’s position tweak, via 247Sports
  7. Pruitt: Banks will ‘start off’ spring at running back, via 247Sports
  8. Vols who added or dropped the most weight this offseason, via 247Sports
  9. VOL REPORT: PRUITT EMPHASIZES TEAM EFFORT ON DAY ONE OF SPRING PRACTICE – University of Tennessee Athletics, via UTSports
  10. Who should Vols fans root for in this weekend’s Duke-North Carolina game?, via Gameday on Rocky Top
  11. Newcomers helping fuel Diamond Vols great start, via VolQuest

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