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

. . . make it this blueprint for success, from Patrick Brown:

Other Vols stuff worth reading today

  1. Second-Year Surge: Tennessee LB Shanon Reid, via 247Sports
  2. Jimmy’s blog: How does UT offense compare to best of the East the past 4 years?, via WNML
  3. Preview 2018: Top 30 Offensive Guards & Centers, via College Football News. Vols lineman Trey Smith is No. 9.
  4. College Football’s Top 50 Wide Receivers for 2018, via Athlon Sports. Jauan Jennings comes in at No. 42.
  5. SEC Wild Card Players in 2018, via Athlon Sports. The two picks for the Vols are Jennings and Shy Tuttle.
  6. ‘NCAA Football’: Why video game series hasn’t returned five years after last release, via Sporting News
  7. 10 highest rated Volunteers in Madden NFL 19, via 247Sports
  8. Friday Five: The biggest Heisman Trophy snubs in college football history, via CBS Sports. FARCE! Manning’s not on this list.
  9. Peyton Manning, Todd Helton visit Jeremy Pruitt, Vols, via 247Sports

Note the inclusion of the inside joke on the far right-side column of this tweet:

Behind the paywalls

  • The twin pillars of Rick Barnes’ rebuilding job? Consistency and intensity, via VolQuest
  • Tennessee Vols football recruiting: Three things I know, three things I think, via 247Sports
  • Scouting the Opponent: ETSU, via VolQuest