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

. . . make it this, from Bleacher Report’s Matt Hayes:

Other Vols stuff worth reading today

  1. Aspire to Inspire, via Beyond the Legacy, A great in-depth interview with VFL Dale Ellis.
  2. Faith bringing former Vols QB Josh Dobbs to Chattanooga, via the Times Free Press
  3. Tennessee Vols Football: Jason Witten says he likes ‘what Jeremy Pruitt is doing’, via 247Sports
  4. Kendal Vickers has the talent, attitude to become sixth Vol-Steeler in ‘VFL’, via 247Sports
  5. IMG coach Kevin Wright says Tennessee Vols freshman Kingston Harris will compete for playing time ‘right away’, via 247Sports
  6. Barton Simmons says Vols recruiting players who ‘fit’, via 247Sports
  7. Barton Simmons says ‘there’s still talent there’ on Vols’ roster, via 247Sports
  8. Tennessee Vols football’s 2018 opponents at a glance: Missouri Tigers, via 247Sports
  9. Tennessee Vols football: Jersey numbers, heights and weights for newcomers and freshmen, via 247Sports
  10. Teams take center stage for SEC Network Takeover, via SEC Sports. Tennessee is scheduled for Thursday, July 26.
  11. SEC Football Kickoff Media Days Central, via SEC Sports
  12. Tennessee football: Who will Vols miss the most in 2018?, via Saturday Down South

Behind the paywalls

  • The Influencer: Jeremy Pruitt brings Rainsville to Tennessee…, via The Athletic. This would be in the Must Read section if it wasn’t behind a paywall.
  • Scouting the Opponent: South Carolina, via VolQuest
  • Scouting the Opponent: Auburn, via VolQuest
  • Scouting the Opponent: Alabama, via VolQuest
  • Scouting the Opponent: Alabama, via VolQuest
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Jayyyy
Jayyyy
6 years ago

Appreciate the links, joel. What are your thoughts on hurd’s recent revelations? Do you believe the whole wr thing or was it really just butch?

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Joel Hollingsworth
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Joel Hollingsworth
6 years ago
Reply to  Jayyyy

I think it provides much more nuance and context to the whole thing. When nobody’s talking about it, we tend to fill in the gaps ourselves. So I’m just glad to finally hear his side of the story. To me, there’s a degree of justification for the decision. Concussions are getting scarier, wear and tear on a running back vs. a wide receiver is a legitimate concern. But I also think there’s still more to the story that we don’t know, because not much of Hurd’s recent revelation really explains the timing of it all. Why not wait until the… Read more »

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Jayyyy
Jayyyy
6 years ago
Reply to  Joel Hollingsworth

Great point on the timing of it. That’s what makes this situation (and so many of these weird butch situations) different than just a player deciding to transfer

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Joel Hollingsworth
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Joel Hollingsworth
6 years ago
Reply to  Jayyyy

Yeah, would love to hear Hurd’s explanation of the timing.

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