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

. . . make it this, from ESPN’s Chris Low:

It’s of course great news that the Vols’ best player will indeed be back to playing football this fall, but it’s also really great to hear how the staff and program handled everything, putting the guy first, ahead of his football career and ahead of the program. Here’s to continued good health for Smith.

Other (mostly) Vols stuff worth reading today

  1. JIM HARBAUGH’S MATRIX OF MEATS BY TEMPERAMENT, via Every Day Should Be Saturday. Spencer’s hilarious response to news that Harbaugh believes chickens are too nervous to eat.
  2. 10 Questions for 2018: First-Time Coach with a QB Competition, via GRT’s Will Shelton
  3. Vols Continue Recruiting Roll With Pledge From JUCO DT Savion Williams, via GRT’s Brad Shepard
  4. Is he a jerk? Maybe. Maybe not. Either way, Pruitt’s fire is exactly what the Vols need, via Saturday Down South
  5. Impact Analysis: Savion Williams, via VolQuest
  6. Tennessee Vols Preseason Camp Primer: Inside linebacker, via 247Sports
  7. Tennessee Preseason Camp 4-1-1: Quarterback, via 247Sports
  8. Tennessee Preseason Camp 4-1-1: Running back, via 247Sports
  9. Tennessee Preseason Camp 4-1-1: Wide receiver, via 247Sports
  10. Tennessee Preseason Camp 4-1-1: Tight end, via 247Sports
  11. Practice field expansion puts Tennessee in SEC’s top half, via the Times Free Press

Behind the paywalls

  • 2018 Positional Preview: STs, via VolQuest
  • Tennessee Vols football recruiting: Vols ‘a no-brainer’ among top five for OL Melvin McBride, via 247Sports

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