Below is a statement from Tennessee football coach Jeremy Pruitt on sophomore corner back Bryce Thompson who was suspended indefinitely prior to the start of the season for an alleged domestic incident on campus.
Statement from Tennessee Football Head Coach Jeremy Pruitt on Bryce Thompson
“As university processes have progressed relating to Bryce Thompson, we’ve all taken this situation very seriously. I believe Bryce can grow by following the plan the university has put in place for him. As a result, I am allowing him to return to practice.”
We’ll have full reaction from all on-air staff throughout the rest of the day and tomorrow on The Sports Animal starting with Sports Talk at 3 p.m. and Eric Cain’s Tennessee Football Practice Report Wednesday night at 6:30 p.m.
The Southeastern Conference released its men’s basketball schedule for the upcoming 2019-20 season Tuesday.
Tennessee opens league play Saturday, Jan. 4, when it hosts defending champion LSU at Thompson-Boling Arena. That showdown is one of five home Saturday SEC games for the Volunteers.
Other Saturday home opponents include South Carolina (Jan. 11), Kentucky (Feb. 8), Florida (Feb. 29) and Auburn (March 7) in the regular-season finale.
Tennessee hosts midweek home games against Ole Miss (Jan. 21), Texas A&M (Jan. 28), Arkansas (Feb. 11) and Vanderbilt (Feb. 18).
The Vols’ nine SEC road games, in order, will be played at Missouri (Jan. 7), at Georgia (Jan. 15), at Vanderbilt (Jan. 18), at Mississippi State (Feb. 1), at Alabama (Feb. 4), at South Carolina (Feb. 15), at Auburn (Feb. 22), at Arkansas (Feb. 26) and at Kentucky (March 3).
Tennessee breaks from SEC play on Jan. 25 to take part in the Big 12/SEC Challenge. The Big Orange travel to Kansas to battle the Jayhawks at historic Allen Fieldhouse,
Nashville once again hosts the SEC Tournament, which takes place March 11-15 at Bridgestone Arena.
Tip times and television information for non-conference games will be announced at a later date.
The Big Orange will be led this season by rising senior guards Jordan Bowden and Lamonte Turner. Both players enter the season on the verge of joining UT’s 50-man 1,000-Point Club. They are the team’s top returning scorers, as Turner averaged 11.0 points per game, and Bowden averaged 10.6.
Tennessee also enters the season riding the nation’s longest active home win streak, having won 26 straight at Thompson-Boling Arena dating to the 2017-18 SEC Championship season.
The popular Vol Pass is being offered again this season, and single-game tickets go on sale to the public beginning Oct. 8. Last year, two home games sold out in October, and five games were sold out by the time SEC play began.
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SCHEDULE NOTES
Tennessee will play 18 home games, including eight Saturday contests.
The Vols will play at least 20 games in the state of Tennessee (includes at least one SEC Tournament game).
Tennessee’s longest homestand is a three-game stretch from Dec. 21 through Jan. 4 that includes contests against Jacksonville State, Wisconsin and LSU.
Eight of the Vols’ nine home SEC games tip off at 7 p.m. ET or earlier.
The country music community is coming together to assist those affected by Hurricane Dorian.
The SIP Hope 4 Hope Town benefit concert at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium on Sept. 16 will feature performances by Dierks Bentley, Florida Georgia Line, Charles Esten, Ryan Hurd, Dan Tyminski, Drew Holcomb, Riley Green, Jamey Johnson, Locash, Darius Rucker, Randy Houser, Kristian Bush, Mark Bryan of Hootie & the Blowfish, Devin Dawson, James Otto, Chris Gelbuda, Wyatt Durette, Channing Wilson, Tyler Reeve, Django Walker and more.
The fundraising event is the brainchild of songwriter Patrick Davis, who founded the Songwriters in Paradise music festival in 2013 in Hope Town on the Abaco Island in the Bahamas, one of the areas recently devastated by Hurricane Dorian.
An online auction will also coincide with the concert. Additionally, Patrick created a GoFundMe campaign, which has already raised more than $398,000, to assist those in need in the Bahamas.
And it’s working. From Sept. 9—the date of Blake’s first tweet referencing the tune—to Sept. 11, the song has moved from No. 75 on the iTunes Country chart to No. 4 No. 2.
Blake has mentioned Craig’s song in more than 10 tweets.
The new tune, which Craig penned and produced, honors his late son, Jerry Greer, who passed away after a boating accident in July 2016 at the age of 19.
“Come on everybody this song deserves to be number 1 at least on iTunes,” said Blake via Twitter on Sept. 9. “Tweet your friends, tag the song. All people need to do is hear it once. They will want to own it. This song deserves to be recognized.@cmorganmusic“
Come on everybody this song deserves to be number 1 atleast on iTunes. Tweet your friends, tag the song. All people need to do is hear it once. They will want to own it. This song deserves to be recognized. @cmorganmusichttps://t.co/QXJ2wjgF4g
Lets go everyone.. Tweet your favorite artist to retweet.. 74 spots to go.. We can do this. This is what country music is all about!!! https://t.co/7Xkfmkz3wy
Holy moly we’re really doing it!!!! 45 more spots to go!!!! Let’s do this y’all!! “The Father, My Son and The Holy Ghost”! @cmorganmusicpic.twitter.com/AkLcA1WbRZ
Are y’all kidding me?!!! “The Father, My Son and Holy Ghost” is up to 18?!!!!! We’re getting close!!!! Lets keep sharing the song everybody!! @cmorganmusicpic.twitter.com/UniM7CUxea
Ladies and gentlemen this is getting exciting…. It’s up to 15!!!! “The Father, My Son and The Holy Ghost” is only 14 spots away!!!!! Keep tagging people! Beg your favorite artists to tweet about it! @cmorganmusichttps://t.co/QXJ2wjgF4gpic.twitter.com/sXizrHK2kS
People!!!! We are knocking on top 10!!!!! Lets get around that “God’s Country” song and get this thing up there!!!! We are almost there!!! This is a great moment for country music fans. The power is in yalls hands! @cmorganmusicpic.twitter.com/LutrwZpWZi
#9! #9! #9! This is not just exciting it’s beautiful. 8 spots to go everyone. Keep spreading the word.. “The Father, My Son and The Holy Ghost”. @cmorganmusicpic.twitter.com/rDWQrLOtos
Getting around this morning and just saw this.. #5!!! We got 4 spots to go everybody. This can actually happen!! We can do this so keep talking about it! Keep tweeting and in words of @GitRDoneLarry Git-R-Done!!! pic.twitter.com/qE3mKuDoGJ
Brantley and Amber, who have known each other since childhood, were married in June 2015. Amber was Brantley’s inspiration behind songs “You Don’t Know Her Like I Do” and “More Than Miles.”
Tennessee true freshman linebacker Henry To’oto’o spoke to the media in a group session Tuesday to preview the upcoming game. This week, UT hosts Chattanooga on Saturday.
Vols LB Henry To’oto’o / Credit: 99.1 The Sports Animal
Tennessee running back Eric Gray spoke to the media in a group session Tuesday to preview the upcoming game. This week, UT hosts Chattanooga on Saturday.
Tennessee wide receiver Marquez Callaway spoke to the media in a group session Tuesday to preview the upcoming game. This week, UT hosts Chattanooga on Saturday.
Vols WR Marquez Callaway / Credit: 99.1 The Sports Animal
Tennessee defensive end LaTrell Bumphus spoke to the media in a group session Tuesday to preview the upcoming game. This week, UT hosts Chattanooga on Saturday.
Vols DE LaTrell Bumphus / Credit: 99.1 The Sports Animal
Tennessee defensive back Theo Jackson spoke to the media in a group session Tuesday to preview the upcoming game. This week, UT hosts Chattanooga on Saturday.
Vols DB Theo Jackson / Credit: 99.1 The Sports Animal
