Brett Eldredge Drops a New Song & Announces the Songs About You Tour

Brett Eldredge Drops a New Song & Announces the Songs About You Tour

Brett Eldredge‘s current single at country radio is the title track to his upcoming album Songs About You – which arrives June 17th.

Now Brett’s single also shares the same name as his upcoming tour.

Joining Brett on the Songs About You tour is Breland, Nate Smith, Lauren Alaina, Shelby Darrall, Caylee Hammack and special guests to be named later.

Songs About You tour schedule;

06/19 – Wheaton, IL – Dupage County Fairgrounds0
07/22 – Saratoga, CA – The Mountain Winery^^
07/23 – Bakersfield, CA – Dignity Health Amphitheatre^
07/24 – Las Vegas, NV – The Venetian Theater^
07/28 – San Diego, CA – Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre*
07/29 – Costa Mesa, CA – Pacific Amphitheatre*
07/30 – Indio, CA – Fantasy Springs Resort Casino*
08/04 – Youngstown, OH – Youngstown Amphitheatre*
08/05 – Chautauqua, NY – Chautauqua Institution Amphitheater*
08/06 – Doswell, VA – SERVPRO Pavilion**
08/18 – Charlotte, NC – Metro Credit Union Amphitheatre+
08/19 – Roanoke, VA – Elmwood Park Amphitheater+
08/20 – Greensboro, NC – White Oak Amp*
09/02 – Portsmouth, NH – Music Hall++
09/03 – Cohasset, MA – South Shore Music Circus++
09/04 – Hyannis, MA – Cape Cod Melody Tent++
09/09 – Madison, WI – Overture Hall*
09/10 – Waite Park, MN – The Ledge Amphitheater*
09/15 – East Providence, RI – Bold Point Pavilion+
09/16 – Bensalem, PA – XCite Center+
09/17 – Bethlehem, PA – SteelStacks+
09/22 – Louisville, KY – Palace Theatre+
09/23 – Fort Wayne, IN – Foelinger Theater+
09/24 – Saginaw, MI – Huntington Park Amphitheater**
^ w/ special guest BRELAND
* w/ special guest Nate Smith
+ w/ special guest Lauren Alaina
^^ w/ special guest Shelby Darrall
** w/ special guest Caylee Hammack
++ special guest TBA

Brett’s wrapping up the European leg of his Good Day tour with a final show on Monday May 16th in Amsterdam.

Earlier this week Brett previewed a new track from his Songs About You album – “Wait Up For Me.”

Now the music video for “Wait Up For Me” from Brett is out for fans to watch….

Brett Eldredge’s 5th studio album Songs About You arrives June 17th.

Photo Courtesy of Brett Eldredge

Elle King Thinks it’s Worth A Shot to Sing with Dierks Bentley Again

Elle King Thinks it’s Worth A Shot to Sing with Dierks Bentley Again

Elle King recently topped the country music airplay chart with Miranda Lambert and their smash hit “Drunk (And I Don’t Wanna Go Home)”

Now Elle is following that up with a song with Dierks Bentley called “Worth A Shot.”

Elle and Dierks debuted the track several weeks ago in front of a live audience at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville.

This is not the first time Elle and Dierks have joined forces musically…Elle was a part of Dierks’ 2016 number-one hit “Different For Girls.”

Now in 2022, Elle King and Dierks Bentley are back singing together on “Worth A Shot.”

Photo Courtesy of Elle King & Dierks Bentley

Lainey Wilson Continues to Tease New Music with All the Other Lainey Wilsons

Lainey Wilson Continues to Tease New Music with All the Other Lainey Wilsons

Earlier this week Lainey Wilson teased her fans with new music and a challenge that would let them hear more…

Lainey posted “Pre-save or pre-add my new song. Once it hits 5,000 pre-saves or pre-adds, I’ll reveal more of the song for y’all.”

Along with that message, she included this video…

What we know so far is, the new track is titled “Heart Like A Truck.”

Lainey is setting up more hints about the new music with the help of Lainey Wilson, and Lainey Wilson, and Lainey Wilson…and Lainey Wilson.

Confused? Watch this, it may help…

While we wait for her new music, we can rewatch Lainey Wilson and Cole Swindell‘s amazing rain soaked performance of “Never Say Never” during this year’s CMT Music Awards.

Photo Courtesy of Lainey Wilson

Jon Pardi Tries To Fill Up His Fans with New Music with “Fill ‘Er Up”

Jon Pardi Tries To Fill Up His Fans with New Music with “Fill ‘Er Up”

Jon Pardi‘s current single at country radio is “Last Night Lonely.”

Now Jon is giving fans another track from his upcoming 2022 project with the release of “Fill ‘Er Up”

Jon Pardi also recently shared the music video for his single “Last Night Lonely” which you can watch here…

Photo Courtesy of Jon Pardi

Craig Morgan Set for his God, Family, Country Tour 2022 Launching This Fall

Craig Morgan Set for his God, Family, Country Tour 2022 Launching This Fall

Craig Morgan is hitting the road this fall on the God. Family. Country tour 2022.

Country music fans have known and loved Craig for years…but now a whole new audience might be heading to see Morgan on tour with the success he’s had – and the fans he’s developed with his appearance on the show Beyond The Edge.

The nearly dozen dates start in October and run through November with Ray Fulcher as the opener.

Craig says, “I feel like this tour has been a lifetime in the making.”

Craig’s upcoming tour, shares the same name as his 2020 album, and his memoir that arrives on September 27th.

Morgan shares, “Musically and personally, God, family and country are the most important things to me and I’m excited to share this in my upcoming memoir and in my tour as me and the band play some fan favorite songs, some album cuts and some new songs you’ve not even heard yet.”

Tickets are on sale now for Craig Morgan’s God, Family, Country Tour 2022 which will wrap up in Nashville at the Ryman Auditorium in November with Craig’s first time headlining the historic venue.

October 19 II Green Bay, WI II Meyer Theatre
October 20 II Mason City, IA II North Iowa Community Auditorium**
October 21 II Wisconsin Dells, WI II Crystal Grand Music Theatre
October 22 II Des Plaines, IL II The Des Plaines Theater
October 27 II Orange Park, FL II Thrasher-Horne Center
October 28 II Irmo, SC II Harbison Theater**
October 29 II Bristol, TN II Cameo Theatre
November 3 II Des Moines, IA II Hoyt Sherman Place
November 4 II Jackson, MI II Jackson Community College**
November 5 II Tiffin, OH II Ritz Theater**
November 11 II Nashville, TN II Ryman Auditorium

Since his time in the military Craig has always maintained close ties with service men and women, and organizations that help them…his 2022 tour is no different.

Operation Finally Home is tied to the tour, and it’s also the charity that Morgan is raising money for on Beyond The Edge. Based in New Braunfels, Texas, Operation Finally Home is a nonpartisan/nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization with a mission build hope by providing custom-built, mortgage-free homes, transitional housing and home modifications to veterans, first responders and their families. Established in 2005, the organization has completed or is in planning on more than 380 home projects in more than 32 states. Operation Finally Home partners with corporate sponsors, builder associations, builders, remodelers, developers, individual contributors and volunteers to help these heroes and their families by addressing one of their most pressing needs – a safe place to call home. For more information about Operation Finally Home, visit OperationFinallyHome.org

For more info and tickets to God, Family, Country Tour 2022 head to CraigMorgan.com

Headline Photo Credit: Nate Griffen
Additional Photos Courtesy of Craig Morgan

Zac Brown is Out in the Middle with Mr. Worldwide and You Can’t Stop Them Now

Zac Brown is Out in the Middle with Mr. Worldwide and You Can’t Stop Them Now

Zac Brown Band‘s current single at country radio is “Out In The Middle.”

Zac Brown has been known throughout his career for partnering with musical acts from every genre.

Now he’s checking off another singer that he’s collaborated with…Mr. Worldwide – Pitbull.

Check out the song “Can’t Stop Us Now.”

There’s no stopping Zac Brown Band as they are out on their Out In the Middle tour

Next weekend Zac Brown Band’s Out In The Middle tour heads to Oklahoma and Texas.

Check out the song that shares the same name as the tour – “Out In The Middle” from Zac Brown Band

Photo Courtesy of Zac Brown Band

Stats/Story: Dollander’s Pitching, Burke’s Homers Lift #1 Vols to Series-Opening Win Over #22 Georgia

Stats/Story: Dollander’s Pitching, Burke’s Homers Lift #1 Vols to Series-Opening Win Over #22 Georgia

Box Score (PDF)

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – A stellar start on the mound from Chase Dollander and three total Tennessee home runs—including two from freshman Blake Burke—led the top-ranked Vols to a 5-2 win over No. 22/NR Georgia in the series opener Thursday night at Lindsey Nelson Stadium.
 
Dollander earned his first series-opening start of the season and stifled the Bulldog offense in 6.0 innings of work—giving up one run on three hits and striking out six. The sophomore right-hander, who was making his first start of any kind since April 16, was credited with the win, improving his record to 7-0.
 
Redmond Walsh earned his sixth save of the season, retiring all four batters he faced.
 
Coming out of the bullpen for the first time this season was Chase Burns, who replaced Dollander and struck out three batters in 1.2 innings.
 
Burke’s two home runs—and three hits overall—led the way offensively for Tennessee. Seth Stephenson was the only other Vol to record multiple hits, registering a double, single and run scored.
 
Tennessee (44-6, 21-4 SEC) scored one run apiece in the second, third and fourth innings to take control of the game early—kickstarted by a Trey Lipscomb solo home run to left-center field.
 
Georgia (32-17, 13-12) quickly answered with its own solo home run in the top of the third inning from Cole Tate, but the Vols again tacked on one run in the bottom of the third on a Jordan Beck RBI groundout that scored Stephenson.
 
Burke continued the scoring with the first of his two home runs in the bottom of the fourth inning to extend Tennessee’s lead to 3-1, and three innings later added his second solo shot of the night—a blast over the right field wall that put the Vols in front by three runs.
 
Georgia narrowed its deficit to two runs at 4-2 in the top of the eighth inning, but Walsh entered the game and recorded a strikeout against the first batter he faced—stranding a runner at third base.
 
Tennessee added an insurance run in the bottom of the eighth, with Evan Russell’s single through the right side driving home a run from Drew Gilbert to give the Vols a three-run cushion heading into the ninth inning.
 
UP NEXT: The Vols and Bulldogs are back in action at Lindsey Nelson Stadium for game two of the weekend series on Friday at 5:30 p.m. Tickets are sold out, but standing room only tickets will be on sale starting 90 minutes before first pitch. The game will be televised on SEC Network.

NOTABLE

LIPSCOMB REACHES 20: With his second-inning home run, Trey Lipscomb reached 20 home runs on the season—becoming the first Vol to hit 20 or more homers in a single season since Cody Hawn had 22 in 2009.
 
POWER-HITTING FRESHMAN DUO: With his two-homer performance on Thursday, Blake Burke now has nine home runs this season—equaling fellow freshman Christian Moore’s season-long home run total. Burke and Moore’s nine home runs are the most in a single season by a Tennessee freshman since 2008, when Kentrail Davis had 13 home runs.
 
WALSH NEARING TOP OF SAVES LIST: Thursday marked Redmond Walsh’s sixth save of the season and 22nd of his Tennessee career. Walsh is now just one save away from tying Todd Helton for the lead on Tennessee’s all-time career saves list.
 
ANOTHER PACKED HOUSE: Attendance for Thursday’s series opener was 4,580—tied for the eighth-largest single-game crowd in Lindsey Nelson Stadium history. Of the top 10 highest attended home games in program history, eight have come this season.

-UT Athletics

Vols RHP Chase Dollander / Credit: UT Athletics
Stats/Story: Dollander’s Pitching, Burke’s Homers Lift #1 Vols to Series-Opening Win Over #22 Georgia

Stats/Story: Dollander’s Pitching, Burke’s Homers Lift #1 Vols to Series-Opening Win Over #22 Georgia

Box Score (PDF)

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – A stellar start on the mound from Chase Dollander and three total Tennessee home runs—including two from freshman Blake Burke—led the top-ranked Vols to a 5-2 win over No. 22/NR Georgia in the series opener Thursday night at Lindsey Nelson Stadium.
 
Dollander earned his first series-opening start of the season and stifled the Bulldog offense in 6.0 innings of work—giving up one run on three hits and striking out six. The sophomore right-hander, who was making his first start of any kind since April 16, was credited with the win, improving his record to 7-0.
 
Redmond Walsh earned his sixth save of the season, retiring all four batters he faced.
 
Coming out of the bullpen for the first time this season was Chase Burns, who replaced Dollander and struck out three batters in 1.2 innings.
 
Burke’s two home runs—and three hits overall—led the way offensively for Tennessee. Seth Stephenson was the only other Vol to record multiple hits, registering a double, single and run scored.
 
Tennessee (44-6, 21-4 SEC) scored one run apiece in the second, third and fourth innings to take control of the game early—kickstarted by a Trey Lipscomb solo home run to left-center field.
 
Georgia (32-17, 13-12) quickly answered with its own solo home run in the top of the third inning from Cole Tate, but the Vols again tacked on one run in the bottom of the third on a Jordan Beck RBI groundout that scored Stephenson.
 
Burke continued the scoring with the first of his two home runs in the bottom of the fourth inning to extend Tennessee’s lead to 3-1, and three innings later added his second solo shot of the night—a blast over the right field wall that put the Vols in front by three runs.
 
Georgia narrowed its deficit to two runs at 4-2 in the top of the eighth inning, but Walsh entered the game and recorded a strikeout against the first batter he faced—stranding a runner at third base.
 
Tennessee added an insurance run in the bottom of the eighth, with Evan Russell’s single through the right side driving home a run from Drew Gilbert to give the Vols a three-run cushion heading into the ninth inning.
 
UP NEXT: The Vols and Bulldogs are back in action at Lindsey Nelson Stadium for game two of the weekend series on Friday at 5:30 p.m. Tickets are sold out, but standing room only tickets will be on sale starting 90 minutes before first pitch. The game will be televised on SEC Network.

NOTABLE

LIPSCOMB REACHES 20: With his second-inning home run, Trey Lipscomb reached 20 home runs on the season—becoming the first Vol to hit 20 or more homers in a single season since Cody Hawn had 22 in 2009.
 
POWER-HITTING FRESHMAN DUO: With his two-homer performance on Thursday, Blake Burke now has nine home runs this season—equaling fellow freshman Christian Moore’s season-long home run total. Burke and Moore’s nine home runs are the most in a single season by a Tennessee freshman since 2008, when Kentrail Davis had 13 home runs.
 
WALSH NEARING TOP OF SAVES LIST: Thursday marked Redmond Walsh’s sixth save of the season and 22nd of his Tennessee career. Walsh is now just one save away from tying Todd Helton for the lead on Tennessee’s all-time career saves list.
 
ANOTHER PACKED HOUSE: Attendance for Thursday’s series opener was 4,580—tied for the eighth-largest single-game crowd in Lindsey Nelson Stadium history. Of the top 10 highest attended home games in program history, eight have come this season.

-UT Athletics

Vols RHP Chase Dollander / Credit: UT Athletics
Stats/Story: Rogers’ 13-Inning Shutout Books Tennessee’s Trip To SEC Semifinals

Stats/Story: Rogers’ 13-Inning Shutout Books Tennessee’s Trip To SEC Semifinals

Box Score (PDF) | Updated Season Stats (PDF) | SEC Tournament Bracket

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — In the longest game in Tennessee softball and SEC Tournament history, Lady Vol senior right-hander Ashley Rogers spun a 13-inning, complete-game shutout for the Big Orange as third-seeded UT earned the 1-0 victory over No. 11 seed Mississippi State in the SEC quarterfinals Thursday afternoon at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium. The Athens, Tennessee, native used 161 total pitches in the marathon outing, going the distance with no runs and three hits allowed while recording seven strikeouts on the afternoon.

Three hours and 58 minutes after first pitch fired, freshman designated player Lair Beautae ended the game with a walk-off RBI single in the bottom of the 13th. Facing a 2-2 count, she delivered a base hit to right center that allowed sophomore Rylie West to score the winning run from second and send Tennessee to the SEC semifinals for the second-straight year.

Rogers’ outing was the longest in Tennessee history, topping the previous record of 11.0 innings held by former greats Ellen Renfroe (three times), Monica Abbott and current UT pitching coach Megan Rhodes Smith. The 13-inning contest was also the longest in program annals, breaking the record from UT’s 12-inning game vs. Oklahoma in the championship series opener at the 2013 Women’s College World Series.

Tennessee (39-15) out-hit the Bulldogs 11-3 on the afternoon, with all 11 hits going down as singles. Junior outfielder Kiki Milloy reached base five times and led the Big Orange at the plate, batting 3-for-5 on the day for her 18th multi-hit and second three-hit performance of the season. Sophomore infielder Zaida Puni also logged a multi-hit effort, going 2-for-5 on the day.

Rogers sat down nine of her first 10 batters faced against Mississippi State (33-24) before surrendering a leadoff walk to Bulldog catcher Mia Davidson in the top of the fourth. The 5-10 righty entered cruise control and proceeded to retire 17 consecutive batters before Davidson was walked again in the 9th inning. Two base runners reached in the 11th and 13th innings for MSU, but Rogers was able to escape the threats with a popup and a 5-6-4 double play, respectively.

Super senior shortstop Ivy Davis put on a defensive clinic on Thursday, recording a season-high seven fielding assists and four putouts for the game. She combined with Puni and Anna Fox for the 13th-inning double play that prevented Mississippi State from advancing the go-ahead run into scoring position.

Thursday’s performance comes exactly one year after Rogers threw a previous career-high 9.0 innings against Texas A&M in the opening round of the 2021 SEC Tournament. Davis walked that game off with a two-run double to propel the Lady Vols to a 3-2 victory.

With the win over Mississippi State, Tennessee has advanced the SEC semifinal round for the 17th time in program history and the third time in the last four conference tournaments.

UP NEXT: No. 3 seed Tennessee will take on seventh-seeded Missouri on national television with a trip to the SEC Championship Game on the line. The Lady Vols and Tigers will square off Friday afternoon at 3 p.m. on ESPN2.

-UT Athletics

Ashley Rogers – Lady Vols / Credit: UT Athletics
508 SEC players on NFL rosters; Listings by NFL teams and SEC schools plus teams with most players from one school

508 SEC players on NFL rosters; Listings by NFL teams and SEC schools plus teams with most players from one school

By Vince Ferrara / @VinceSports

As we enter most of the rookie mini-camps in the NFL, I decided to dive into each team’s roster.

Below is a ranking of SEC players for each NFL team, as well as the 14 SEC teams listed based on number of players on active rosters. I also list the teams that have the most players from any college team on their current roster, which is an interesting group.

Obviously, there are roster changes daily and not every team shows players the same way on rosters at the same time in the off-season of expanded rosters.

I included undrafted free agents that were added to rosters. I did not include players on reserve lists, exclusive rights free agents or unrestricted free agents.

Most SEC Players On The NFL Rosters (508)
Alabama 71 (28 teams)
LSU 68 (27 teams)
Georgia 58 (28 teams)
Florida 43 (25 teams)
Auburn 36 (24 teams)
Texas A&M 34 (23 teams)
Tennessee 31 (17 teams)
Ole Miss 28 (19 teams)
South Carolina 27 (18 teams)
Mississippi State 27 (15 teams)
Missouri 24 (18 teams)
Kentucky 23 (15 teams)
Arkansas 23 (14 teams)
Vanderbilt 15 (12 teams)

NFL Teams With SEC Players (508)
Tennessee Titans 23
Cleveland Browns 22
Jacksonville Jaguars 21
New England Patriots 21
Carolina Panthers 20
Las Vegas Raiders 20
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 20
Green Bay Packers 19
Miami Dolphins 19
Pittsburgh Steelers 19
Baltimore Ravens 18
New York Jets 18
Detroit Lions 17
New Orleans Saints 17
Houston Texans 16
Kansas City Chiefs 16
Minnesota Vikings 16
Cincinnati Bengals 15
Washington Commanders 15
Atlanta Falcons 14
Denver Broncos 14
Philadelphia Eagles 14
Dallas Cowboys 13
New York Giants 13
Seattle Seahawks 13
Arizona Cardinals 12
Los Angeles Chargers 12
Los Angeles Rams 12
San Francisco 49ers 11
Buffalo Bills 10
Chicago Bears 9
Indianapolis Colts 9

Colleges Most Represented On NFL Teams
7 Players
Notre Dame (Lions)

6 Players
Tennessee (Saints)
Ohio State (Saints)
Alabama (Patriots)
Michigan (Patriots)
LSU (Buccaneers)

5 Players
Alabama (Steelers)
Texas A&M (Steelers)
Michigan (Steelers)
Alabama (Raiders)
UCLA (Raiders)
LSU (Bengals)
Ohio State (Bengals)
Washington (Seahawks)
Miami (Seahawks)
LSU (Browns)
Alabama (Commanders)
UCLA (Packers)

With NFL teams allowed to carry as many as 90 players on their off-season active rosters (appx. 2,880 players,) the SEC (508 players,) makes up approximately 17.6 % of the league right now. On average, each team has 16 (15.9) SEC players per team.

You can theorize that the numbers of SEC players in the NFL are simply inflated because of expanded rosters. However, in my years of tracking SEC players in the National Football League, the percentages will be very similar once teams get down to the final 53 or even when you included practice squads.

College football’s most successful, talent-laden conference continues to make-up the biggest chunk of the NFL. It’s no different this season, and likely won’t be different any time soon.

Find more of my broadcasting work at VinceSports.net

Las Vegas, NV – November 21, 2021 – Allegiant Stadium: Joe Burrow (9) of the Cincinnati Bengals during a regular season game. (Photo by Al Powers / ESPN Images)

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