Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival has released its lineup of artists for 2022. The festival will run June 16-19 in Manchester, Tennessee.
The lineup includes Stevie Nicks, Machine Gun Kelly, The Chicks (formerly known as the Dixie Chicks), Tool, J. Cole and many more.
A couple charged with first-degree murder, aggravated rape, aggravated kidnapping, abuse of a corpse could face the death penalty for their alleged crimes.
District Attorney General Dave Clark has filed a notice that he will be seeking the death penalty for the pair, Sean Finnegan and Rebecca Dishman who were formally indicted for murder by an Anderson County Grand Jury on June 1st of last year for the August 2020 death of 36-year-old Jennifer Paxton. Investigators said Dishman and Finnegan lured Paxton into their home with the promise of giving her a place held against her will.
The case is scheduled to be back in court on March 4.
Congrats to Dustin Lynch and MacKenzie Porter who are still on top of the Billboard country music airplay chart with “Thinking ‘Bout You.”
Dustin thinks the success of the song is because it’s so relatable – it’s just basically two people having a phone conversation, and maybe rekindling a former relationship.
This is now the biggest hit of Dustin’s career as he and MacKenzie are number-one for the 6th straight week on the Billboard chart with “Thinking ‘Bout You.”
Photo Courtesy of Dustin Lynch and MacKenzie Porter
Looking for a family film to watch?
Try Back To The Outback on Netflix…
Sharp-eared country music fans might just recognize the voice of “Doug” the singing toad…
Yes, that’s Keith Urban as “Doug” the singing toad.
Keith shared, “When I was a kid, I wrote my bucket list and at the very top was “ONE DAY, I WANNA BE A SINGING TOAD.” I mean, what are the odds?!!!”
Check out Keith along with Guy Pearce, Isla Fisher, Eric Bana and Kylie Minogue in the animated Back To The Outback on Netflix now.
Keith Urban fans can either find him singing in the animated movie or country radio where Keith is climbing the chart with his current single “Wild Hearts.”
Photo Credit: Russ Harrington
Native Alabama country singer Walker Hayes might have lost a bet with college football commentator (and former Georgia Bulldog linebacker) David Pollack.
After David’s Dawgs beat Walker’s Bama in the National Championship game, the country singer headed to social media to sing his current single at country radio with some new lyrics…that include Georgia and coach Kirby Smart.
Watch it here…
For the original version of “AA” (which includes Alabama loving Nick Saban) check out the lyric video here…
Photo Credit: Robert Chavers
Georgia Bulldog fan Travis Denning celebrated his favorite college football team’s National Championship win Monday night in a unique way…he shotgunned a White Claw.
White Claw?
Turns out, that’s all he had left because the beer was all gone.
Watch the video evidence here…
Photo Courtesy of Travis Denning
Caroline Jones released her sophomore album, Antipodes this past fall.
Caroline’s current single at country radio is “Come In (But Don’t Make Yourself Comfortable)” which is just one of the 13-tracks on the project.
Caroline performed the song as she made her debut on The Kelly Clarkson Show this week – watch the performance here…
Photo Credit: Tyler Lord
Three former Tennessee Volunteers in the NFL — Jauan Jennings, Emmanuel Moseley and Cameron Sutton — came up clutch to propel their teams into the playoffs, highlighting the final week of the regular season.
Jennings, in his first season, had a career output with the San Francisco 49ers fighting for a Wild Card berth in the NFC. He hauled in six passes for 94 yards and two touchdowns, both to tie up the game. The first came on a trick play as fellow wide receiver Deebo Samuel took the handoff and found Jennings in the endzone.
Then, with 26 seconds left in regulation down a touchdown, Jimmy Garoppolo found Jennings over the middle and he ran free into the endzone to tie it again.
To get to that point, it took a strong defensive effort from the San Francisco secondary and the biggest defensive play in regulation came from another former Vol, Emmanuel Moseley. With just under a minute left in the third quarter, Moseley flew in on a 50/50 ball intended for Cooper Kupp and snared it out of the air. The pick was Rams’ quarterback Matthew Stafford’s first of the game and brought energy to the 49ers sideline in a win-or-go-home ballgame.
Another big defensive play came in one of the biggest storylines of the weekend as Cameron Sutton’s interception turned the tide for an improbable playoff appearance for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Down 10-6 with the Ravens in the red zone, Sutton jumped a pass from Baltimore QB Tyler Huntley in the endzone to get the ball back. The interception was critical as it was the Ravens last red zone opportunity in the game.
Alvin Kamara also got it done in a week 18 win for the Saints. He ran for 146 yards on 30 tries, averaging 4.9 yards per rush. It was his second-best rushing output ever, and while the Saints did not make it to the playoffs, the fifth-year back will suit up again in the 2022 NFL Pro Bowl in Las Vegas in February. Kamara concluded his fifth season with 898 rushing yards and 439 receiving yards to go along with nine total touchdowns.
Josh Palmer concluded his rookie season with the Los Angeles Chargers with a clutch 23-yard touchdown catch late in the fourth quarter that kept the Chargers playoff hopes alive. Palmer finished the contest with four catches for 45 yards as Los Angeles lost a heartbreaker in overtime. Palmer finished the year with 33 receptions for 353 yards and four scores.
As the regular season concludes, a number of former Tennessee Vols will be represented in the playoffs. A preview of Wild Card weekend action will be available on UTsports.com later this week.
Derek Barnett – DE – Eagles
Did not play against Dallas after the team already clinched a playoff spot
Tyler Bray – QB – 49ers
Practice squad
Marquez Callaway – WR – Saints
Did not have a catch in the win over Atlanta
Justin Coleman – DB – Dolphins
Played in his 16th game of the season, a 33-24 win over New England
Dustin Colquitt – P – Browns
Recorded four punts for 150 yards, with a long of 56, in a 21-16 win over the Bengals
Morgan Cox – LS – Titans
Had eight snaps (five PATs, two field goals, one punt) in Tennessee’s 41-38 win over Houston to clinch the top seed in the AFC
Jason Croom – TE – Eagles
Injured Reserve
Joshua Dobbs – QB – Steelers
Injured Reserve
Alex Ellis – TE – Cardinals
Practice squad
Malik Jackson – DT – Browns
COVID-19 reserve list
Ja’Wuan James – OL – Ravens
Injured Reserve
Jauan Jennings – WR – 49ers
Posted a career day making six catches for 94 yards and two touchdowns, helping the 49ers clinch a playoff trip
Alexander Johnson – LB – Broncos
Injured Reserve
Jakob Johnson – FB – Patriots
Played in his 17th game of the season, logging 13 snaps
Alvin Kamara – RB – Saints
Had the second-best rushing day of his career, gaining 146 yards on 30 attempts. Added two receptions for 16 yards
John Kelly – RB – Browns
Practice squad
Josh Malone – WR – Packers
Practice squad
Khalil McKenzie – G/DT – Ravens
Practice squad
Emmanuel Moseley – CB – 49ers
Returned from injury and made an interception late in the third in a tie game to help San Francisco earn a playoff spot. Also tallied five tackles
Michael Palardy – P – Dolphins
Boomed four punts for 209 yards (52.3 average) and a long of 63. Pinned two more inside the 20, finishing the year with 31 punts inside the 20, the third most in the NFL
Joshua Palmer – WR – Chargers
Nabbed four passes for 45 yards and a touchdown in an overtime loss to the Raiders on Sunday night
Cordarrelle Patterson – WR – Falcons
Only made five touches for 12 total offensive yards
Kyle Phillips – DL – Jets
Tied a season best with three total tackles against Buffalo
Jalen Reeves-Maybin – LB – Lions
Posted six tackles in a 37-30 win over the Packers
Trey Smith – OL – Chiefs
Played 78 snaps at right guard, finishing the season with 1,194 total. Did not allow a sack for the 10th-straight week in a Kansas City win over Denver
Luke Stocker – TE – Vikings
Saw his 12th game of action this season, a 31-17 win over Chicago
Cameron Sutton – CB – Steelers
Recorded his second interception of the season in the endzone to help push Steelers to the playoffs. Also made five tackles in the overtime win
Darrell Taylor – DE – Seahawks
Posted a half sack and three tackles in a win over Arizona, also broke up a pass
Bryce Thompson – CB – Saints
Practice squad
Shy Tuttle – DL – Saints
Made three tackles and recovered the first fumble of his career in a 30-20 win over the Falcons
Kendal Vickers – DE – Raiders
COVID-19 reserve list
Nigel Warrior – DB – Seahawks
Played in his fourth game of the season against Arizona
Ethan Wolf – TE – Saints
Practice squad
-UT Athletics
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The 22nd-ranked Tennessee men’s basketball team returns to Thompson-Boling Arena Tuesday, taking on South Carolina at 6:30 p.m. ET.
Fans can catch Tuesday’s game on SEC Network and online or on any mobile device through WatchESPN. WatchESPN can be accessed through the ESPN App, or online at espn.com/watch. Tom Hart (play-by-play) and Dane Bradshaw (analysis) will have the call.
Fans can also listen live on their local Vol Network affiliate to hear Bob Kesling and Ron Slay calling the action. The broadcast is also available on channel 137 on Sirius, channel 190 on SiriusXM and channel 961 on the SiriusXM app.
After picking up a home win over Ole Miss last Wednesday, Tennessee (10-4, 1-2 SEC) fell on the road on Saturday at LSU, 79-67. Freshman guard Kennedy Chandler led Tennessee with 19 points. Junior guard Santiago Vescovi added 14, while junior forward Uros Plavsic had a season-high 12 points on 5-for-8 shooting along with seven rebounds off the bench.
After its quick trip down to Louisiana, Tennessee returns to Thompson-Boling Arena next week for a matchup with South Carolina on Tuesday, Jan. 11. Tip-off is set for 6:30 p.m. ET on SEC Network.
Following Tuesday’s game against the Gamecocks, Tennessee hits the road again this weekend for a matchup with Kentucky at Rupp Arena. Tip-off is scheduled for 1 p.m. on ESPN.
THE SERIES
• Tennessee leads the all-time series with South Carolina, 48-28, dating to 1927. The Vols have won six of their last seven games against the Gamecocks.
• The Volunteers own a 29-9 lead when this series is contested in Knoxville and have won four straight over the Gamecocks at Thompson-Boling Arena.
• Victor Bailey Jr.’s best outing as a Vol came during last season’s home win over South Carolina. See “Last Meeting” note below.
• Tuesday marks the 19th head-to-head meeting between good friends Rick Barnes and Frank Martin. See note below.
• The Volunteers are riding a nine-game win streak at Thompson-Boling Arena, dating to last season.
• In its last home game, Tennessee forced Ole Miss to commit 27 turnovers—a Barnes-era record.
LAYUP LINES – TEAM
• According to KenPom, the Vols rank third in the nation in adjusted defensive efficiency, allowing only 87.7 points per 100 possessions. College teams typically average close to 70 possessions per game.
• The Vols rank among the Division I top 15 in turnover margin (+6.3, 6th), steals per game (10.6, 8th), assists per game (17.6, 13th) and assist/turnover ratio (1.49, 15th).
• Tennessee’s 11.8 turnovers per game is the lowest (best) average in the SEC.
• The Vols have pulled down 10 or more offensive rebounds in 11 games this season, including each of the last seven.
• The Vols are attempting 8.3 more 3-pointers per game than they did last season (28.2 per game compared to 19.9). In wins, UT is shooting .375 from long range. In losses, that average drops to .200.
• Tennessee is one of only three SEC teams that has yet to surrender 80 points this season, joining LSU and Ole Miss.
• Each of the four teams that have beaten Tennessee this season are ranked in this week’s AP Top 25.
LAYUP LINES – PLAYERS
• Junior guard Santiago Vescovi has made at least three 3-pointers in each of the last four games. His 3.33 makes per game during SEC play ranks third in the league.
• Junior forward Uros Plavsic is averaging 8.0 points and 5.0 rebounds over UT’s last two games. He scored a season-high 12 points Saturday at LSU.
• Kennedy Chandler’s 2.31 steals per game lead all Division I true freshmen. And his 5.2 assists per game rank second nationally among true freshmen.
• Chandler ranks second in the SEC and 14th nationally with 2.31 steals per game.
• The SEC record for career games played is 152, held by Kentucky’s Darius Miller (2008-12). John Fulkerson is closing in, having now appeared in a Tennessee-record 144 career games.
• Fulkerson also is just 18 points shy of 1,000 for his career.
ABOUT SOUTH CAROLINA
• South Carolina (10-4, 1-1 SEC) enters Tuesday’s game having split its first two SEC games—falling to No. 9 Auburn at home, 81-66, before winning at Vanderbilt on Saturday, 72-70.
• The non-conference portion of South Carolina’s schedule featured notable wins over Florida State and UAB, but losses to Princeton, Coastal Carolina and Clemson.
• The Gamecocks are 1-2 in true road games this season.
• South Carolina ranks 40th in the country in adjusted defensive efficiency, allowing 94.9 points per 100 possessions. The Gamecocks rank 188th in adjusted offensive efficiency, scoring 102.7 points per 100 possessions.
• The Gamecocks’ leading scorer, senior guard Erik Stevenson, is averaging 17.0 points per game through South Carolina’s first two SEC games. Stevenson is in his first season at South Carolina, having transferred from Washington. Prior to playing the 2020-21 season at Washington, Stevenson played two seasons at Wichita State.
• In total, South Carolina added six incoming transfers this season.
• The Gamecocks rank 17th in the nation and second in the SEC with 13.5 offensive rebounds per game.
• South Carolina is also holding its opponents to shooting 38.3 percent from the field, a mark that ranks 20th in the nation and third in the SEC.
• Tennessee freshman guard Zakai Zeigler has a history playing against a pair of players on the Gamecocks’ roster. Zeigler played against South Carolina sophomore forward Josh Gray when they both attended high school in Long Island, N.Y. and played against freshman forward Ta’Quan Woodley in various AAU tournaments and camps.
LAST MEETING WITH SOUTH CAROLINA
• An electrifying, 29-point performance from Victor Bailey Jr. and three other double-figure outputs pushed 19th-ranked Tennessee past South Carolina, 93-73, on Feb. 17, 2021, at Thompson-Boling Arena.
• Bailey finished the night 9-of-16 from the field and 7-of-10 from 3-point range. His seven treys tied for the most by a Volunteer during the Rick Barnes era.
• Bailey also tallied a career-high-tying four assists with no turnovers, one block and a steal.
• South Carolina was led in scoring by AJ Lawson, who finished the night with 20 points.
• Tennessee forward John Fulkerson was all over the stat sheet, totaling a season-high 19 points, six rebounds, three assists and a pair of steals.
• Freshman Jaden Springer put together a consistent performance, scoring 16 points on 4-of-8 shooting and a perfect 8-of-8 from the free-throw line. Springer also logged five assists and three rebounds.
• Senior Yves Pons was the fourth Vol to score in double-figures, totaling 10 points, a game-high nine rebounds, a pair of steals and a block.
• Coming off the bench for the first time in his career, sophomore guard Santiago Vescovi scored eight points, grabbed five rebounds and dished out five assists in 29 minutes of action.
• The first half was defined by efficient shooting from both teams, as the combined field-goal percentage at the half was 49 percent (31-63). The teams also combined to shoot was 54 percent (13-24) from 3-point range over the first 20 minutes.
• Despite the even shooting numbers, Tennessee used its ability to get to the line on a regular basis to take a 50-39 lead into the halftime break.
• The Vols maintained their 11-point advantage for a majority of the opening 10 minutes of the second half while continuing to convert from the field at an efficient, 54-percent clip.
• The Vols used a late 12-0 run to extend their advantage to as many as 22 points.
MEMORABLE VOL PERFORMANCES AGAINST SOUTH CAROLINA
• On Dec. 6, 1969, unranked Tennessee strolled into Columbia and upset the No. 1-ranked Gamecocks, 55-54, thanks to 20 points from Jimmy England, and double-doubles by Don Johnson (18 pts, 12 rebs) and Bobby Croft (12 pts, 13 rebs).
• A two-overtime thriller in Columbia saw South Carolina pull out a 111-107 win on Feb. 10, 1993, despite 20-point efforts from Allan Houston (29), Lang Wiseman (26) and Corey Allen (22).
• Wayne Chism scored 23 points, JaJuan Smith added 19 and Tyler Smith had 13, but it was Chris Lofton’s 25-footer with 12.0 seconds remaining that lifted the Vols to an 89-87 win over South Carolina in the 2008 SEC Tournament in Atlanta on March 14, 2008.
• 2011 first-team All-SEC guard Scotty Hopson had a bright career against South Carolina, owning a sterling 6-0 record vs. the Cocks. Hopson threw down a posterizing dunk in the 2011 Knoxville win that placed fourth in the CBS Dunk of the Year Contest.
FORMER BIG 12 RIVALS BARNES, MARTIN NOW UNDER SEC BANNER
• Tennessee coach Rick Barnes and South Carolina headman Frank Martin meet for the 19th time as conference rivals Tuesday and the 12th time under the SEC banner.
• The two squared off seven times as coaches in the Big 12 Conference, when Barnes was with Texas and Martin was at Kansas State.
• Barnes holds a 10-8 edge in head-to-head meetings.
-UT Athletics
By Jimmy Hyams
For one of the few times during his seven-year tenure as Tennessee’s men’s basketball coach, Rick Barnes got some pushback from media and fans over a comment he made about the popular John Fulkerson.
Fulkerson had a second consecutive ineffective game as he managed just three points, five rebounds and took just one field-goal attempt in a loss at LSU on Saturday night.
Fulkerson contacted Covid about two weeks ago and didn’t make the trip to Alabama Dec. 29.
In his first game back from Covid, he didn’t produce against Ole Miss on Wednesday and he didn’t start against LSU.
“We need John to help us,’’ Barnes said after the LSU defeat. “If not, he needs to step aside. I’m telling you, we need him.’’
They need the Fulkerson who had 24 points and 10 rebounds against Arizona, not the lethargic non-producer that UT saw against Ole Miss and LSU.
Barnes said Fulkerson struggled with energy last year after getting Covid.
“We’re hoping it’s not like that,’’ Barnes said Saturday. “If it is, we’re going to have some make some changes because we’ve got to have energy. We’ve got to have guys out there … bringing energy.
“I just think it gets down to where he’s got to play tougher, harder.’’
Many interpreted Barnes remarks as unsympathetic and criticized Barnes for calling out the 6th-year senior who has battled through multiple injuries and Covid fatigue to help the Vols.
At his Monday press conference, Barnes expanded on his rationale.
“We have a standard that got set here a couple of years ago and we can’t let up on that standard,’’ Barnes said.
Barnes said he was “shocked’’ at how poorly Fulkerson played against Ole Miss “because we hadn’t seen any of that in practice.’’
Barnes said he told associate head coach Mike Schwartz to talk to Fulkerson about coming off the bench, that maybe that would help the 6-foot-9 forward.
“I don’t know if he has lingering effects from Covid, because we hadn’t seen it in practice,’’ Barnes said.
Barnes said Fulkerson told Schwartz he was fine.
But then Fulkerson “didn’t have energy’’ against LSU, Barnes said.
“My comment after the game about him, was, look, if he is sick, he needs to let us know that so we can get help him back to where he needs to be,’’ Barnes said. “We need John playing at the level we saw against Arizona.’’
`… We have to know what guys are feeling, especially this time of year and where we are with Covid. If you’re not feeling well and you don’t have the energy, we’ve got to know that, because we can adjust. We can make some changes that help maybe here or there.
“But there is standard we have that we expect everybody to play up to.’’
Barnes as then asked if he’d talked to Fulkerson since the LSU game. Barnes didn’t appear happy with what he felt the question insinuated.
“You guys need to know this: I will never say anything in this (media) room I haven’t already said to my team. Ever. Ever,’’ Barnes said. “Because if you guys think I’m going to talk (or) use you guys to get a message to my players, you’re crazy; you guys are nuts if you think that is going to happen.
“But I want to be as honest and transparent as I can because I do know people love our basketball team. They want to know what’s going on with it.
“I don’t know (how) anybody else took it (his postgame remarks about Fulkerson), but he knew exactly where I was coming from in terms of, if he’s not up to 100% from having to deal with Covid – because he had a tough time with it a year ago when he went through it.
“John knows we need him. We all appreciate what he’s done, but I also know that if you’re not feeling well and you’re wanting to fight through it, it can also have a reverse effect on you, where you’re like, `Man, I’m trying to do this, but I can’t.’’’
“John’s never been one to make excuses, either. He’s not a guy that does that. But … if you think I come in here (to a press conference) and tell you guys (something to get a message to players) you’re way off.’’
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