Old Dominion Wins Group of the Year at the ACM Awards

Old Dominion Wins Group of the Year at the ACM Awards

The guys from Old Dominon—Matthew Ramsey, Trevor Rosen, Geoff Sprung, Brad Tursi and Whit Sellers—won the ACM Award for Group of the Year for the third year in a row.

In addition, the band’s Matthew, Trevor and Brad, along with songwriter Josh Osborne, were awarded Song of the Year for “One Man Band.”

The ACM Awards aired live from Nashville on Sept. 16 with first-time host Keith Urban. The show took place at three iconic Nashville institutions: the Grand Ole Opry House, The Bluebird Cafe and Ryman Auditorium.

Song of the Year (Awarded to Songwriter/Publisher/Artist)

  • “10,000 Hours” – Dan + Shay feat. Justin Bieber, written by Justin Bieber, Jason “Poo Bear” Boyd, Jessie Jo Dillon, Shay Mooney, Jordan Reynolds, Dan Smyers
  • “Girl Goin’ Nowhere” – Ashley McBryde, written by Jeremy Bussey, Ashley McBryde
  • “God’s Country” – Blake Shelton, written by Devin Dawson, Michael Hardy, Jordan Schmidt
  • “One Man Band” – Old Dominion, written by Josh Osborne, Matthew Ramsey, Trevor Rosen, Brad Tursi WINNER
  • “Some of It” – Erich Church, written by Eric Church, Clint Daniels, Jeff Hyde, Bobby Pinson

Group of the Year

  • Lady A
  • Little Big Town
  • Midland
  • Old Dominion WINNER
  • The Highwomen

photo by Arroyo/O\’Connor, AFF-USA.com

Vols LB Quavaris Crouch media availability transcript

Vols LB Quavaris Crouch media availability transcript

KNOXVILLE, TN – AUGUST 19, 2020 – Linebacker Quavaris Crouch #27 of the Tennessee Volunteers during 2020 Fall Camp practice on Haslam Field in Knoxville, TN. Photo By Caleb Jones/Tennessee Athletics

Quavaris Crouch, So., LB

On what has been the most difficult part in terms of getting ready for the season with everything going on…

“I don’t feel like it’s been that difficult. I feel like that we all have been doing a good job of just adapting to whatever comes. Dealing with the COVID situation and stuff like that, I feel like we all as a team and as the coaches, we all adapted together and we got to just be able to change on a flip just like Coach Pruitt says.”

 

On where he thinks he is in his development as an inside linebacker and his role this season…

“Well with development, I feel like I still got a long way to go. I feel like that I get better each and every day. I just go out every day and try to get better at one thing every day. My role is just to help the team any way that I can, rather it be any position. So, I’m just ready to play football this year.”

 

On what he’s been able to learn from fellow sophomore linebacker Henry To’o To’o…

“For me, I just came from a spot where I have a lot of athletic ability and I just wanted to play and when it came to Henry helping me and developing me as a linebacker, it came more as me not just memorizing what’s going on and stuff like that but me learning the concepts and stuff like that. Learning the front and what my alignment is supposed to be and just little stuff to help me develop to be a better linebacker. Knowing how to make all the calls, set all the fronts and stuff like that just in case. You never know, like I was saying, this season with the COVID deal going on, if Henry might be out than I’m going to have to run the show, or we both might be out and somebody else has got to run the show. So, we try and teach every linebacker in our room the whole defense so that they can be able to run the show if they have to. That’s where I feel like Henry has helped me out a lot with developing me to know the whole defense. Knowing how to really play in the scheme.”

 

On how eager he is to get on the field and play South Carolina on Sept. 26…

“I’m eager. We’re super excited and ready for the great opportunity to be out there. We’ve been working so hard. Even when we didn’t know if we were going to play, we were still working hard and now we just get a chance to come out there and show how hard we’ve been working. We just want to go out there and hopefully get a win.”

 

On how much positively and momentum he can carry over from last season’s strong finish…

“I bring a lot because I just know how good we can be and I just know myself from last year, how much I have grown as a player and as a person to be able to make the team run smoothly. I feel like that everybody on our team has grown in certain aspects to allow us to have a better football team, whether it be technique, chemistry, their work ethic, them getting bigger, gaining a couple more pounds, all the little things I feel like we all grew and we learned from all the mistakes that we made last year so that we can play smoother and cleaner this year.”

 

On his physical transformation from last year…

“I actually lost weight. Last year I weighed a little bit more, so this year I kind of cut down a little bit because I wanted to be more lean so I can move sideline to sideline to be a great athlete to make tackles. That was something that I changed about myself, just not being so heavy and being able to run and move around better.”

 

On how far along he thinks he is in his progression of being an inside linebacker…

“I really don’t know. I feel like I’m doing a pretty good job, but I just try to be a sponge and just suck up as much information as I can from all the coaches and players that played in front of me. I still talk to Daniel (Bituli), still talk to Darrell Taylor, people that have already done it. Just trying to soak up everything I can to be the best version of me that I can.”

 

On how all the other linebackers such as Jeremy Banks are pushing him every day…

“Jeremy Banks is a great guy man. I love Jeremy Banks man. That’s my dog. He pushes me because he brings a certain energy every day. Jeremy is always going to bring a certain energy. Every day he plays with so much toughness and stuff like that, so then it just makes me match him. We match each other, so we’re always competing, and iron always sharpens iron, so that’s how Jeremy helps me out a lot. There’s a lot of other people that help me out a lot also in the inside linebacker room, just with little stuff. Even the new guys that came in, (Martavius) French, Bryson (Eason), whoever it is they ask questions to the coach, and I might not even know the answer to the question all the way, but because they are asking it, it makes us all learn. It’s just all a whole learning curve and you can never be done developing and learning a certain position.”

-UT Athletics

The Winners: 55th ACM Awards

The Winners: 55th ACM Awards

We’ll be posting all of the winners from the 55th ACM Awards as they are announced (as well as the previously announced winners from earlier in the week).

The show begins on Sept. 16 at 7 p.m. CT on CBS with host Keith Urban.

New Female Artist of the Year

  • Ingrid Andress
  • Gabby Barrett
  • Lindsay Ell
  • Caylee Hammack
  • Tenille Townes WINNER

New Male Artist of the Year

  • Jordan Davis
  • Russell Dickerson
  • Riley Green WINNER
  • Cody Johnson
  • Morgan Wallen

Music Event of the Year [Awarded to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company–Label(s)]

  • “10,000 Hours” – Dan + Shay featuring Justin Bieber
  • “Dive Bar” – Garth Brooks featuring Blake Shelton
  • “Fooled Around and Fell in Love” – Miranda Lambert featuring Maren Morris, Elle King, Tenille Townes, Ashley McBryde and Caylee Hammack WINNER
  • Old Town Road” – Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus
  • “What Happens in a Small Town” – Brantley Gilbert featuring Lindsay Ell

Songwriter of the Year

  • Ashley Gorley
  • Michael Hardy
  • Hillary Lindsey WINNER
  • Shane McAnally
  • Josh Osborne

Video of the Year [Awarded to Producer(s)/Director(s)/Artist(s)]

  • “10,000 Hours” – Dan + Shay featuring Justin Bieber
  • “God’s Country” – Blake Shelton
  • “One Man Band” – Old Dominion
  • “Remember You Young” – Thomas Rhett, Dan Atchison (producer), TK McKamy (director) WINNER
  • “Sugarcoat” – Little Big Town

Duo of the Year

  • Brooks & Dunn
  • Brothers Osborne
  • Dan + Shay WINNER
  • Florida Georgia Line
  • Maddie & Tae

Song of the Year (Awarded to Songwriter/Publisher/Artist)

  • “10,000 Hours” – Dan + Shay feat. Justin Bieber, written by Justin Bieber, Jason “Poo Bear” Boyd, Jessie Jo Dillon, Shay Mooney, Jordan Reynolds, Dan Smyers
  • “Girl Goin’ Nowhere” – Ashley McBryde, written by Jeremy Bussey, Ashley McBryde
  • “God’s Country” – Blake Shelton, written by Devin Dawson, Michael Hardy, Jordan Schmidt
  • “One Man Band” – Old Dominion, written by Josh Osborne, Matthew Ramsey, Trevor Rosen, Brad Tursi WINNER
  • “Some of It” – Erich Church, written by Eric Church, Clint Daniels, Jeff Hyde, Bobby Pinson

Group of the Year

  • Lady A
  • Little Big Town
  • Midland
  • Old Dominion WINNER
  • The Highwomen

Single of the Year [Awarded to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company–Label(s)]

  • “God’s Country” – Blake Shelton WINNER
  • “One Man Band” Old Dominion
  • “Rainbow” – Kacey Musgraves
  • “Rumor” – Lee Brice
  • “What If I Never Get Over You” – Lady A

Album of the Year [Awarded to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company–Label(s)]

  • Center Point Road – Thomas Rhett
  • Girl – Maren Morris
  • Heartache Medication – Jon Pardi
  • What You See Is What You Get – Luke Combs WINNER
  • Wildcard – Miranda Lambert

Male Artist of the Year

  • Dierks Bentley
  • Luke Combs WINNER
  • Thomas Rhett
  • Chris Stapleton
  • Keith Urban

Female Artist of the Year

  • Kelsea Ballerini
  • Miranda Lambert
  • Maren Morris WINNER
  • Kacey Musgraves
  • Carrie Underwood

Entertainer of the Year (TIE)

  • Luke Bryan
  • Eric Church
  • Luke Combs
  • Thomas Rhett WINNER
  • Carrie Underwood WINNER

photo by Tammie Arroyo, AFF-USA.com

Set List! Check Out the Lineup of Performers & Songs at the ACM Awards

Set List! Check Out the Lineup of Performers & Songs at the ACM Awards

The ACM Awards will air live from Nashville on Sept. 16 at 8 p.m. ET on CBS.

The show will take place at three iconic Nashville institutions: the Grand Ole Opry House, The Bluebird Cafe and Ryman Auditorium. Keith Urban will host the show for the first time. 

Check out the Set List featuring the songs and performers on the ACM Awards.

Set List

Ryman Auditorium

  • Kelsea Ballerini – “Hole in the Bottle”
  • Gabby Barrett – “I Hope”
  • Maren Morris – “To Hell & Back”
  • Old Dominion – medley
  • Thomas Rhett – “Beer Can’t Fix”
  • Riley Green – “I Wish Grandpas Never Died”
  • Tenille Townes – TBA

Bluebird Cafe

  • Jimmie Allen – “Make Me Want To”
  • Luke Combs – “Better Together”
  • Miranda Lambert featuring Natalie Hemby and Luke Dick – “Bluebird”
  • Tim McGraw – “I Called Mama”

Grand Ole Opry

  • Mickey Guyton – “What Are You Gonna Tell Her”
  • Eric Church – “Stick That in Your Country Song”
  • Luke Bryan – “One Margarita”
  • Morgan Wallen – “Whiskey Glasses”
  • Kane Brown – “Worldwide Beautiful”
  • Dan + Shay – “I Should Probably Go to Bed”
  • Florida Georgia Line – “I Love My Country”
  • Carrie Underwood – medley of songs by Patsy Cline, Loretta Lynn, Barbara Mandrell, Martina McBride, Reba McEntire and Dolly Parton
  • Taylor Swift – “Betty”

TBA

  • Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani – “Happy Anywhere”
  • Trisha Yearwood – “I’ll Carry You Home” (In Memoriam)
  • Keith Urban and Pink – “One Too Many”
  • Luke Bryan, Luke Combs, Eric Church, Carrie Underwood and Thomas Rhett – medley

photos: Miranda Lambert by Curtis Hilbun, AFF-USA.com; Carrie Underwood, Blake Shelton and Keith Urban by Tammie Arroyo, AFF-USA.com

Bonnaroo Announces Free 3-Day “Virtual Roo-Ality” Festival on Sept. 24-26

Bonnaroo Announces Free 3-Day “Virtual Roo-Ality” Festival on Sept. 24-26

The COVID-19 pandemic may have put the kibosh on the 2020 Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival, but you can still get a full slate of music with Virtual ROO-ALITY, a free three-night live broadcast airing via YouTube on Sept. 24–26.

The online event will feature past footage from the Bonnaroo archives as well as brand-new performances.

Topping the bill are 13 legendary performances from Bonnaroo’s archives, including Dave Matthews and Friends, Metallica, The White Stripes, James Brown, Jason Isbell, My Morning Jacket, Alabama Shakes, the Beastie Boys and more.

Virtual ROO-ALITY will offer new performances from more than 35 artists, including Nathaniel Rateliff, Chromeo, Big Gigantic, Bruce Hornsby featuring James Mercer, Rob Moose & Polo G, Old Crow Medicine Show’s Bonnarootenanny, Denzel Curry, Lennon Stella, Billy Strings, Action Bronson, CloZee, Moon Taxi, Live from Tipitina’s featuring Galactic and Tank and The Bangas, Pigeons Playing Ping Pong, Goose, Ashley McBryde, Ingrid Andress, Devin Dawson, ERNEST, and many more.

Bonnaroo was originally scheduled to take place June 11–14 at Great Stage Park, the 700-acre farm and event space located just 60 miles south of Nashville in Manchester, Tenn.

Virtual Roo-Ality will air September 24-26 beginning at 4:30pm CT each day exclusively on Bonnaroo’s YouTube channel.

photos by Tammie Arroyo, AFF-USA.com

Christie’s to Auction Dolly Parton’s Crystal-Studded Dulcimer to Benefit ACM Lifting Lives

Christie’s to Auction Dolly Parton’s Crystal-Studded Dulcimer to Benefit ACM Lifting Lives

Christie’s will host an online auction to benefit the ACM Lifting Lives COVID-19 Response Fund, which was created to support individuals in the country music community who are currently in need of pandemic relief assistance.

photo by Curtis Hilbun, AFF-USA.com

One of the auction’s featured items is Dolly Parton’s Swarovski-crystal-studded dulcimer, which is estimated at $50,000 to $100,000. Dolly recently performed with the dulcimer during her 50th Anniversary Opry celebration in October 2019.

“Seeing my country music community suffer due to the pandemic has broken my heart,” says Dolly. “It was important to donate the dulcimer that was designed for my 50th Opry Anniversary so we can raise awareness and much needed funds to keep these folks on their feet before we can open the doors to our stages once again.”

Christie’s auction dates and additional lots donated by Reba McEntire, Tim McGraw, Marty Stuart, Bernie Taupin and Trisha Yearwood will be announced soon.

photo by Curtis Hilbun, AFF-USA.com

Jam! Listen to Keith Urban & Pink’s New Duet, “One Too Many”

Jam! Listen to Keith Urban & Pink’s New Duet, “One Too Many”

Keith Urban released his new duet with pop star Pink, “One Too Many,” on Sept. 16.

Penned by Cleo Tighe, Daniel Davidsen, James Norton, Mich Hansen and Peter Wallevik, “One Too Many” is featured on Keith’s upcoming 11th studio album, The Speed of Now: Part I, which drops on Sept. 18.

“When I collaborate, I’m always looking for that ‘third thing,’” says Keith. “There’s what I do, there’s what my collaborator does, and then there’s this ‘third thing’ that I’m most curious about. That’s what interests me the most—when the sum of the parts becomes even more than what I envisioned. That’s what I love so much about it—finding common ground, shaping it and bringing it together.”

The Speed of Now: Part I will follow Keith’s 2018 album, Graffiti U, which debuted at No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart.

Listen to “One Too Many” below.

photos by Curtis Hilbun, AFF-USA.com

Watch Brad Paisley & Carrie Underwood Perform “High Life” on the Opry

Watch Brad Paisley & Carrie Underwood Perform “High Life” on the Opry

The Grand Ole Opry tallied its 4,940th consecutive Saturday night broadcast on Sept. 5 with a showcase featuring a pair of country music’s biggest stars: Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood.

In addition to performing their own solo tunes, the longtime CMA Awards co-hosts treated viewers to a number of duets, including “Remind Me,” “Will the Circle Be Unbroken,” “Louisiana Woman, Mississippi Man,” “Whiskey Lullaby” and “High Life,” which you can watch below.

Penned by Brad, Kelley Lovelace, Chris DuBois and Brent Anderson, “High Life” was included on Brad’s 2014 album, Moonshine in the Trunk. The tune featured vocals from Carrie.

The Grand Ole Opry has aired without an audience present since March 19 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, a number of stars have helped keep the Opry’s Saturday night shows rolling along, including Kelsea Ballerini, Darius Rucker, Clint Black, Luke Bryan, Garth Brooks, Reba McEntire, Luke Combs, Dustin Lynch, Craig Morgan, Brad Paisley, Blake Shelton, Ricky Skaggs, Keith Urban, Trisha Yearwood and more.

photo courtesy Grand Ole Opry LLC/Chris Hollo

VFL in the NFL Update: Coleman to IR, Malone up and down off practice squad

VFL in the NFL Update: Coleman to IR, Malone up and down off practice squad

Detroit Lions logo / Credit: NFL Communications Media Site

By Vince Ferrara / @VinceSports

Here are the transactions in the NFL in the last few days over Week 1 of the NFL season involving University of Tennessee players in moves announced by the National Football League.

Look for constant VFL in the NFL updates here on my blog “Vince’s View.” Bookmark my blog page and check back often.

Recent Roster Moves
9/12
WR Josh Malone elevated by Jets from practice squad to 53-player roster
Knoxville area product RB Nathan Cottrell elevated by Jaguars from practice squad to 53-player roster

9/15
CB Justin Coleman placed on IR by Lions (hamstring)
WR Josh Malone returned to Jets practice squad
Knoxville area product RB Nathan Cottrell returned to Jaguars practice squad


Tennessee Volunteers On 53-Player NFL Rosters as of 9/16/20 (20)
x = Rookie
AFC East (2)
FB – Jakob Johnson (47) New England Patriots
DE – Kyle Phillips (98) New York Jets
NONE – Buffalo Bills, Miami Dolphins

AFC North (4)
LS – Morgan Cox (46) Baltimore Ravens
DB – Cameron Sutton (20) Pittsburgh Steelers
QB – Joshua Dobbs (5) Pittsburgh Steelers
P – Dustin Colquitt (4) Pittsburgh Steelers
NONE – Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns

AFC South (1)
OG – Zach Fulton (73) Houston Texans   – Starting RG
NONE – Indianapolis Colts, Jacksonville Jaguars, Tennessee Titans

AFC West (3)
ILB – Alexander Johnson (45) Denver Broncos
DE – Kendal Vickers (78) Las Vegas Raiders
TE – Jason Witten (82) Las Vegas Raiders
NONE – Kansas City Chiefs, Los Angeles Chargers

NFC East (2)
DE – Derek Barnett (96) Philadelphia Eagles
DT – Malik Jackson (97) Philadelphia Eagles
NONE – Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants, Washington Redskins

NFC North (3)
WR – Cordarrelle Patterson (84) Chicago Bears
OLB – Jalen Reeves-Maybin (44) Detroit Lions
P – Britton Colquitt (2) Minnesota Vikings
NONE – Green Bay Packers

NFC South (4)
TE – Luke Stocker (88) Atlanta Falcons
RB – Alvin Kamara (41) New Orleans Saints
DT – Shy Tuttle (99) New Orleans Saints
WR – Marquez Callaway (12) New Orleans Saints – x
NONE – Carolina Panthers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

NFC West (1)
CB – Emmanuel Moseley (41) San Francisco 49ers
NONE – Arizona Cardinals, Los Angeles Rams, Seattle Seahawks

VFL Inactives (13)
OT – Ja’Wuan James (70) Denver Broncos (Opted Out for 2020 season)
P – Michael Palardy (5) Carolina Panthers (Reserve Non-Football Injury List/out for the season/torn ACL)
DE/OLB – Darrell Taylor (58) Seattle Seahawks (Reserve Non-Football Injury List/out minimum of 8 games)
CB – Justin Coleman (27) Detroit Lions (Injured Reserve)
WR – Jauan Jennings (81) San Francisco 49ers (Practice Squad)
LB – Daniel Bituli (49) Los Angeles Rams (Practice Squad)
QB – Tyler Bray (9) Chicago Bears (Practice Squad)
S – Nigel Warrior (39) Baltimore Ravens (Practice Squad)
DT – Reginald “Kahlil” McKenzie (69) Cincinnati Bengals (Practice Squad)
NT – Dan McCullers (93) Pittsburgh Steelers (Practice Squad)
WR – Josh Malone (83) New York Jets (Practice Squad)
TE – Jason Croom (80) Buffalo Bills (Practice Squad)
RB – John Kelly (–) Cleveland Browns (Practice Squad)


Active UT Players In The NFL By Position (20)
QB – 1
RB – 1
WR – 2
TE – 2
FB – 1
OL – 1
DL – 5
LB – 2
DB – 2
P – 2
PK – 0
LS – 1


Active One-Time Vols That Transferred To Other Schools On NFL Rosters (4)
x = Rookie
TE – Lee Smith (85) Buffalo Bills (Powell HS/U. of Tennessee/Marshall)
P – Tommy Townsend (5) Kansas City Chiefs (U. of Tennessee/Florida) – x
QB – Nathan Peterman (3) Las Vegas Raiders (U. of Tennessee/Pitt)
WR – Preston Williams (18) Miami Dolphins (U. of Tennessee/Colorado St)

Inactives (2)
WR – Jalen Hurd (14) San Francisco 49ers (U. of Tennessee/Baylor) (Reserve/Injured/out for season/torn ACL)
TE – Eli Wolf (87) Baltimore Ravens (U. of Tennessee/Georgia) (Practice Squad) – x


Active Knoxville Area Players That Didn’t Play At UT on NFL Rosters (4)
x = Rookie
WR – Tee Higgins (85) Cincinnati Bengals (Oak Ridge HS/Clemson) – x
P – Chris Jones (6) Dallas Cowboys (Carson-Newman)
WR – Randall Cobb (18) Houston Texans (Alcoa HS/Kentucky)
S – Harrison Smith (22) Minnesota Vikings (Catholic HS/Notre Dame)

Inactives (2)
RB – Nathan Cottrell (31) Jacksonville Jaguars (West HS/Georgia Tech) (Practice Squad) – x
OL – Nate Gilliam (63) Los Angeles Chargers (Farragut HS/Wake Forest) (Practice Squad) – x


Notes and Numbers On UT Players
*20 U. of Tennessee players on expanded active NFL rosters
*13 other players are inactive on practice squads (9) reserve lists (3) or opt-outs (1)
*Pittsburgh and New Orleans have most current UT players with 3
*DL is the largest position represented with 5
*14 of the 32 teams have a UT player on active rosters
*There are 4 players that were once at U. of Tennessee but then transferred
*There are 4 players that didn’t attend UT, but have Knoxville/East TN ties
*1 rookie VFL made the 53-player rosters (Callaway)
*6 players that went to high school in Knoxville area are on 53-player rosters (B. Colquitt, D. Colquitt, L. Smith, H. Smith, R. Cobb, T. Higgins)


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Photo Gallery: Tennessee football fall practice 15

Photo Gallery: Tennessee football fall practice 15

Here’s a photo gallery courtesy of the UT Athletics from Tennessee fall football practice 15 for the 2020 season from Tuesday. Click on any image to see it full size with the ability to scroll through.

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