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Jimmy’s blog: Barnes doesn’t think G League elite will have huge impact on college
By Jimmy Hyams The NBA recently established a G League elite team to keep high-level prospects from bypassing college to play professionally in Europe or Australia. That means paying high school grads...
Jun 16, 2020
Jimmy’s blog: Majors had diverse interests that included more than football
By Jimmy Hyams The notebook. John Majors carried that notebook in his back pocket like we carry our cell phones. During a football drill at practice, he would pull it out and jot down a reminder. Duri...
Jun 03, 2020
Jimmy’s blog: Yoga might help James blossom next season
By Jimmy Hyams After the Tennessee's men's basketball season abruptly ended at the SEC Tournament in mid-March, the coaching staff met with players for exit interviews. “We talked about the pers...
May 28, 2020
Jimmy’s blog: Barnes thinks Vols could be `special’
By Jimmy HyamsSix SEC men's basketball teams have made it to the Final Four.Tennessee is not one of them.In fact, the Vols have made it to the Elite Eight just once.But Paul Biancardi, ESPN basketball...
May 26, 2020
Jimmy’s blog: Sankey says his focus is on preparing for football Labor Day weekend
By Jimmy Hyams SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey is paddling through unchartered waters as a deadly coronavirus has paralyzed his conference, our country and countless communities. Without a playbook, Sank...
Apr 21, 2020
Jimmy’s blog: Pruitt not into setting rules, just abiding by them
By Jimmy Hyams Jeremy Pruitt isn't much on establishing rules. He just wants to follow them. That goes for playing games without fans in the stands to playing only conference games to the time needed ...
Apr 13, 2020
Jimmy’s blog: Tennessee eyes transfer from Mississippi State
By Jimmy HyamsTennessee is in the hunt for Mississippi State transfer Fabian Lovett.In the past couple of years, the Vols have taken transfers Deangelo Gibbs from Georgia, Aubrey Solomon from Mi...
Apr 10, 2020
Football Photo Gallery: Tennessee vs. Vanderbilt
Here's an impressive photo gallery of over 100 images from Tennessee's Week 14 game at Neyland Stadium against Vanderbilt. Photos are property of Cumulus Broadcasting Knoxville and taken by staff phot...
Dec 06, 2019
Jimmy’s blog: Hart had to tackle 2 big issues that surprised him
When Dave Hart took over as Tennessee's athletic director in 2011, there was a huge elephant in the room, and it didn't come from Alabama, where he served in the athletic department for six yea...
Apr 14, 2017
ESPN’s College GameDay expected at Battle at Bristol
Officials from Bristol Motor Speedway expect ESPN to broadcast its popular “College GameDay” show from Bristol Motor Speedway on Sept. 10.Tennessee and Virginia Tech will play in the Battl...
Jun 27, 2016
