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Peyton Manning and Pat McAfee direct ‘Rocky Top’

A pair of celebrity athletes led the Tennessee band in Rocky Top

The faithful are fired up in Knoxville as top-ranked Alabama will play Tennessee in SEC action.

Peyton Manning was the guest picker on ESPN’s College GameDay. And the legendary QB was tabbed to lead the Tennessee band in “Rocky Top.”

Manning decided he needed an assistant and called on Pat McAfee to join him.

McAfee sprinted to the second ladder that conveniently was there.

And off they went.

McAfee had a busy morning.

Watch: Notre Dame baseball sings ‘Rocky Top’ in Knoxville bar following Tennessee upset

Rocky Topped Tennessee.

After being ranked as the nation’s top team in the Baseball America poll earlier this season, it shouldn’t be a shock to anyone that Notre Dame is among the eight teams that will be playing in the 2022 College World Series.  The shock however comes from how they got there which took upsetting the overwhelming tournament favorite Tennessee in the Knoxville Super Regional.

If you’ve watched much college baseball this year you’re likely well aware that Tennessee was really good and didn’t hesitate to tell you about it.  That’s what made Notre Dame’s upset that much sweeter, as just about the entire nation outside of the state of Tennessee seemed to be pulling for the Irish.

After clinching their third College World Series appearance all-time, the Notre Dame baseball team hit up Clancy’s Irish Pub in downtown Knoxville and did some karaoke for the Knoxville bar-goers.

As I put on Twitter yesterday following Notre Dame’s win, a big “you’re welcome” goes out to the rest of college baseball from the Fighting Irish baseball team after doing what literally everyone else wanted done.

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Watch: Lane Kiffin plays Rocky Top at practice ahead of Tennessee game

Watch: Ole Miss head coach Lane Kiffin plays Rocky Top at practice ahead of Tennessee game

Tennessee (4-2, 2-1 SEC) will host No. 14 Ole Miss (4-1, 1-1 SEC) and Rebels’ head coach Lane Kiffin Saturday at Neyland Stadium in Week 7.

Kickoff is slated for 7:30 p.m. EDT and SEC Network will televise the Southeastern Conference matchup.

Kiffin served as Tennessee’s head coach in 2009, guiding the Vols to a 7-6 record. He left the Vols on Jan. 12, 2010 to become USC’s head coach. He has since served as offensive coordinator at Alabama and head coach for Florida Atlantic.

Ahead of Saturday’s game, Kiffin played Rocky Top at Ole Miss’ practice.

“Getting ready for Saturday, Vol football, Ole Miss football, primetime,” Kiffin tweeted on Tuesday.

The video of Kiffin playing Rocky Top at practice can be viewed below.

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UT News: November 25, 2019

UT News: November 25, 2019

The Volunteers football team emerged victorious Saturday night over the Missouri Tigers, earning a postseason bid for the first time in three seasons. Meanwhile, the swimming and diving team had a record-breaking effort at the Tennessee Invitational while the women’s volleyball team split a pair of matches over the weekend. Additionally, the men’s basketball team looks to extend their perfect start tonight while the Lady Vols get set to face Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Tuesday evening.

Men’s basketball takes on Chattanooga

The 20th-ranked Tennessee Volunteers men’s basketball team takes on the Chattanooga Mocs tonight at Thompson-Boling Arena. The 4-0 Vols look to extend their season-opening winning streak to five against their Southern Conference foes.

The Volunteers and the Mocs have tangled 39 times on the hardwood over the years, with the Vols dropping their last match, 82-69. However, the Big Orange leads the all-time series, 33-6, and sports a 94-17 all-time record against teams from the Southern Conference.

A win would extend UT’s Division I-leading home winning streak to 30 games and also give Tennessee a 52-14 record as a ranked team during the Barnes era, per the Associated Press Top 25 Poll. Head coach Rick Barnes lost his only previous match against the Mocs, that same game that the Vols last lost to them opening the season three years ago.

Tipoff is slated for 7 p.m. ET on SEC Network, and can be heard on local Vol Network affiliates.

NEXT: Lady Vols volleyball split a pair of matches

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UT News: November 19, 2019

UT News: November 19, 2019

Excitement for the upcoming match between the Tennessee Volunteers and Missouri Tigers football teams is steadily rising, fueled by the Vols’ three-game winning streak and their push for a bowl bid. Speaking of winning streaks, the Lady Vols basketball squad look to extend their season opening surge to five games tonight against the Stetson Hatters. For starters, one particular Vol has been playing his best in recent weeks.

Warrior playing his best football

Senior DB Nigel Warrior has been playing his heart out this season.

His 58 tackles are the second most for the Vols and he is currently in a tie with three other players for most interceptions in the Southeastern Conference, with four; three of those interceptions have come in the last five games. He has also broken up five passes and added a tackle for loss.

Head coach Jeremy Pruitt had the following to say about his star secondary player.

“Nigel has continued to work hard every day at practice. He’s been a really good leader for us. He has improved tremendously from last year to this year and he continues to get better. He’s playing his best football right now.

“He’s kind of turning into a complete player, whether it’s playing the ball, playing man-to-man, or tackling in space, he has improved and continues to improve in all of those areas. Like everybody else, he wants to play his best game this next week. So, he’s going to work hard to do it this week.”

Warrior has been named to the PFF College SEC Team of the Week now twice and on the PFF’s National Team of the Week once.

NEXT: Lady Vols basketball takes on Stetson

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