The Tennessee Vols’ athletic historical past is well-represented contained in the Tennessee Sports activities Corridor of Fame, and because of the college, followers will have the ability to tour the corridor free via March.
UT is choosing up the tab for admission via a brand new sponsorship program for anybody wishing to go to the corridor positioned inside Bridgestone Enviornment.
“Tennessee athletics has lengthy been a supporter of ours,” mentioned Brad Willis, government director of the Tennessee Sports activities Corridor of Fame. “Our purpose is to get extra individuals via the door and allow them to study concerning the individuals we have inducted and the historical past of sports activities on this state.”
Admission is generally $3 for adults and $2 for youngsters.
Tennessee followers will discover a number of points of interest within the corridor. Former Tennessee athletics director Doug Dickey helped get the corridor of fame off the bottom in 1966 when he was the Vols’ soccer coach.
“Coach Dickey was actually concerned within the Tennessee Sports activities Corridor of Fame in its adolescence so Tennessee is rather well represented,” Willis mentioned.
“Clearly whenever you speak concerning the success tales of all of the sports activities at UT, there are many names which have come via through the years which are in our corridor. We have an space utterly devoted to Pat Summitt and her legacy.”
Willis identified the timing of the return of the SEC girls’s basketball match March 2-6 at Bridgestone Enviornment, which means these followers will have the ability to make the most of the free admission.
Tennessee’s sponsorship is a part of a company membership program Willis began this 12 months. He hopes to seek out different sponsors to maintain the corridor of fame free so long as attainable.
Ex-Titans coach Jeff Fisher will coach within the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl
Contents
- 1 Ex-Titans coach Jeff Fisher will coach within the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl
- 2 Darius Garland named NBA Japanese Convention participant of the week
- 3 Jackson Sirmon becoming a member of his father at Cal
- 4 Mary Francis Hoots is the brand new weekend anchor in Chattanooga
- 5 Ex-BGA star Geep Wade joins Tulane workers
- 6 Austin Peay QB Draylen Elliis and DT Terrell Allen suspended indefinitely
- 7 Cornelius Ridley e book shall be accessible Jan. 25
- 8 New date for Nashville Outdated Timers Baseball Affiliation banquet
- 9 Bradford Gaines commits to Lindsey Wilson
- 10 Two Belmont gamers on the Lou Henson Watch Listing
- 11 East Nashville’s Corvin Scott joins Belmont workers
- 12 Predators accepting scholarship purposes
- 13 MTSU soccer nice Greg Gregory dies
- 14 MTSU baseball fundraiser is Feb. 2
- 15 Father Ryan coach Joe Coode dies at 60
- 16 Invoice Breen wins Quarter Century Championship
- 17 Sports activities on Nashville TV
Former Tennessee Titans coach Jeff Fisher, now a senior advisor at Tennessee State, has been chosen to teach within the tenth annual NFLPA Collegiate Bowl.
Fisher will coach the American workforce, which can go towards the Nationwide workforce led by fellow longtime NFL coach Marvin Lewis on Jan. 29 on the Rose Bowl.
It is going to be a return to the venue for Fisher, who helped lead Southern California to Rose Bowl victories as a participant in 1978 and 1979.
“Video games just like the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl play an enormous half in getting ready the following technology of soccer gamers for fulfillment on the skilled degree,” Fisher mentioned. “I’m honored to be a head coach this 12 months and stay up for working with these proficient prospects.”
Fisher will get to teach a TSU participant within the sport. Tigers security Cory Rahman has accepted an invite to play. He was TSU’s second-leading tackler in 2021 after transferring from Southeastern College.
This shall be Lewis’ second consecutive time to teach within the bowl, which was canceled in 2021 due to COVID-19. Lewis, a longtime Cincinnati Bengals coach who’s now a particular assistant to Arizona State coach Herm Edwards, led the Nationwide workforce to a 30-20 victory in 2020.
Darius Garland named NBA Japanese Convention participant of the week
Former Brentwood Academy and Vanderbilt star Darius Garland, in his third season with the Cleveland Cavaliers, was the NBA Japanese Convention participant of the week.
Garland helped Cleveland win 4 consecutive video games by posting double-doubles in two video games and a triple-double in one other.
He had 12 factors and 11 assists in a 109-108 win over Sacramento after which 11 factors, 14 assists and 10 rebounds in a 111-91 win over Utah. That evening, Garland turned simply the fourth participant in Cleveland historical past to submit a triple-double earlier than the age of twenty-two, becoming a member of LeBron James, Brad Daugherty and Kyrie Irving.
Garland then scored a season-high tying 32 factors in a 114-109 win over San Antonio and 27 factors and 18 assists in a 107-102 win over Oklahoma Metropolis
Jackson Sirmon becoming a member of his father at Cal
Former Brentwood Academy linebacker Jackson Sirmon, who spent the final three seasons at Washington, is transferring to California, the place he’ll be part of his father and former Titans participant Peter Sirmon, the Golden Bears’ defensive coordinator and inside linebackers coach.
Jackson Sirmon, who led Brentwood Academy to 2 state championships, made the All-Pac 12 honorable point out record in 2021,
He led Washington in tackles with 92, together with 4 for loss. He additionally had an interception and compelled a fumble.
Peter Sirmon spent two seasons on the Tennessee Vols workers earlier in his profession.
Mary Francis Hoots is the brand new weekend anchor in Chattanooga
Former Father Ryan and Tennessee Tech soccer standout Mary Francis Hoots is the brand new weekend night anchor for WRCB-TV in Chattanooga. Hoots was employed as a reporter on the NBC affiliate in 2019.
Hoots was probably the most precious participant at Father Ryan as a senior after which began a complete of 66 video games at Tech. She additionally performed basketball at Father Ryan.
She did her internship at WSMV Channel 4 in Nashville.
Ex-BGA star Geep Wade joins Tulane workers
Former BGA soccer standout Geep Wade, who spent final season on the workers at Georgia Southern, is Tulane’s new offensive line coach.
Wade was the defensive coordinator and offensive line coach at UT Martin from 2018-20. He was the offensive line coach at MTSU from 2013-15 and a graduate assistant at Tennessee in 2004.
Wade additionally was a standout wrestler at BGA.
Austin Peay QB Draylen Elliis and DT Terrell Allen suspended indefinitely
Austin Peay sophomore quarterback Draylen Ellis and sophomore defensive sort out Terrell Allen had been suspended indefinitely for violating workforce and athletics division insurance policies.
Ellis, who additionally was suspended in the course of the season, was the Ohio Valley Convention co-freshman of the 12 months after throwing for two,626 yards and 19 touchdowns. He was a finalist for the Jerry Rice Award, which acknowledges the FCS’ most excellent freshman.
Allen made the All-OVC second workforce after recording 36 tackles and 5 sacks.
Cornelius Ridley e book shall be accessible Jan. 25
Constance Ridley-Smith’s e book on her father Cornelius, a legendary native highschool basketball coach, shall be accessible in Nashville bookstores on Jan. 25.
The title of the e book is “Coach Ridley Bringing Again the Glory: The Profession of Cornelius Ridley at Pearl Excessive College.”
It covers Ridley’s time at Pearl, which included profitable the 1966 and 1981 state championships.
Ridley, who was inducted into the Tennessee Sports activities Corridor of Fame in 2007, remained at Pearl till 1984. He then coached at Maplewood and later at Whites Creek the place he remained till 1991. His profession report was 684-171.
The e book can be accessible on amazon.com.
New date for Nashville Outdated Timers Baseball Affiliation banquet
The 84th annual Nashville Outdated Timers Baseball Affiliation 84th banquet has been rescheduled for Feb. 6 at Sonesta Nashville Airport.
The banquet begins at 5:30 p.m.
It was initially scheduled for Jan. 16 however postponed as a result of inclement climate.
Tommy John would be the visitor speaker and the group’s native scholarship winners shall be acknowledged.
Bradford Gaines commits to Lindsey Wilson
Quarterback Bradford Gaines, who led Donelson Christian Academy to a 12-1 report and the TSSAA Division II-A state championship, dedicated to play for Lindsey Wilson.
Matt Wright, a former Austin Peay assistant, was named Lindsey Wilson’s offensive coordinator earlier this month.
Gaines, a Mr. Soccer Division II-A finalist, is the son of former Vanderbilt working again nice Brad Gaines. Bradford Gaines accomplished 115 of 178 passes for two,506 yards with 32 touchdowns and 9 interceptions.
He was named to the Tennessee Sports activities Writers Affiliation Division II-A All-State workforce Thursday.
Two Belmont gamers on the Lou Henson Watch Listing
Belmont’s Nick Muszynski and Grayson Murphy had been added to the Lou Henson Watch Listing.
The award goes to the nation’s to mid-major faculty participant.
Muszynski is a 6-foot-11 middle averaging 15.4 factors and 5.8 rebounds and Murphy, some extent guard from Independence, posted his second profession triple-double Monday — 11 factors, 12 rebounds, 10 assists — in a win over Southern Illinois Edwardsville.
Different gamers from the OVC on the record embody Johnie Broome from Morehead State and Tevin Brown from Murray State.
East Nashville’s Corvin Scott joins Belmont workers
Corvin Scott, who performed baseball at East Nashville (2012-14), is the brand new assistant coach at Belmont.
After graduating from MTSU, Scott was an assistant at Volunteer State.
He spent final season on the workers at King College and earlier than that was a graduate assistant at Campbellsville.
Predators accepting scholarship purposes
The Nashville Predators Basis is accepting purposes for the 2022 Jack Diller Schooling Award till Feb. 25.
The inspiration will award 4 Center Tennessee college-bound college students a $2,500 scholarship in April. Scholarship winners shall be based mostly on teachers, athletics and volunteerism.
“The Jack Diller Schooling Award is vital to the Preds Basis as a result of it offers us the chance to acknowledge inspiring college students who display the worth of training and neighborhood outreach,” mentioned Predators vice chairman of neighborhood relations Rebecca King,
The award is called after the Predators’ first president, Jack Diller, who was an advocate for the membership’s sturdy neighborhood relations.
Functions can be found at https://bit.ly/3285mn3.
MTSU soccer nice Greg Gregory dies
Center Tennessee State soccer standout Greg Gregory, who later served on the Blue Raiders and Kentucky teaching staffs, died on Jan. 6. He was 70.
Gregory, a local of Georgetown, Kentucky, was a three-time All-OVC defensive sort out who former MTSU coach Bubber Murphy as soon as mentioned was the very best to ever play the place for the Blue Raiders.
Gregory turned an assistant coach at MTSU after his taking part in profession ended and later joined Fran Curci’s workers at Kentucky. He additionally was he coach at Tullahoma and Boyd County in Kentucky.
MTSU baseball fundraiser is Feb. 2
The forty ninth annual MTSU baseball celebration Groundhog Day is Feb. 2 at 11:30 a.m. at Scholar Union Ballroom on campus.
Admission for the fundraiser is $20 if preordered and $25 the day of the occasion. Tickets can be found at bit.ly/3A505Jv
Together with a meal coach Jim Toman will introduce his gamers and hand out workforce jackets to supporters.
The Blue Raiders open the season at Wilmington, North Carolina Feb. 18 at midday towards St. John’s adopted by a 4 p.m. sport towards UNC Wilmington.
Father Ryan coach Joe Coode dies at 60
Joe Coode, who coached a number of sports activities at Father Ryan, died Tuesday. He was 60.
Coode was a Father Ryan and MTSU graduate who spent 35 years on the workers at Father Ryan.
He was a wellness teacher who additionally served as an assistant soccer, basketball and softball coach. He additionally coached the college’s junior varsity baseball workforce.
Coode was an athletic coach and oversaw a lot of Father Ryan’s summer season sports activities camps.
Ultimate preparations shall be introduced subsequent week.
Invoice Breen wins Quarter Century Championship
Nashville’s Invoice Breen birdied the final three holes to win the Quarter Century Championship at PGA Golf Membership in Port St. Lucie, Florida.
Breen was one stroke behind Mark Anderson of St. Simon’s Island, Georgia, with three holes to play, and took the lead with birdies on the sixteenth and seventeenth holes on the Wanamaker Course.
Breen added a birdie on the final gap to complete at 12-under 132, three forward of Anderson and Brian Cairns of Walled Lake, Michigan, after Anderson bogeyed the 18th.
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Sports activities on Nashville TV
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