NASHVILLE, TN - NOVEMBER 24: Former head coach Phillip Fulmer of the Tennessee Volunteers walks the sideline prior to a 38-13 Vanderbilt victory over the University of Tennessee at Vanderbilt Stadium on November 24, 2018 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Frederick Breedon/Getty Images)
The Tennessee Vols athletic director announced he has coronavirus.
One day before Tennessee football visits the Auburn Tigers and less than a week before Tennessee basketball and Lady Vols seasons start, Tennessee Vols athletic director Phillip Fulmer tested positive for COVID-19. Fulmer is the first major figure in the athletic program to publicize that he came down with the novel virus.