Tennessee basketball head coach Rick Barnes continues to fight off rumors about his handling of the UCLA Bruins. Jeremy Pruitt is entering his second year with Tennessee football after a staff overhaul, a 5-7 season and news of raised ticket prices. The Tennessee Vols just fired a legend, albeit justifiably, in women’s basketball as head coach and replaced her with a former pupil.
Simply put, it’s been a crazy offseason for UT athletics. And it’s certainly one that would draw out questions from fans across the state and the region. And all of a sudden, the athletic department cowardly decides there’s no need for the traditional Big Orange Caravan, which has the major coaches and A.