COLUMBUS, OHIO - MARCH 24: Former Tennessee Volunteers football coach Phillip Fulmer looks on during the game between the Tennessee Volunteers and the Iowa Hawkeyes in the Second Round of the NCAA Basketball Tournament at Nationwide Arena on March 24, 2019 in Columbus, Ohio. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
The Tennessee Vols may be halting the Southeastern Conference’s June 1 return from COVID-19. Volunteers athletic director Phil Fulmer reportedly opposes it.
Love him or hate him, Phillip Fulmer clearly is not one to shy away from tough decisions in his current role. It appears that the Tennessee Vols athletic director was the lone voice against the SEC’s potential June 1 reopen date for athletics.