Kylie Hubbard Editor-in-Chief Construction lurked around every corner of campus this summer. But, it’s the best time of year for construction, according to Associate Vice Chancellor for Facilities Services Dave Irvin. “One of the advantages of summer of course is since there is fewer students and fewer activities, it allows us to get in and do a lot of projects that we obviously can’t do during the normal academic year,” Irvin said. “Everything from simple maintenance things to stripping floors and doing in-depth cleaning to more complex projects, whether those are mechanical projects Estabrook was demolished in the Summer 2018 to make way for the new Engineering Complex set to open in 2021. or classrooms.” Lika Perez / The Daily Beacon Eighty-six different campus locations received care this summer, including work on classrooms and dorms, turf replacement in Circle Park and the construction of big-name buildings on campus. Although not completely finished, the road is first home game on Sept. 8. Utility work will “We’re not forgetting the existing buildings,” campus,” Irvin said. “I think it will really make a huge difference to the heart of this place.” open for traffic and is set to be completed soon. take place this fall, and the construction of the Irvin said. “Many of our folks will be in existing The project is on track and is set to open at “What really makes this one the cherry on top, new engineering complex will start during the buildings. They won’t get a chance to move into the beginning of the spring semester in January. if you will, is where the mall crosses Volunteer spring semester. a new building, so it’s important that we upgrade between Hodges and Haslam Business and “(That’s) really an exciting project that’s going those as well.” Lake Avenue Parking Garage Claxton,” Irvin said. to transform that whole portion of campus, not The newest parking garage on campus will Student Union, Phase II The heavily used crosswalk will feature a just with the building, but with the plazas,” Irvin The new section of the Student Union seems add a little over 1,000 parking spaces on campus. paved, checkerboard pattern to promote pedes- said. “It’s a building that has a green roof and The garage will also serve as a partnership to be on everyone’s mind, and Irvin says its trian friendliness on campus. some additional food service, great terraces that between the university and the city of Knoxville. progress is coming along nicely. “I think it’s going to really cement us making look over the Tennessee river. It’s really going to On nights and non-football weekends when “It’s going to be a great facility,” Irvin said. “It this campus a pedestrian oriented place, and I transform the south side of the Hill.” has a beautiful living room that looks out toward parking is not needed greatly by the university, think it’s going to be a very special place,” Irvin With a completion date of fall semester 2021, Cumberland, some great meeting rooms, a lot of the parking spaces will be available for free for said. “It’s our way to try to embrace the tradition Irvin said the changes will transform the way visitors on the Cumberland Avenue strip. space for student organizations.” of UT.” engineering students spend their time at UT. “(It) is a great way for us to help those busiAlong with the open spaces, the new section “We’re going from Pasque, for example, that Engineering Complex offers Rising Roll, a dining service similar to nesses and help that collaboration,” Irvin said. was a former steam plant and so we’re going The south side of The Hill may look different Panera, and Steak ‘n Shake. A ballroom will also Volunteer Blvd. Streetscape from having classes in a former steam plant to at the start of this school year. be made available, and many parts of campus Volunteer Boulevard from Peyton Manning Estabrook, along with Pasque and Berry, will move to the building once it opens. Pass north to Cumberland Avenue began receivSee Summer Construction on Page 4 “(It’s) just the kind of space to meet and ing a facelift as the third phase of the landscap- have been demolished, and debris has started to be removed, all of which will be gone by the hang out and interact that we’ve never had as a ing project this summer.
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City News Editor Phil Bredesen met in Knoxville on Tuesday afternoon to discuss his plan to help current and future college students as well as graduates manage student loan debt. Bredesen, a former Tennessee Governor and 2018 Tennessee Democratic U.S. Senate candidate, visited following the announcement he made on Monday night at the Rotary Club of Nashville to reform the current student loan system. Bredesen’s proposal rejected the traditional model of student loan repayment, and suggested consolidating student loans into one repayment program overseen by the federal government and educational institutions. Bredesen explained his vision for a new student loan program is designed to streamline the repayment process of student loans. “I think the loan program we have today has a lot of failures,” Bredesen said. When gathering funding for college Bredesen said, “student loans are the biggest purchases new students will make. Therefore, I think that making the loan system as clear as possible is, in fact, a responsibility.” Bredesen presented his idea for a loan program that combines loan debts up to a third of the cost of a student’s institution into one payment plan with obligatory payments for the next 30 years. Bredesen also recommended that the program not be means tested, allowing every student to take advantage of the opportunity. “I just want to simplify the process… that makes the application very simple,” Bredesen said. Bredesen described the benefits that a government-controlled student loan program
Submitted could have. “Today people typically end up with a multitude of loans, but it is technically possible to combine those, Bredesen said. “There is a huge industry out there making money off students. If we had a unitary consolidation of loans with a low interest rate and stretched out to as long as 30 years to repay the debt, nobody is going to beat that. That’s going to be the best deal you’re going to get.” Bredesen expressed hopes of a more flexible, long-lasting student loan program that would parallel students’ benefit from education. “Letting students stretch out their loan payments a bit so that it corresponds more fully to the amount of time that students are going to benefit from the education makes a lot of
sense,” Bredesen said. The timing of Bredesen’s plan to reform the student loan program is a direct response to Congress’s failure to reauthorize the Higher Education Act of 1965. Though the act was scheduled to be reauthorized in 2014, it has still not been reauthorized since 2008. “I think that the whole student loan program is likely to come up again because it is now four years overdue. I believe the time is right to introduce these changes,” Bredesen said. When asked if he would consider his plans to be retroactive in order to assist current college students and graduates, Bredesen replied, “I would love to see my plan in action. I want to give every student the option to roll their debt into this plan.”
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East Tennessee History Fair remembers past in Downtown Knoxville Emily Lewellyn Staff Writer
Over the weekend, the history of the region was on proud display at the East Tennessee History Fair. Perusing the library stacks became a thing of the past to learn how those in Appalachia lived centuries ago. Just past the Market Square Farmers’ Market, tables of antiques brimmed into the streets and WWII soldiers intermingled with early pioneers of the land. A living history timeline included French and Indian War, Civil War, WWI, WWII, Cold War, and Korean and Vietnam War reenactors, where attendees could wander up to the individuals and inquire of the character’s historical background. Mary and Abraham Lincoln, or Tom and Sue Wright as others know them, could be spotted strolling down the street in a 19th century frock and top hat. The Wrights have been dressing up as the Lincolns and attending reenactment events for nearly nine years. The couple is highly involved with the Association of Lincoln Presenters
(ALP) and associated with the Knoxville Civil War Roundtable. Both Tom and Sue Wright live near Hodgenville, KY, the birthplace of the 16th President of the United States, and grew up being closely involved with the history of Lincoln. “You meet people from all over the world,” Tom Wright said. “You’d be surprised at all the people [we’ve met] from England, Spain, and Australia knowing a lot about Lincoln. All these foreigners know just about as much as most of the people here. We just have fun! We try to teach history and make sure Lincoln never dies.” Storytelling and cake was available in celebration of Davy Crockett’s birthday and the Tennessee Theatre’s historic film festival. Bus tours to the historic homes of Blount Mansion, James White’s Fort, and Mabry-Hazen were also free for attendees. A walking tour was available covering influential, “misbehaving” women in history, highlighting those who fought for education, equal working rights, equal treatment for the handicapped, and women’s suffrage. Jack Neely, a local historian, gave a South Knoxville Waterfront tour as well. A “History Hound” contest was judged
by two UT professors and one local news anchor, validating the pups with best historic costume and most East Tennessee spirit. The East Tennessee History Center was open with current exhibits on Sergeant York, Voices of the Land, and specialists in furniture, quilts, pottery, and baskets. Carl Faught, a volunteer with the East Tennessee Historical Society, has been giving tours to elementary kids in the area for 15 years. While the fair exhibited a wide range of cultural and societal aspects throughout the centuries, Faught expressed the importance of reading to understanding the history of Knoxville. “History that we know is based on the written word,” Faught explained. “Unfortunately, most of it is about wars, but the history of people is not about wars. It’s about who married who, their children, where they lived and what they did for a living. History is all about reading, research, writing, trying to understand.” While the fair brought to life what usually is uncovered through books, it showStuart Ulseth attends the East TN History cased the intriguing history of Knoxville to those who might have never flipped Fair, held on August 18, because of historic family roots. the page. Moses York / The Daily Beacon
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building what will be the best nuclear engineering building, the best freshman engineering building in the country,” Irvin said. “Really sort of a night and day difference as to what it will mean for our campus and our students.”
Neyland Stadium renovations Neyland will begin to see its own facelifts starting in January. The plans are in the design process right now, and the design and construction teams are working independently to ensure costs are within the budget. “We anticipate that those cost estimates will come back in August, and we’ll be able to complete a schematic design and move on,” Irvin said. After the design is returned and approved, the first step will be to remove asbestos and demolish the East and South Stadium. The project is set to start in January 2019.
Ken and Blaire Mossman Building As the newest building on campus, the Ken and Blaire Mossman Building will be fully operational for classes this fall. Complete with the largest Einstein Bros Bagel on campus and a large amount of classroom space, Irvin said the building gives way for more unique learning opportunities.
“Much like Strong (Hall), the classrooms are not the traditional lecture rooms,” Irvin said. “They’re much more collaborative kinds of spaces for the kind of teaching we are trying to do now where it’s not just dumping information on students. ... It’s more talking about how do you use that information and how do you do collaborative projects and collaborative learning.” The building is geared toward a particular type of research, rather than a particular department. “Mossman is different in that it is not dedicated to a particular department, it’s for folks that do a particular type of research,” Irvin said. “It’s really set up like the instructional spaces that are collaborative. Increasingly, (this is) where those cutting-edge research opportunities are happening and those funding opportunities are. It’s not in a particular discipline, but (is) in those seams between disciplines.” “This building positions us in a great way to take advantage of that and to put our faculty and our students in a place that they can do that kind of research that is cutting-edge,” Irvin added.
West Campus Across from the TRECS, many have noticed the large buildings under construction. “Those are two new residence halls,” Irvin said. “They’re similar in style to Orange and White in that they’re much more residential.” The residence halls will be finished by the end of 2018, and the housing offices will begin to move to the first floor of one of the halls. In
the summer of 2019, the halls will be used for conferences, and by the fall of 2019, they will be fully operational. Irvin said one of the most exciting components of the buildings is their living and learning capabilities. “They have a number of rooms that in the mornings when we need classrooms, they can be used as classrooms. In the evenings and weekends when student life and residential life need them for student activities, it can be used for that,” Irvin said. Humes’ demolition has also made room for the new West Campus dining hall. Just as with Neyland, the schematic design is being tested to fit the budget. The dining hall is set to resemble the Fresh Food Company in Stokely Hall and will have more seating than the Presidential Court Building (PCB). The building is set to open in 2021.
Pedestrian Walkway extension In conjunction with West Campus construction, Pedestrian Walkway will be extended past Fred Brown. Starting in the summer 2019, Pedestrian Walkway will extend between the Natalie Haslam Music Center and Fred Brown and the following summer will extend to the West Campus dining and residence halls. “In conjunction with that, we are going to be extending the pedestrian mall. Right now, it stops just east of Fred Brown. Next summer, that mall will extend past Fred Brown, and then in
time for the opening of the new dining facility, it will extend to the new residence halls that we’ve been talking about.” “It’s really going to change the heart of campus. That portion of the mall will have a bike lane and some interesting water features,” Irvin said. “It will really continue to make our campus more pedestrian friendly.”
White Hall, surrounding buildings White Hall will remain closed this school year to fix a defect in the brick veneer of the building. Fall 2019 will send Reese Hall offline for renovations, but the residence hall that was once slated for demolition will be reopened because of the growth of incoming students. The Carrick Halls will be demolished eventually, but the timeframe will be determined by enrollment and the residential space needed. Irvin said no matter the changes, construction will always reflect UT tradition. “What we really try to do as we’ve added buildings and as we’ve demolished buildings is embrace the best of the UT traditions. We don’t want to ignore those,” Irvin said. “That’s what made UT this special place, so whether it’s the style of the architecture or we’re doing landscaping, we’re really trying to embrace that and refer to things like the buildings on the Hill.” “I think most alumni have been pleased that we’re not discarding what they were about, but we’re taking that and reinterpreting it for our new students.”
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Student Life, SGA President discuss alcohol policy Cat Trieu City News Editor
Kylie Hubbard Editor-in-Chief Vice Chancellor for Student Life Vincent Carilli answered questions about the Alcohol Policy Task Force’s recommendations in a press conference Friday, August 17. Carilli was joined by SGA President and senior studying political science Ovi Kabir. The pair discussed the recommendations along with the process moving forward. Through an email to students and faculty Friday morning, Carilli released a report from UT’s Alcohol Policy Task Force regarding the school’s alcohol policy. The Alcohol Policy Task Force was created in 2017 to “consider whether the university’s alcohol policy should be revised,” Carilli said in the email. 2016-2017 SGA President Carson Hollingsworth started the conversation which was continued by 2017-2018 SGA President Morgan Hartgrove with the creation of the task force last year.
“The steps we’ve taken the last few years is really coming to fruition now... We have a voice on this campus and it’s being heard.” Ovi Kabir, SGA president “At the request of our students, again in engaging our students in this conversation as well as faculty and staff, we had an opportunity through the task force to look at a bunch of different issues that were happening and really start to think about is there a possibility to amend the alcohol policy on our campus,” Carilli said at the press conference. Around 2,800 undergraduate students participated in a survey in February to determine student opinion on a policy change and most supported a change, according to Kabir. “The steps we’ve taken the last few years is really coming to fruition now,” Kabir said. “This is only the first step of it but I think this is a big thing that we can point at and
say SGA worked with other organizations, other students on this campus alongside administrator and say this is something we are working toward.” “We have a voice on this campus and it’s being heard,” Kabir added. The task force’s final recommendations, which were shared with Interim Chancellor Wayne Davis, Institute of Agriculture Chancellor Tim Cross and their executive staffs, were included in Carilli’s email Friday morning. The task force made 10 total recommendations in the report and are as follows:
Recommendation 1: The University of Tennessee Knoxville adopt a policy in which the distribution, possession, and consumption of alcohol by individuals aged 21 or over is allowed at pre-approved, registered on-campus events, within the parameters of all state, federal, and local laws.
Recommendation 2: Under this policy, all individuals aged 21 and over, including University students, should be permitted to consume alcohol at approved events.
Recommendation 3: Beer and wine are the only types of alcohol that should be allowed to be served at University-sanctioned events. Common source alcohol and liquor should be strictly prohibited.
Recommendation 4: Alcohol served and/or consumed on campus must be sold and/or served by licensed vendors and Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission-licensed servers.
Recommendation 5: Requests and approval for permission to serve alcohol at an on-campus event should be subject to differing levels of review and approval depending on the frequency, nature, time, location, and host of the event.
Recommendation 6: The University may enact additional requirements at its discretion, for example requiring the presence of Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST)-certified officers or hired security at the expense of the event host for events with a certain number of expected attendees or at dates or times that are deemed appropriate or necessary.
Recommendation 7: If the University generates revenue from the sale of alcohol, that revenue should be
Vice Chancellor for Student Life Vincent Carilli and SGA President Ovi Kabir discuss UT’s Alcohol Policy Task Force’s recommendations released Friday morning. Cat Trieu / The Daily Beacon apportioned to offsetting costs incurred due to allowing the possession, distribution, and consumption of alcohol on campus, e.g., increased law enforcement and facilities needs, as well as to expand risk management education for students.
Recommendation 8: A separate set of provisions should be developed to allow for the use of alcohol on campus for research and educational purposes, which minimizes the burden related to storage, transportation, and consumption of alcohol, and allows for the possession and use of liquor.
Recommendation 9: If at any time the University creates housing that is specifically designated for 21 and over, married, or graduate students, the Task Force recommends the University further evaluate whether or not to allow the possession of alcohol for personal consumption in these spaces if all residents are 21 and over.
Recommendation 10: If any or all of the above recommendations are approved and adopted as University policy, the Task Force recommends that a new group be impaneled to oversee implementation of the new policy and to ensure its compliance with federal, state, and local laws and regulations. Justifications for each recommendation can be found on the Alcohol Policy Task Force’s website. “I think that the possibility that some of those recommendations being accepted is real,” Carilli said. “I do not know and I would not commit to all of them being accepted, but I do think certainly that the process we are looking now is for really the Chancellor’s
Cabinet and our student leaders and everyone really digging into these recommendations to see what is actually possible.” Current SEC policy prohibits alcohol sales or distribution in athletic facilities during an athletic event, meaning that alcohol would not be allowed inside Neyland Stadium or Thompson Boling Arena during a game, but could be sold on campus prior to entrance to the facilities. A change in SEC policy would allow alcohol consumption inside athletic facilities. “The SEC is not ready to commit to any type of change in that policy as of now,” Carilli said. “So, regardless of what we do here in Knoxville, that may not have an impact on what happens athletically. It could potentially have an impact on what happens when we use some of those athletic venues for non-athletic events.” More than likely, alcohol for non-athletic events would be provided to events based on application and approval. Kabir discussed safety as one of the most important motivations for a policy change. “I think it’s really important that we create a culture where students aren’t binge drinking before a game day or different areas,” Kabir said. “If you’re of the age and you’re consuming alcohol, that you do it in a safe area and you also have the information to do it.” Carilli said it is unclear how the policy recommendations will be implemented if the Board of Trustees decides to amend the university’s alcohol policy. “I think we really have to sit down and start to think about if some of these recommendations are accepted and our university changes the policy, then we have to get in to a pretty deliberate conversation about implementation,” Carilli said.
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UT alumni develop new brand in medication industry Cat Trieu Campus Editor UT alumni and brothers are behind a new idea in the medication industry. Tony and Josh Breeden are the co-founders of b+b, a pain relief medication company that is bringing the “buy one, give one” mentality to over-the-counter medicine. Tony Breeden, inspired by the “one for one” idea from Toms footwear that gives away a pair of shoes for every pair purchased, wanted a similar model in the healthcare industry to address the issue of over-the-counter medication affordability. “We asked ‘what can we do to help?’ and that really became the beginning of b+b,” Tony Breeden said. b+b partnered with Americares, a Connecticut-based non-profit dedicated to disaster relief and global health. Whenever someone buys a b+b product, the company donates a product to one of the thousands of free clinics Americares provides nationwide. b+b products are sold in over 1,500 Walmart and 1,200 Publix stores. Recently, they were put in Woodman’s Food Markets in Wisconsin. “[Walmart] has been so supportive. Publix too,” Tony Breeden said. “We’re just constantly getting surprised about how many people get behind this brand and really support us.”
The Breedens have also kept the consumers in mind. Tony Breeden said that b+b is the only company to offer dye-free products, which can help people with their personal health. The product is also meant to help those who might be too busy to be more involved with community service. “People are busy. Everyone has things to do,” Tony Breeden said. “Everybody wants to help everyone, but no one has the time or money to do so.” With a product that helps both the consumer and people in need, the Breeden brothers encourage their message of having a purchase to be proud of. “We wanted to make sure we have a company that is family-based and has a focus on helping people,” Tony Breeden said. “When you bought [the product], you can feel good about your purchase.” Engineers behind the design of popular lip and skin care brand eos helped with the packaging of the products. Tony Breeden described the packaging as resembling a conversation bubble. “In some way, [the design] is what we are trying to do: start a conversation,” Tony Breeden said about wanting to spread the idea of service through purchase. The Breedens also implemented the idea in their logo, with the plus sign making two connected hearts.
Josh, left and Tony, right appear on the television show “The Doctors.” Courtesy of Stage 29 Productions / The Doctors “Our whole philosophy of the company is that two hearts come together for positive change: one of those hearts is the consumer’s, and the other heart is our company’s,” Tony Breeden said. “It takes both of us to enact that change. Without the customers buying it, we can’t do the good we want to do.”
In the end, whether or not people buy a b+b product, the Breedens want customers to help themselves and others through their purchases. “Be socially conscious about the products you buy because that represents who you are as an individual,” Josh Breeden said. “Charity starts at home.”
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Lady Vols’ offensive, defensive numbers show improvement Tyler Wombles Managing Editor On March 20, 2017, the Tennessee women’s basketball team watched the final seconds of its NCAA Tournament matchup against Louisville tick off the clock at the KFC Yum! Center. The final score of 75-64 saw the Lady Vols eliminated in the tournament’s second round by the Cardinals. Flash forward almost exactly a year to March 18, 2018, and Tennessee found itself in an eerily similar situation. That was the day the Lady Vols were knocked out of the tournament in the second round for a consecutive year, falling to Oregon State, 66-59. Many fans of the team voiced their displeasure with the direction of the program following the loss, chiefly criticizing head coach Holly Warlick, who recently signed a three-year contract extension. Warlick herself defended the team’s efforts during a press conference after the game.
“We didn’t win today, so I guess the critics can say they were right,” Warlick said. “You can’t take away what these kids have done throughout the year with a target on their back. They’ve had to battle critics and everything all year long. “I’ll take them, I don’t care if we lost, I’ll take them to battle anytime.” While opinions on the state of Tennessee’s women’s basketball program differ, statistically, the Lady Vols showed marked improvement in their record last season as compared to the season before. They finished at 25-8 in 2017-2018. The Lady Vols notched five more wins in 2017-2018 than they did the previous season, when the team finished with a 20-12 overall record. Their loss-total last season (five) is less than half the amount of games Tennessee dropped in 2016-2017. But that’s not the only areas where the Lady Vols showed numerical improvement. Tennessee’s offense was much more productive. The Lady Vols scored 2,561 total points last season, 215 more than their mark of 2,346
the year prior. They finished the season with a .450 team shooting percentage, also better than the 2016-2017 season, when the team shot .430. Tennessee fielded four 100-point games last season, including a whopping 131-69 defeat of Troy. It only scored 100 points in a single game once in 2016-2017, also against Troy. The Lady Vols’ scoring outbursts were aided by the play of newcomers Evina Westbrook, Anastasia Hayes and Rennia Davis. Westbrook paced Tennessee at the point guard position, finishing with a team-high 143 total assists, while Hayes proved to be a speedy scoring option off the bench. Davis, meanwhile, was a worthy contributor at forward, even hitting a game-winning 3-pointer against Auburn in the SEC Tournament. Defensively, the Lady Vols led a stauncher effort in 2017-2018 than in 2016-2017 as well, albeit not as noticeable in the statistics. Tennessee held opponents to 64.3 points-pergame last season, a slight improvement over
the 65.9 average the team allowed the season before. Tennessee also was more dominant on the boards and in terms of steals last year. It averaged 43.9 rebounds-per-game and 8.7 stealsper-contest, both higher marks than its 20162017 marks of 41.2 rebounds and 6.2 steals. The offense and defense complemented each other at times. Against Liberty in the NCAA Tournament, the Lady Vols notched 10 steals and used them to produce one of their four 100-point games. “Usually when we start to press, that’s what gets our energy and our tempo going,” Hayes said after the win. “When we press, we get our steals and we usually score off of our steals.” The Lady Vols will look to continue their statistical improvement during the upcoming season. Tennessee’s non-conference schedule was released on Aug. 17 and includes matchups against Texas, Stanford and defending national champion Notre Dame. The team’s SEC schedule for the 2018-2019 season has yet to be announced.
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SPORTS
The Daily Beacon • Thursday, August 23, 2018
SOCCER
Tennessee soccer looks to take hot start on the road Noah Taylor
Contributor When Tennessee began the 2018 soccer season just over one week ago, it did so with higher expectations than it did the year before. Coming off of an NCAA tournament campaign last season was enough to land the Vols a top 25 billing, coming in at No. 25 in preseason polls. They were also picked third in the SEC, their highest preseason conference ranking since 2013. Two games into the season and Tennessee has managed to live up to those expectations, winning games against St John’s and George Mason for a 2-0 start and a surge in the rankings to No. 13. The Vols will put those expectations on the line again on Thursday. This time they will face the Wake Forest Demon Deacons (0-1) on the road in Winston-Salem, North Carolina in another non-conference clash. “Good team,” head coach Brian Pensky said when asked about his thoughts on Wake Forest ahead of the match up. “They had some very big time wins last year. They beat three top 10 or top 15 RPI teams last season.” The Demon Deacons opened their season last week, falling in a 2-0 decision to Northwestern and will be looking to get back on the winning
track versus Tennessee in what promises to be a tough environment for the Vols. “Wake is a tough place to play,” Pensky said. “They draw a good crowd there. It’s going to be a great test for us. They’re a very good soccer team.” The match will mark the first time since the 2016 spring season that both programs have played each other. While Tennessee has not yet faced a team from a power conference like the ACC or have yet to play on the road, going into the week following a dominant 4-0 win against Georgia Mason bodes well for the team’s confidence. “It’s nice,” Pensky said of riding an undefeated start into their first road match. “No matter how good this team may have been last year, it’s still a new team. It’s a new group. Every season is a new group, and you have win to build confidence.” “I think our team is walking into this game with more swagger than that had three days ago.” Having only played one game thus far, the sample size of the 2018 Wake Forest team is very small. In their loss to Northwestern on Sunday, the Demon Deacons totaled ten shots and nine corner kicks in the shutout loss. Despite that match, Pensky is familiar with the Wake Forest roster and knows that it returns plenty of talent and experience to a
The Lady Vols play against Alabama in an exhibition on August 10, 2018. Lika Perez / The Daily Beacon team that won 11 games and clinched an NCAA Tournament berth in 2017. “They have a lot of seniors,” Pensky said. “They have a couple of international players who have some heavy international experience. It’s going to be a big test. The game is going to be fast. They have some players that can score goals.” While a key in getting a big road-win this early in the season will be upperclassmen leadership and playing ability, Tennessee will also look to the young talent that fills their roster. The
young talent gained some valuable experience in the last two games, and the team will look for that to spill over on Thursday. “We’re still so young as a group,” Pensky said. “We’re integrating 8 to 9 new players. I’m proud of their debuts, and they are giving us some good minutes. They all contributed back there.” Tennessee will look for more of those contributions in Winston-Salem on Thursday. Kickoff is set for 7:30 at Spry Stadium on the campus of Wake Forest University.
FOOTBALL
A look at Tennessee’s quarterback situation Will Backus Asst. Sports Editor The Tennessee football team having only four scholarship quarterbacks on the roster could be seen as a negative, especially with the Vols’ track record of injuries. However, three of these quarterbacks have experience starting in a collegiate football game, and two have SEC starting experience. With that in consideration, Tennessee may be well off at quarterback. “We’ll have four guys,” head coach Jeremy Pruitt said, “Those guys all get the same amount of reps and we’ll see how they develop.” Jarret Guarantano, redshirt sophomore Guarantano, the incumbent starter, may be in line to start once more. Originally from Lodi, New Jersey, Guarantano’s first year at Tennessee was spent redshirting, as then-starter Josh Dobbs was entering his senior season. Last season, he spent the first half of the year
behind quarterback Quinten Dormady, showing up in a few games in garbage time. He made his collegiate debut in a blowout against Indiana State, throwing for 41 yards and one touchdown in relief. He gained starter status against South Carolina, in a 15-9 loss. As a starter for Tennessee last year, Guarantano threw for 997 passing yards in nine total appearances, adding on four touchdowns and two interceptions. He showcased toughness last season, playing through a suspected ankle injury for a fair amount of it. That, paired with his athleticism, may give him the edge in the race. Keller Chryst, graduate transfer Chryst is the presumed competition for Guarantano. He decided to transfer to Tennessee after spending four years with Stanford, running a similar style of offense to the one Tennessee is expected to run. When talking about fit, Chryst may be the best match for a pro-style offense than any other quarterback. Not only did he run that system at
Stanford, he was ranked as a pro-style quarterback out of high school. He appeared in 23 games at Stanford, passing for 1,926 yards and 19 touchdowns. One knock on Chryst throughout his career has been his inconsistency when passing; he has only a 55% career completion percentage. Chryst suffered a torn ACL in the 2017 season, and lost his starting job to KJ Costello, causing him to transfer for his final year of eligibility. Now at Tennessee, it will be interesting to see if Chryst can once again step into the starting role of a major football program. “I had a chance to play against him several times and see him play,” offensive coordinator Tyson Helton said, “I’m looking forward to seeing those guys compete in the fall.” Will McBride, sophomore McBride entered Tennessee largely unheralded last season and was on track for a redshirt season. However, he was forced into service while Guarantano was dealing with injury. He followed up an impressive drive capped
off with a touchdown throw with two straight drives, in which he tossed interceptions. For last season, he was just 17 of 40 passing for one touchdown and two interceptions. Though he showed flashes of talent, it may be a while before he factors prominently into Tennessee’s offense once more. JT Shrout, freshman Shrout is the only true freshman quarterback, and he may have been a diamond in the rough for Tennessee. Ranked as just the 26th best quarterback in the nation out of high school, he quickly jumped on a late Tennessee offer. Though this season may be just a redshirt one for him, he has shown a lot of promise during fall camp. “Things have kind of slowed down for him,” Pruitt said, “The guy has some arm talent, so we want to give him some opportunities.” He may need a couple of years to improve upon his accuracy, but Shrout could one day prove to be a valuable athlete for Tennessee.