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Cover photo: Amy Thompson, #17 during the match against Xavier at Regal Socccer Stadium on Aug. 26, 2018. Stu Boyd II / The Daily Beacon

Vol soccer remains undefeated with shutout on Sunday Noah Taylor

Contributor For the head coach of Tennessee soccer, Brian Pensky, the key to Thursday’s come-frombehind tie versus Wake Forest was leadership.

It took leadership from the Vols to score a late, second-half goal to avoid their first loss of the season, and in their return to Regal Soccer Stadium on Sunday, it took confidence to earn their third win of the season.

After what appeared to be yet another defensive battle in the making, No. 13 Tennessee (3-0-1) scored a goal late in the first half, and then added two more to open the second half as the Vols cruised to a 3-0 win over the Xavier Musketeers (1-3-0).

“Obviously we don’t like to tie,” Pensky said.

“A tie on the road certainly doesn’t kill you. It gives us some confidence coming out of the game and at the same time inspires us.

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“Here, we come out today on a Sunday. We hadn’t won in a week, so we were a little anxious and a little bit hungry to get back in the win column.”

In what was a back-and-forth first half, it looked as if goals were going to be few and far between for both teams. However, freshman forward Amy Thompson got the Vols on the board in the 36th minute of the first half with the third goal of her young career.

“Amy (Thompson) changed the game,” Pensky said. “(There are) three home games right now for Amy Thompson with three goals.

That’s not a bad start to a college career at Regal Soccer Stadium.”

Thompson has now scored first for Tennessee three times this season. According to Pensky, Thompson’s goal provided the confidence Tennessee needed going forward into the intermission.

“That was a massive goal,” Pensky said. “It

gave us a chance, up a goal, to get in the locker room and give our kids a little bit of confidence.”

With the lead to open the second half, the Vols were determined to put the Musketeers in a hole that would be hard to overcome within the final 45 minutes.

Less than two minutes into the second period, a Xavier foul in the box set up a penalty kick opportunity for Thursday night’s hero, junior midfielder Katie Cousins. Cousins made the most of it, scoring a goal that would give Tennessee a 2-0 lead.

The second half surge did not stop with Cousins’ kick. Just 24 seconds later, senior midfielder Anna Bialczak snuck one past the goalkeeper to extend the Vols lead to 3-0.

“We just talked about it as a team,” Pensky said. “Any time you score early goals, goals right before half, end of game goals, changed the game. We scored three inside of five minutes of either half.

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“It obviously changed the game and took the wind and the air out of their sails.”

Following Bialczak’s goal, the Tennessee defense dominated for the duration of the half, keeping the ball on its side of the field and allowing just one shot by the Xavier offense in the entire half.

“I thought our defensive pressure was better,” Pensky said. “We were a little bit more prepared and organized to deal with how they were trying to attack us. I thought we were able to get pressure higher up the field.”

In the shots on goal category, the Vols led 17-6, as senior goalkeeper Shae Yanez finished the game with two saves.

Tennessee continues its home stand on Thursday, as the Vols play host to Wright State out of the Horizon League. The match will take place at Regal Soccer Stadium, and is slated for a 7:00 p.m. kickoff.

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Director of communication studies receives suprise endowment from Peyton Manning Cat Trieu

Campus News Editor Former quarterback and College of Communication and Information alumnus Peyton Manning surprised John Haas, director and associate professor of communication studies, with a million-dollar endowment this morning.

The reveal included a video of Manning thanking Haas and the presentation of the endowment plaque by Michael Wirth, dean of College of Communications and Information, along with other faculty.

“I was completely stunned,” Haas said.

“To be honored by a former student who has enjoyed so much success in his life and has pretty much always excelled in almost everything he’s done... I can’t imagine being more flattered and honored to be recognized by someone like that.”

Haas teaches both graduate and undergraduate courses in organizational communication, interpersonal communication and research methods. Works by Haas have been featured in multiple publications and he has served as the chair of

be honored “byTaoformer student who has enjoyed so much success in his life and has pretty much excelled in almost everything he’s done... I can’t imagine being more flattered and honored to be recognized by someone like that.

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John Haas, Director of communication studies

Dr. John Haas received an endowment from Communication Studies alumnus Peyton Manning on Friday, August 24. Submitted. public hearings concerning the development of the Spallation Neutron Source at four laboratories nationwide.

As its name suggests, the John Haas Student Experiential Learning Endowment is used to give students in the college an experience-based education.

“The idea is to provide students with outside-the-classroom experiences, including study abroad, field trips, internships and other experiential opportunities,” Wirth said. “It will transform the class.”

Haas, who has always encouraged experiential learning in his classes, emphasized the need for experience outside the classroom.

“I think it really makes the case that academics are important, that people from all walks of life recognize the importance of education and helping student advance towards their goals,” Haas said.

“It’s one thing for a professor to talk about it in class, but it’s another thing

entirely to experience that thing outside the classroom that will open your eyes to opportunities. That is what Peyton’s gift is going to help us do.”

Haas was Manning’s faculty advisor during the former quarterback’s years as an undergraduate and graduate student at UT. Though it has been almost 20 years since Manning attended UT, the two have kept in contact and maintain a close relationship.

“It’s all about the relationship between the faculty member and a student,” Wirth said. “It’s about that relationship, and how a faculty member impacted a student’s life, and how they continued to stay in contact over the years.

“Peyton is a tremendous ambassador for the university and for the College of Communication and Information. We really appreciate his willingness to invest in us and keep Dr. Haas’s legacy in perpetuity in terms of supporting students.”

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Vol Night Long kicks off a new school year, 007 style Natalia Capella Staff Writer

Vol Night Long encouraged students to kick off the semester with a jam-packed celebration of games, food and prizes.

All UT’s new and returning students were welcomed to campus with a night full of food and fun on Friday, Aug. 24th, from 9:00 p.m. to midnight in the Humanities amphitheater.

The popular event among new and returning students was packed even before opening, with students flooding the lawn of HSS. The “High Clearance, 007” themed event held by the Campus Events Board (CEB) was a concluding part of Welcome Week, and it offered laser tag, escape rooms, photo booths, free pizza, Pelican Snowballs, a traveling magician and balloon artist.

Between the snacking and fun, students could take a silly photo with their friends in the photo booth. Afterwards, they could take the photos home to remember the event.

Laser tag also proved to be a success as there was a long line of students that

waited to play. The several outdoor escape rooms also provided a unique experience to students.

Canon, a camera company, gave out free water bottles and offered a raffle for several wireless printers that could connect to phones for photo printing. The raffle was drawn at 11:30 p.m. for the lucky winners.

Baylee Neely, sophomore majoring in hotel, restaurant and tourism management, said she hopes that students could take away a positive experience at UT starting with events like Vol Night Long.

“I really just hope they realize that even if you are a freshman, if things kind of feel really scary, or you may have no friends, there are a lot of people that share the same interests as you, and you can always have a place to have fun and not be afraid to let loose a little bit,” Neely said.

Kate Umbarger, freshman on the exploratory track, and Isaac Tate, freshman in history, visited the large event’s various activities as a part of their first week on campus.

“There were a lot of things here that were pretty cool,” Umbarger said.

Tate said he is looking forward to seeing more events like Vol Night Long in the future.

CEB orchestrates Vol Night Long through the Student Programs and Services Fee. Student programming funds come from the $19.46 charge from each opted-in student.

In order to protect students from funding events they do not support, a 2014 Tennessee Legislature request allows students to have two options for deciding how the university spends the money. Students who choose to opt in (option 1) allow the university to use the fee for student programming on campus, and, in turn, those students receive free access or discounted admission to all student programming such as Vol Night Long and guest speakers.

Students who choose to opt out (option 2) tell the university to use the fee for initiatives and events that are not student-led.

The CEB orchestrates the Vol Night Long events as well as many other events available for students on campus, including a 1950’s themed Vol Night Long with roller skating, dancing and The Volunteer Adventure which has attracted students in the past with an outdoor zip-line, zorb balls, exotic animals and an obstacle course.

Students interested in the CEB or future events can look on its website for further information.

“ “I really just hope they realize that even if you are a Freshman, if things kind of feel really scary, or you may have no friends, there are a lot of people that share the same interests as you, and you can always have a place to have fun and not be afraid to let loose a little bit.”

Baylee Neely, sophomore

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Protest held downtown on National Women’s Equality Day

Right photo: Several civilians gathered to protest the election of Brett Kavanaugh for Supreme Court Justice on Sunday afternoon on the City County Building lawn. *

Allie Clouse

City News Editor Nearly 50 protestors gathered downtown on the City County Building lawn Sunday afternoon.

As part of the national Unite for Justice protest, moveon.org’s nationwide day of action was Left Photo: Several civilians gathered to protest the election of Brett Kavanaugh designed to show unity in opposition to Brett for Supreme Court Justice on Sunday afternoon on the City County Building Kavanaugh as a Supreme Court Justice nominee.

The protest was symbolically held on National lawn. *Both photos contributed by Corey Markus / The Daily Beacon * Women’s Equality Day, and mainly focused on the concern that Kavanaugh’s appointment could affect reproductive rights.

Several organizations from the Knoxville area including Tennessee Advocates for Planned Parenthood, Knoxville Center for Reproductive Health, the Women’s March Coalition, Tennessee Refugee Rights Coalition, Socially Equal Energy Efficient Development (SEEED) among others joined the cause to provide information and services to those attending the rally.

Chelsea Badgette, receptionist at the Knoxville Center for Reproductive Health and a volunteer activist for Tennessee Advocates for Planned Parenthood, was a primary organizer for the event and spoke about how she teamed up with other local advocacy organizations to plan the event.

“There was nothing planned in Knoxville, so we put this together on the fly and planned it in about five days. Planned Parenthood is extremely concerned about Kavanaugh’s nomination because of his threat to Roe vs. Wade, abortion rights, access to birth control and access to overall healthcare. We’re also talking about some other issues today like immigration rights and LGBT rights,” Badgette said.

“Today we are offering voter registration, letter writing, sign ups for interested citizens to attend pre-arranged meetings with senators which we have organized, numerous organizations tabling and taking donations. There really is a buffet of ways to get involved, and we want to provide those opportunities. In particular, we’re hoping to spread awareness about what Kavanaugh’s appointment could do to our rights

and hoping to get people fired up to call their senators and really make a ruckus about this.”

During Badgette’s introduction to the group of protestors, approximately five counter protestors obstructed her speech by walking between Badgette and the crowd shouting, “baby murderers” and other related phrases. Badgette seemed unfazed and continued, thanking the crowd for their patience before handing the microphone over to other major organizer Kimberly Peterson.

Peterson, an advocate for the Women’s March Coalition of East Tennessee and graduate student at UT, further explained the event’s significance and why leaders of the Women’s March were invited to participate.

“We’re here to make a stand against Kavanaugh. He is a bad choice for so many reasons; however, the most concerning to me is his stance on executive powers. When you have a Supreme Court pick that basically states the president should not be involved in investigations and not be subpoenaed, he’s taking a harsh stance that the president is above the law,” Peterson said. “That’s not what our country stands for and it’s not what our constitution says.

Everyone should be held accountable no matter what their position, and Kavanaugh’s appointment could have far reaching complications that can last for years to come.”

Sarah Thompson, a protestor who stood near counter protestors holding signs that read “Unborn lives matter” and “Abort feminism”, attended the rally with her own personal reasons for supporting the cause.

“I am concerned that if Kavanaugh is seated on the supreme court, he will overturn Roe vs.

Wade. I feel that often people misunderstand the issue of abortion. It’s not a matter of killing babies, but rather a matter of protecting mothers. If we don’t keep abortion legal, women will die to get illegal abortions regardless… I’m here because if not me, who?” Thompson said. “I want my granddaughters to have a better world, but with the current administration, we’re taking steps backwards on a daily basis which is not progress. Honestly, I’m getting tired of this. This is not what America stands for. I don’t recognize this country anymore and it hurts.”

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Annual Asian festival held downtown, featured different cultures Cat Trieu

Campus News Editor Market Square hosted the fifth annual Knoxville Asian Festival from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, featuring the cultures of different Asian countries through food, music, dance and crafts.

As per tradition, the festival had a cosplay competition, in which competitors dressed up as anime characters. Meanwhile, the stages, labeled Market Square and Premiere, stayed busy with performances ranging from traditional Thailand dance to aikido demonstrations.

The food tents were bustling with hungry customers, with foods from all over Asia being sold. Sticky Rice Cafe were selling Laotian foods like laab, while Japan Cafe served curry rice and takoyaki. Drinks were particularly popular, with many of the attendees purchasing bubble and fruit teas and galaxy drinks.

Tents of different businesses and organizations filled Market Square. Items such as clothing, purses and different art pieces were sold by different artisans, while businesses and sponsors like U.S. Cellular and AARP were present to give more information on their services.

Other sponsors of the festival included Metropolitan Knoxville Airport Authority, Visit Knoxville Tennessee, the YMCA, Wells Fargo, Arts and Culture Alliance, Japan Airlines, American Airlines, Regions, Embassy Suites, First Tennessee, Tennessee Arts Commission, JTEKT, Exedy, Sapporo, Downtown Knoxville, UT Center for International Education, Denso and HI-CHEW. More sponsors can be found on the Knoxville Asian Festival website.

A few non-profit organizations were also present to support their cause through sales.

Knoxville-based Project Being There sold goods like dragonfly hairpins and unique jewelry boxes in order to donate funds to help orphans in Vietnam.

UT also had a significant presence at the festival, with UT Global Studies and the American Asian Association (AAA) having tents of their own. Asian Studies represented the global studies department, giving visitors information on what the field of Asian studies was about and encouraging them to get involved with the study.

This year was the first time for AAA to participate in the Knoxville Asian Festival.

Along with giving people more information on what their organization stood for and does, they sold different Asian tea drinks and Indian food to fundraise.

“As an organization, we thought this would be a great way to meet people as well as raise money for our organization which is still relatively new,” Gorave Gupta, AAA vice president and senior in biochemistry and cellular and molecular biology with a minor in chemistry on the pre-medical track, said.

Nick Prasad, AAA community chair and senior in biochemistry and cellular and molecular biology, believed the festival helped with promotion of AAA. “It feels great because it’s a great opportunity to reach out to the community, because Knoxville is a big city,” Prasad said. “We really want to represent our brand.”

Overall, Gupta thought that the festival reached its main purpose: to demonstrate and educate about Asian culture.

“Each year, [the festival] grows,” Gupta said. “People get to see our culture that’s very important to us. [The festival] helps create awareness.”

Upper right: Lion Dancers performed at the 5th Knox Asian Festival in Market Square on Sunday afternoon.

Lower left: Percussionist accompanied lion dancers at the 5th Knox Asian Festival in Market Square on Sunday afternoon.

Both photos by Lailah Blackwell / The Daily Beacon

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UT student sells seafood boils, dreams of food truck Allie Clouse

City News Editor It was just like any other ordinary night.

Kobe Knox and his friends were hanging out around 3 when suddenly Knox was inspired to start his own business, a seafood boil business right out of his apartment.

“It was really a spur of the moment type thing. Me and two of my friends, Damien Wynn and Keldrion Vann, were chilling on the couch at like 3 a.m. one day just playing a video game and listening to music, and I said aloud, ‘I need some money. I’m about to start selling plates,” Knox said. “With their support, I knew that I would be successful as long as I always put my best foot forward. After that night, Ted’s Trap Kitchen was born.”

Knox has had a passion for cooking since a young age. Combine that with the ambition to open his own business and the creativity to try

new things, and you have Ted’s Trap Kitchen.

“Honestly, there were more than one or two people who inspired my passion [for cooking], but two people pushed me harder than everyone else. My godmother, Donita Covington, and my godbrother, Damien Wynn, have always motivated me to get in the kitchen to learn how to cook for myself. Also, my little sister was very interested in culinary arts so I probably got it from her too. All summer we would find ourselves every other day watching some type of Food Network show like Diners, Drive Ins and Dives. That is when I realized that I was truly interested in cooking,” Knox said.

Knox’s girlfriend, Aysha Harris, is just one of his biggest supporters. “Kobe has always been a go-getter from the moment I met him.

When he sets his mind to do something, he does it. Watching him become so passionate about something he loves doing is amazing,” Vann said.

It wasn’t until sophomore year of college

that Knox began really began experimenting and cooking for others. “My Godmother sent Damien and I back to school with enough meat to fill our freezer, so to make sure it didn’t go to waste, I would just cook for Damien, my girlfriend, Aysha, and myself. I also would buy things like steak, shrimp, chicken, anything really, and just try to cook it my own way,” Knox said.

Knox, a Nashville native, was inspired to begin selling seafood boils when he realized the lack of seafood options in Knoxville.

“Knoxville doesn’t have much of a seafood scene, so I saw the opportunity and took it.

While talking to my friends, we all agreed that making seafood boils would be different and uncommon in the Knoxville (area), leading to a higher demand for the food,” Knox said.

Knox’s seafood success hasn’t came easy though. Since it is a one-man operation, Knox sometimes finds it difficult to manage all the orders Ted’s Trap Kitchen gets throughout the day with class.

“The biggest struggle has been that I don’t have anyone helping me. Sometimes, orders pile up throughout the day and it can feel overwhelming,” Knox said.

Knox does his best to handle Ted’s seafood boil demand by asking customers to place their order before 2 p.m. on any given day. Then, Knox goes grocery shopping for the amount of ingredients he’ll need and to maintain the freshness of his product. Once he’s home, Knox allows the boils to marinate and cook thoroughly to perfection. Knox sends text updates to his customers throughout the entire process up until their order is ready for pickup.

Despite its humble beginning in Knox’s apartment, Knox has big plans for Ted’s Trap Kitchen in the future. “In the near future, I want to create my own menu and add a couple of things that I know the Knoxville area will love. After building my brand and making a name for myself, my long term goal is to eventually own a food truck followed by my own restaurant,” Knox said.

VOLLEYBALL

Three things we learned: Lady Vols wrap up the Tennessee Classic Quinton Douglas Contributor

Coming off a huge victory against Michigan State on Friday night, the Lady Vols took to the court on Saturday afternoon to battle in-state opponents Belmont University and the University of TennesseeChattanooga. The matches marked the final two challenges for the Lady Vols as they worked their way through the annual Tennessee Classic inside ThompsonBoling arena.

This was only the second time that the Lady Vols had faced Belmont, with the Lady Vols taking the lone victory in a sweep in 2007. The Lady Vols would prevail once more as they put Belmont away quietly in a 3-0 win (25-16, 25-14, 25-11).

The Lady Vols concluded the weekend with a finale against UT-Chattanooga. The two teams met for the first time since 2013. The Lady Vols came away with convincing victory with a final count of 25-17, 25-12, 25-15.

Here are three things we learned from Tennessee’s victories over Chattanooga and Belmont:

Head coach Eve Rackham has Lady Vols trending in right direction After a 12-15 campaign and an 11thplace finish in the SEC, the Lady Vols are already beginning to make it known that

they are going to be a force this season.

After an impressive four-set victory over Michigan State, the Lady Vols remained hungry and came out with the same intensity against UT-Chattanooga and Belmont, and it showed from the first serve.

“Obviously, you always worry after a big match,” Rackham said. “Getting up the next morning and having less preparation time, less warm up time, and just not having a lot of information on the opponent, I thought our team came out fairly focused and took care of business.”

Tessa Grubbs will be the focal point of the offense Junior outside hitter Tessa Grubbs was a constant force for the Tennessee offense on Saturday. Against Belmont, she collected four kills in the first set before exploding in the second set to the tune of nine kills with only one error. At the conclusion of the match, she came away with 15 kills on 33 attempts.

“Every time I step out there, I try to bring out the energy,” Grubbs said. “I just try to bring fun to the court and have fun with the game.”

In the second game against TennesseeChattanooga, Grubbs finished with a total of 11 kills on 24 attempts along with a dig and a block. “(Grubbs) is our outside hitter so she’s going to see a lot of balls and a lot of different situations,” Rackham said. “This afternoon she did a really nice job. She’s

capable of doing that in a lot of matches.”

Newcomers are finding their way Freshman Lily Felts continued her stellar play on Saturday, finishing the match against Belmont with three kills along with nine digs. She saved her best for last as she came out against UT-Chattanooga, stuffing the stat sheet with 13 kills, seven digs, an assist, an ace and a block.

Sophomore transfer Addisyn Rowe also had a huge weekend. In the matchup against Belmont, she finished with an efficient seven kills on 10 attempts along with three blocks at the net. Against UT-Chattanooga, she was a defensive stalwart, finishing the game with five total blocks. “(Addisyn) has acclimated really, really well,” Rackham said. “She’s bought right in, she’s a really fast learner, and she’s a really hard worker. Typically, when you have those things, kids develop pretty quickly. It’s been fun to watch her in these short couple of weeks.”

Next Match The Lady Vols will return to action on Friday, as they take on Winthrop to begin the Rocky Top Invitational. The first serve will take place at 7:00 p.m.

“Next weekend will be big for us as well,” senior Brooke Schumacher said.

“Winning 3-0 this weekend was fantastic and a great start to this season. It’s a new era, new coaches, and they’ve done fantastic.”

Brooke Schumacher, #6, during game against Belmont at Thompson-Boling Arena on Aug. 25, 2018.

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SOCCER

Gilroy returns from World Cup experience humbled, determined Cory Sanning

Staff Writer For redshirt sophomore Erin Gilroy, the past 12 months have been quite the whirlwind.

Earning SEC All-Freshman honors following 15 starts during her debut season, the Bellmore, N.Y. native notched four goals and a team-high nine assists in 1,048 total minutes as Tennessee marched to its most successful season since 2012.

Though Gilroy burst onto the scene only a year ago, Volunteers head coach Brian Pensky has always had the utmost confidence in the second-year forward.

“We’ve always known how good Erin is and how good she can be,” Pensky said. “She’s one of the most humble kids in the world, and I don’t think she’s ever

known how good she is.”

Joining the U-20 Women’s National Team for a round-robin tournament in France, known as the Tournoi Maurice Revello Sud Ladies Cup, in early June, Gilroy quickly made an impact, scoring two goals over the course of the fourteam single-elimination bout.

After rejoining the team for the FIFA Under-20 Women’s World Cup in August and following an impressive outing during their final training camp, Gilroy found herself on a plane heading back to France.

While unable to advance out of the group phase of the World Cup following a 1-0 loss to Japan on opening day, the United States recorded a 6-0 victory over Paraguay and tied Spain 2-2 on the final day of qualifying.

Despite not having achieved the desired result, Gilroy feels that the

experience will benefit her both short and long-term.

“It helped me with leadership and everything of that sort,” Gilroy said following Tennessee’s win over George Mason. “I think I can come back and contribute even more to helping our team win.”

Though she was coming off the bench and only logged 26 minutes during Sunday’s home victory, Pensky feels that Gilroy’s presence alone gave the team an emotional boost.

“She’s one of those kids that falls under the category of ‘everybody loves Erin,’” Pensky said. “Her energy, her talent, her spirit, her humility, all of it.

Everyone is happy to see Erin back on the field.”

As Tennessee looks to build off of last season’s success, much will hinge on Gilroy’s individual performance.

The Vols have not made consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances since the 2011 and 2012 seasons, but are looking to capitalize on the tidal wave of momentum that rolled their way at the beginning of last season.

Scoring the game-clinching goal against George Mason a week ago, it seems that Gilroy has yet to lose her stride since Tennessee’s second-round loss to Washington State in the 2017 NCAA Women’s Soccer Championships.

With an eventful summer now behind her, and another promising campaign on the horizon, Gilroy is confident that no matter the end result, the experience of representing the United States will stick with her for many seasons to come.

“It was an awesome experience,” Gilroy said. “It didn’t end the way we wanted it to, but I feel like I came back a better player.”

FOOTBALL

Outlook on Tennessee’s offensive line heading into the season Blake Von Hagen Sports Editor

Last season, the Tennessee offensive line allowed 35 sacks, putting the Vols at 114th in college football regarding sacks allowed.

This year, Tennessee returns First-Team Preseason All-SEC lineman Trey Smith under the first-year coaching staff. The Vols have added several pieces in the offseason as they attempt to flip the productivity from last season.

So far, Tennessee head coach Jeremy Pruitt has liked what he has seen from this unit. Pruitt specifically noted progress after the team’s second scrimmage on Aug. 18.

“To start the scrimmage, I really felt like the offensive line kind of dominated the scrimmage with the ones and the twos, even the threes,” Pruitt said. “I thought they did a good job.”

Smith is a projected first round draft pick by many college football analysts. He was the only lineman on the roster to start all 12 games in 2017, his freshman season.

Despite his success in year one, the coaching staff is still looking for Smith to improve and learn the new scheme.

“He (Smith) is only a sophomore,” Pruitt said. “So he’s not played a lot of ball. It’s not like we are talking about a three-year veteran. He will have a lot to learn, and I’m sure he will have to learn a lot on the go.”

Alongside Smith, the Vols added Alabama transfer Brandon Kennedy. The redshirt junior

served as the Crimson Tide’s backup center last season, appearing in three games.

The 6-foot-3 Kennedy, who comes in at 301 pounds, has experience playing in environments that none of his teammates have played in.

“I’m just trying to earn my teammates respect daily,” Kennedy said. “I also want to push them because I’m coming from a championship team, so I want to bring that leadership here.”

Jahmir Johnson, a three-star junior college transfer, also joins the mix in the offensive line group. He was a 2017 NJCAA First Team AllAmerican and was named to the All-Western States Football League First Team.

Johnson was named the No. 14 overall junior college prospect, and the No. 2 offensive tackle by 247 Sports.

“Jahmir is a really good competitor,” Pruitt said. “He has good balance, body control and plays for power. He’s not an overly big guy, but he has some power in his body. He can probably play all five spots on the offensive line.”

Chance Hall, who has dealt with several injuries throughout his career, will look to get back on the field for his junior season after missing the 2017 campaign with an injury. Hall was named to the 2015 All-SEC Freshman Team.

Redshirt junior Drew Richmond is another projected starter on the line. He started seven games last season at left tackle. Richmond will be joined by redshirt sophomore Ryan Johnson, who made four starts last season.

The offensive line will be bolstered by play-

Drew Richmond, #51, and Darrell Taylor, #19, during the Orange and White game at Neyland Stadium on April 22, 2017.

Adrien Terricabras / The Daily Beacon ers such as Jerome Carvin, Riley Locklear and Marcus Tatum.

“You could lose guys at any time, so we are just trying to create depth,” Pruitt said. “Coach (Will) Friend and Coach (Tyson) Helton have done a good job with all the players on offense, trying to move guys around to create depth, which is important for us.”

Friend, who served as the offensive coordinator and the offensive line coach at Colorado State the last three seasons, is the offensive line coach for the Vols. He’s coached nine offensive lineman who have been picked in the NFL Draft.

“He (Friend) is a great coach, and a great

teacher,” Kennedy said. “He makes sure we understand in terms of teaching technique and other things.”

As Tennessee approaches the season-opener with No. 17 West Virginia on Sept. 1, the coaching staff is tasked with finding starters along the offensive line. With so many moving pieces, the Vols’ linemen are simply trying to become a unit that works with each other.

“The offensive line has been working hard all the way through the summer and through training camp,” Ryan Johnson said. “We have really come together as a unit and we have really bonded, and we’re really starting to become a tough and physical offensive line.”