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A large selection of ties is displayed at Smokey’s Closet. Taylor Kirkland / Contributor
Smokey’s Closet provides affordable clothing Houston Holdren Contributor
UT’s Center for Career Development partnered with Student Government Association (SGA) to host its Smokey’s Closet pop-up shop on Wednesday and Thursday. Smokey’s Closet is a two-day event that provides donated articles of professional clothing for students to keep for free. It offers suits, collared shirts, business skirts, ties, shoes and other accessories. The Center for Career Development typically limits students to choosing five items in order to complete
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their looks, and it is designed to allow students to take home a full professional outfit. The event took place on Wednesday from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and will also be available on Thursday from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. This event is catered to all undergraduate and graduate UT students from differing majors. “We host the event before the fall job fairs because we know a lot of employers will be on campus for both jobs and internships, and professional dress is expected at job fairs,” Bree Shepard, graduate teaching assistant at the Center for Career Development, said. There are multiple upcoming job fairs
towards the end of September. The engineering and STEM job and internship fair will be on Sept. 25. The supply chain management job and internship fair will be on Sept. 26. The business, retail and government job and internship fair will be on Sept 27. The fairs will take place from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. in Thompson-Boling Arena. The goal of Smokey’s Closet is to help students succeed in giving good first impressions when they attend job fairs, internship or graduate school interviews. Based on calculations from the 2016 Smokey’s Closet, Mary Mahoney, Smokey’s Closet coordinator and assis-
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tant director at the Center for Career Development, stated that the Center for Career Development was able to collect 1,500 pieces of clothing, assisting 262 students in gaining professional attire. Mahoney said the long-term goals for Smokey’s Closet are increasing availability for students year-round and creating a more organized structure. “Our goal eventually is to have this (event) throughout the year — to probably offer certain hours or by call to make an appointment,” Mahoney said. “But for right now, we’ll probably just continue to try once a semester or even once a year to do a pop-up shop.” See SMOKEY’S CLOSET on Page 3
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Organization seeks to foster political awareness Libby Dayhuff
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With more than 500 student organizations on campus, the Student Political Alliance (SPA) is one of the newest formed at UT. Founded in July 2016, SPA is a student-run, nonpartisan political student organization. “The idea came to me through a program called LeaderShape,” Mustafa Ali-Smith, SPA president and junior in public administration, said. “We had to figure out what our purpose was, and it just went from there.” According to their website, SPA was created to help the surrounding community by providing a “nonpartisan alliance for the presentation and showcase of a multitude of ideas.” The group encourages its members and those outside of the organization to understand how politics work within their every day lives. “Our main goal, initially, was to promote political awareness,” Ali-Smith said. “But as time went on, our goal was to educate people on issues they may not have been aware of, to give them more perspectives.” “It’s a place where students can meet and talk about politics and how it affects them in different aspects of their lives,” Hanna Apkan,
vice president of communications for SPA and sophomore in supply chain management, said. In order to meet its mission of fostering political awareness, SPA regularly holds several events throughout the year for its members and for the community, which includes hosting speakers, panels and debates. The goal of these events is to engage and challenge individuals’ minds. Last year, the organization, in collaboration with the College Republicans and Democrats, held forums where they talked about major issues like gun rights, Planned Parenthood and abortion. This year, SPA invited speakers and professors to come to campus and discuss current topics such as issues with immigration and the dehumanization of immigrants. It will also host a panel on mental health, featuring members of the community. For its members, SPA hosts three programs each year called Project Lit, Project Bit and Project Commit, which offer different aspects. “Project Lit is a monthly book club where members read a book and discuss its significance at the Golden Roast at the end of the month. Project Bit teaches how to code and the importance of coding and web design, and Project Commit is centered around mentoring others,” Apkan said.
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With about 18 members last year, SPA is hoping to increase its membership number to approximately 35 to 45 people this year. Members range in year, major and political beliefs. “The thing I really like about the Student Political Alliance is that we are big on membership,” Ali-Smith said. “We have events and retreats for members, but we also have several projects that students can be involved in. The organization is very inclusive and everyone is welcome to join.”
DEA agents to talk on leadership, decision-making Annie Tieu
News Editor Drug lord drama and the real-life story behind it is coming to UT. On Sept. 12, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) agents who led the manhunt for Colombian drug kingpin Pablo Escobar and inspired the Netflix series “Narcos” will reveal their story to audiences at the Cox Auditorium in the Alumni Memorial Building. According to the Center for Student Engagement’s website, Steve Murphy and Javier Peña will recount their pursuit of Escobar and “deliver practical and oftentimes unorthodox advice on working together to achieve success despite challenges.” In 2015, Murphy and Peña’s story about their chase for Escobar served as a main feature of “Narcos,” which tells the story of Escobar’s rise and fall. During the height of his career in the 1980s, Escobar’s cartel controlled more than 80 percent of the global cocaine market and smuggled approximately 15 tons of cocaine into the U.S. every day. Escobar – sometimes known as the “King of Cocaine” or “El Patron” – became one of Forbes Magazine’s 10 wealthiest people in the world and had an estimated U.S. net
worth of $30 billion by the early 1990s. Dylan Douglas, junior in political science and chair of the Issues Committee within the Campus Events Board, and other members of the committee were responsible for organizing the event. Douglas said that given the success of “Narcos,” the committee “thought students would enjoy seeing the actual men portrayed in the show.” Abby Bower, junior in journalism and electronic media and a member of the Issues Committee, also said audiences will be able to get a behind-the-scenes look at Murphy and Peña’s investigation. Bower hoped that both fans of the show and people unfamiliar with it would enjoy hearing the real story straight from the sources. “I hope that students who are fans of the show and students who aren’t fans of the show come out and learn a little bit about what it’s really like to be a part of one of these ongoing investigations,” Bower said. “These two men had to work with over 600 people from a variety of organizations around the world to bring down a really violent criminal. So I think they’ll have a lot of interesting things to say, and I’m personally really excited about the event.” The Issues Committee began the process of inviting the two men last year, and the com-
mittee decided to invite Murphy and Peña to speak since the topic relates to the nationwide War on Drugs, something they would be able to shed some light on. “The international drug war has been a major problem for quite some time now, with the violence its brought to many communities and the problems caused by the drugs themselves,” Douglas said. “These men specifically witnessed some of the worst violence it’s brought firsthand, so they were very qualified to speak on their personal experiences and the effect of the drug war as a whole.” Bower also said this would be a chance for students and other members of the UT community to hear a factual account of a historic event that has become popular in the media. “We chose to bring Steve Murphy and Javier Peña to campus to present a factual account of the complex and violent events that take place in ‘Narcos,’” Bower said. “We believe Murphy and Peña will offer insight into a historic time period for both Colombian and United States law enforcement and a glimpse at the strategy involved in this kind of investigation.” The event is from 7:00-8:30 p.m. on Sept. 12. It is free for students who have opted-in to the Student Services and Programs Fee, and $5 for the general public and UT students who opted-out of the fee.
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SMOKEY’S CLOSET continued from Page 1 Other organizations, along with the Center for Career Development and SGA, have taken part in making this event become a reality, including the Center for Leadership and Service, the National Retail Federation Student Association and the Leadership Studies Minor. Students from the Ignite program as well as staff members from Dunford Hall also offered their help in hosting Smokey’s Closet. Smokey’s Closet has helped students from a variety of majors, including business, engineering, communication and retail. “It’s just all across the board, again, to make that good first impression,” Mahoney said. Marilyn Waggoner, freshman in business analytics, heard about Smokey’s Closet through her job at UCopy and online through other UT websites. Waggoner said that the event was helpful in providing students with professional clothes at no cost to them. “As a business student, I know it’s really important for me to have these types of clothing, and I just am not in a place, financially, where I can go out and buy
Thursday, September 7, 2017 • The Daily Beacon them,” Waggoner said. “So this was pretty convenient for me also to not have to go to a third-party thrift store or something.” Tanner Beasley, sophomore in business analytics and finance, has been to Smokey’s Closet in the past, and also said that the event was a valuable resource for students. “I think it’s a big resource that we can get these clothes ... It’s very useful, especially for people who can’t afford to go buy new business clothes,” Beasley said. “I got an outfit here last year, and I still wear it today.” Right: Racks at Smokey’s Closet display a variety of business wardrobe. Far Right: Students attending the Smokey’s Closet event have the opportunity to find bargain Business clothing. All photos by Taylor Kirkland / Contributor
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The destruction of Peelander-Z: A movie night at Hodges Library Shawn O’Brien Contributor
Hodges Library began hosting their Monthly Indie Film Series on Wednesday evening to help students and faculty to broaden their creative horizons and view pieces of cinema that are best described as a little out there. Michael Deike, the lead organizer of the event, displayed a genuine love for film, especially films that deviate from the norm. “Film is one of my personal passions, and I love watching movies, especially indie movies. So now, I’m doing a monthly showing the first Wednesday of every month each semester of an independent movie from the Film Movement series,” Deike said. The Film Movement series is a streaming service designed to showcase a wide of array of culturally significant films. Deike intends to use this service to bring to all the patrons of the university a great time and plans to continue to show films that many would not actively seek out.
“Mad Tiger” is a documentary that follows the story of the band Peelander-Z, a japanese rock band consisting of self proclaimed alien life forms who are known for strange and wild performances on stage. However, when Red leaves the band to seek other career avenues, Yellow is thrown into a deep sorrow and seeks to fill the hole left by his bass player and good friend. The film is a comedy, though not in the average understanding of the word. It is that special brand of Japanese humor, punctuated by outlandish events and poor effects, that truly allows Mad Tiger to shine out from the rest of the comedy crowd as a genuinely funny, but also strangely heartwarming film. The crowd that had gathered to view the film was extremely excited. Whether well versed in cinema or just looking for a good time, everyone seemed antsy to get started. “I just thought it looked interesting. I just like watching movies and eating popcorn,” Caroline Barnes said. The next film will be showing on October fourth, and
“ I just like watching movies and eating popcorn. ” Caroline Barnes, Audience Member Michael plans to shoot for a horror film in theme with the looming holiday of Halloween. When asked about if he had nailed down any other films he plans to show, he said he was debating a few. “There’s a swedish horror movie, I believe, and follows these soldiers in the Middle East who are on tour, and, of course, suddenly, something seems
• Courtesy of IMDb a little off and something not necessarily human seems to be tracking them,” Deike said.
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Horror in the hills: Creepy Con comes to Knoxville Shawn O’Brien Contributor
East Tennessee has been slowly expanding the number of interesting conventions to attend in recent years. Instead of conventions that simply draw crowds to celebrate pop culture, new conventions have been arriving. Creepy Con, Knoxville’s premiere horror convention and exhibition will take place on Sept. 8 from 4:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. at the Knoxville Convention Center. Creepy Con’s creator, Jennifer Johnsey, is no novice when it comes to the horror industry. She has been involved with horror exhibits for about 30 years. “I started acting in a Jaycee’s Haunted House back in high school in the late 80’s,” said Johnsey. “Then I went to volunteer with Cherokee Caverns Haunted Cave in Karns and found that I really enjoyed the planning aspects of haunted attractions rather than acting; I am a horrible actor.” Creepy Con will host dozens of abnormal activities in hopes to spook and surprise attendees. One of its greatest draws is the speakers that will be making an appearance. Many popular horror writers like including J.E. Bolton, Lyn
Gibson and James Grea will be in attendence. Another impressive guest is Bill Bass, a former UT professor and founder of the UT’s Anthropological Research Facility, more colloquially known as the body farm. However, speakers are not the only lure for Creepy Con. Plenty of other exhibitions will be taking place during the day as well. For instance, the Wicked Wheels show is a featured collection of horror themed automobiles, including the Zombie Truck, a vehicle designed with the intent of surviving any hypothetical zombie apocalypse. Attendees should also be ready to witness the greatest East Tennessee has to offer in horror costume design with the Halloween costume fashion show. Others can show off their personal costume skills by entering the zombie beauty pageant and go toe to toe with fellow fear-based fashion enthusiasts. There will also be a Halloween cake contest for those who like spook in their culinary. Anyone is eligible to enter, and if attendees want, their cakes can be sold to support the charity of their choice. Both the Halloween cake contest and the zombie beauty pageant will be professionally judged, and prizes will be handed out to the winners of the two contests.
Creepy Con will offer two workshops at the event to provide more interactive opportunities for those attending than just shows and displays. One of the workshops will be “Ghosts in the Basement,” an introductory course on how to hunt for ghosts, hosted by professional ghost hunter J. Adam Smith. The other workshop will focus on makeups and effects, and it is hosted by makeup artist Dizzie Lizzie FX who will attempt to reveal novice techniques for creating pus ridden • Courtesy of Creepy Con wounds and bloody scabs Nashville Academy of Makeup Arts, said. “In right from home. addition, I will be showing how to apply 3D “What I’ll be demonstrating is how to do prac- transfer prosthetics, which are like three-dimentical effects like bruising, cuts and burns. It’ll be sional temporary tattoo prosthetics that are on a beginning level that anyone can do for their taking the industry by storm.” Halloween costumes,” Lizzie, a graduate of the
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‘Dream’ on: thoughts on the DACA decision Noé Monárrez Wait, what?
Through the constant streams of information being thrown at us through Twitter, Instagram, Tumblr, Snapchat and even that dinosaur Facebook, President Donald Trump, through Attorney General Jeff Sessions, recently announced his decision to give Congress six months to decide on Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) an Obama-era program. Trump claims that ending DACA is about the rule of the law, although he recently pardoned Joe Arpaio, an Arizona sheriff with a background of explicitly targeting Latinos and Hispanics by breaking the law and denying them civil rights. The cessation of DACA with no legislative fix ready to replace it is inhumane and unjust. But wait, what’s DACA? DACA is an immigration policy that was put into place during the Obama administration on June 15, 2012. This policy allowed individuals who met specific guidelines to apply for consideration of deferred action for two years of work authorization, which would later be subject to renewal. Perhaps the most important qualification is that they arrived in the U.S. before the age of 16 and were younger than 31 by June 2012. While it does not provide lawful status, it does defer removal action for a limited time. Because many of us are fortunate enough to be considered U.S. citizens, we may not immediately see the impact of this policy. However, possible policy changes such as this force us to reconsider our personal situation.
Imagine you were an immigrant, brought to this country as a small child, not remembering or knowing anything about your home country. You grew up in the United States, only ever knowing this country, this land and these people. Yet instead of having the opportunity to grow up as a regular citizen, only having to care for your education, your bills, your taxes, the friends you made in school and those fleeting middle school crushes that returned in the middle of freshman year’s harsh winter, you have the additional stress of worrying whether you’ll see your parents when you get home from school that day. You know they’ve done nothing wrong. After all, they’re just as hard-working and diligent as the neighbors across the street. They instill in you a sense of motivation and perseverance. They sacrificed everything, possibly never seeing their home country and family again, living with the daily fear that at any moment they can be forcibly removed from their home. They do this for the sole reason to give you, their child, their reason for living, a chance at a better life that they never had. Except they’re undocumented. Is that a problem? It shouldn’t be. Many will try to tell you that you and your parents are lesser, that you don’t really* *belong in this “amazing and great country” that, supposedly, values hard work, motivation, inclusivity and diversity. Tack onto that the usual teenage stresses consisting of daily insults, glares and looks, combined with always looking back over your shoulder. Living in a constant
Death, taxes and callousness Jarrod Nelson Socialized
Ever hear that Benjamin Franklin line about death and taxes? It’s a classic one. It also embodies this general cynicism that I think pervades those who would classify themselves as apolitical. And libertarians. The attitude is one of aggressive rejection of the idea that issues are worth arguing over, because they will never be solved anyway. It’s the kind of outlook that leads to bad jokes about the IRS or local government that are just bland enough to not be terrifying when raised at Thanksgiving dinner. People often make these jokes when things are awkward as a way of finding a common ground and avoiding the kind of messy ideological arguments that stain the tablecloth. Sure, you might not think poor people need healthcare and you might think it’s a right, but IRS agents suck at their jobs, don’t they? It’s a bad attitude to have. It breeds a casual, safe feeling of inoffensive negativity that makes not giving a crap an acceptable answer to society’s great problems. This would be understandable in a dictatorship, where your voice is worth nothing and shutting up is part of survival; but it’s a civic crime in a democracy. Because those IRS agents are us. Government is us. You. Everyone, somewhere along the line.
This is clear in one place: Houston. Currently, the fourth largest city in the third most populous nation in the world is underwater. The Coast Guard has rescued over 4,000 people. FEMA has been mobilized. Damage is estimated to be somewhere northwards of $100 billion. I wish AP style would let me write out all those zeroes. This is the type of problem that we need to solve, and it’s the kind of problem that only government can solve. Ergo, if you follow that chain, we need government right now. It’s the only thing with the necessary authority, resources and expertise to rebuild a city home to over 2 million Americans. It is now where that cynicism, that callous banality and that centrism afraid of engagement can prove fatal. Right now is where that “argument” needs to fall apart, because a city has. And only all of us working collectively through a government that we run, elect and fund can put it back together. Implicit in Franklin’s comparison is the idea that taxes are some kind of negative force that people strive to get away from. While human behavior has proven the last part of that sentence correct, I think the debate is out on the first, precisely because it is going to be taxes that rebuild Houston. Taxes will pave its roads
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state of stress, paranoia and fear doesn’t sound pleasant, does it? Then comes along a man, one who some consider to be a national hero, who decides to take some of that stress away. When DACA was passed, it finally gave many young individuals the freedom to relax and take in the feeling of the American dream without the continuous fear of coming home to ICE agents or perhaps never coming home at all. Okay, but still, why does this matter to me? Reread it all; really internalize the situation of many of our fellow inhabitants and humans in our country. If you wouldn’t want to return to that depressive state, that paranoia and that never-ending exhaustion, then why should they? Terminating DACA not only dehumanizes our fellow productive members of society but also traumatizes them. They begin to feel unwanted, hated and seen as “lesser than” yet again, solely for the different pigmentations of their skin and the origins of their birth. If you were forcibly sent to a different country you knew nothing about, wouldn’t you be terrified? So how do we stand up for our friends, our neighbors and our potential future boyfriends or girlfriends? How do we protect our fellow humans from returning to countries filled with poverty, famine, war and terror? How can you get involved and give your support and acceptance to our friends, these so-called “Dreamers?” Noé Monárrez is a freshman in Child and Family Studies and can be reached at jmonarre@vols.utk.
and rebuild its dams and levies. Government has that burden. If this was a tweet storm, I’m sure I’d be getting pictures sent to me of normal, hardworking citizens carrying people out of rubble, rescuing them with boats and so on. But guess what? Government organized those boats and put out the calls. And government is made up of normal, hardworking citizens who get paid much less than some to do a job that is much harder than most. I wish I knew where that attitude came from. I wish I knew why it was what people think of as common political ground. Because if that is something that we can all truly agree on, then we are a depressingly hopeless group of 300 million people who fought an empire to create a republic. Frankly, that does not square with me. Ben Franklin may have said that death and taxes were the two things that are unavoidable. Quite honestly, he may have been right. But I can argue for one of those being worth the imposition, and I sure do wish that everyone could live forever. Jarrod Nelson is a senior in Public Relations and can be reached at jnelso47@vols.utk.edu.
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Long’s Drug Store is absolute five dollar bust Dylan Jahn
Contributor The new school year is finally in full swing, meaning students are dashing across campus to get from class to class, and subsequently trying to fit in a meal in between their busy schedules. While the cafeterias are amazing places to quell your urges, sometimes you need somewhere else to eat. However, when looking for off-campus options, price can be a major issue. No real college student has a pile of cash they can just throw towards food, so students are left wondering, “Where is somewhere delicious to eat that won’t break the bank?”. The answer: Long’s Drug Store, located just an eight minute drive down Kingston Pike. At first, I was confused by the name. “A drug store?,” I thought. “I want food not cough syrup.” However, the establishment is currently nominated for Knoxville’s Best $5 Dollar meal, so despite the strange combination, I decided to give it a try. When I initially walked into the store, I was met with shampoo and foot cream — not exactly what I wanted to see when looking for a place to dine. From here I was left to wander as I attempted to figure out if I was to sit myself or to wait, as there was no sign directing customers and no employee there to ask. Eventually, after taking the hint and seating myself, a woman approached me who handed me a menu and then walked away without saying much. As I’m sure you can tell, I was not initially thrilled with how the service was delivered. Luckily, from here things started to improve. When looking at the menu, I was met with the typical dishes that most diners have such as: hamburgers, cheeseburgers,
hot dogs, fries, and onion rings. The accompanying breakfast menu also consisted of diners’ favorites: pancakes, french toast, bacon and eggs. Overall, it was very basic. As a person who prefers consistency, the choices were reassuring, but for more adventurous eaters and those with allergies, the menu was limited. The waitress quickly took my order: a cheeseburger, side of original fries and a strawberry shake. My order ended up being $7.35 because I splurged on the shake. While the atmosphere of the store was initially unsettling, after looking around, I started to feel at home. The waitress regularly checked in on me, making sure that I was always happy. Moreover, the decorations on the restaurant side of the store were reminiscent of a sixties diner. In fact, from this point onwards, the only problem I encountered was the time it took to get my meal and the portions of my food. I waited for nearly 45 minutes for my food. However, once it arrived, my waitress apologized for the wait, implying that someone may have delayed the cooking process in the kitchen. Nonetheless, the food was decent. The cheeseburger I had was juicy and cheesy just like any cheeseburger should be, and my fries and shake were flavorful. Although my tastebuds were happy, I was left unfulfilled. The portion sizes were quite smaller than what I am personally used to eating. As a matter of fact, the cheeseburger was the size of a tennis ball, something too small to fill up the average person. Overall, with regards to the meal itself, it was okay. Long’s Drug Store provided decent food for a college budget, but I would suggest you reconsider eating there if you are searching for a large meal after a stressful day of classes. Overall, I would say that my experience was good, but not perfect.
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cent food for a college budget, but I would suggest you reconsider eating there if you are searching for a large meal after a stressful day of classes.”
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2017 FOOTBALL PICK’EMS Tyler Wombles - Sports Editor Tennessee vs. Indiana State Kentucky vs. Eastern Kentucky Georgia 35 vs. Notre Dame 31 Missouri vs. South Carolina Vanderbilt vs. Alabama A&M Florida vs. Northern Colorado
Alex Holcomb - Editor-in-Chief Tennessee vs. Indiana State Kentucky vs. Eastern Kentucky Georgia 28 vs. Notre Dame 38 Missouri vs. South Carolina Vanderbilt vs. Alabama A&M Florida vs. Northern Colorado
Damichael Cole - Asst. Sports Editor Tennesse vs. Indiana State Kentucky vs. Eastern Kentucky Georgia 31 vs. Notre Dame 27 Missouri vs. South Carolina Vanderbilt vs. Alabama A&M Florida vs. Northern Colorado
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Kylie Hubbard - Asst. News Editor Tennesse vs. Indiana State Kentucky vs. Eastern Kentucky Georgia 35 vs. Notre Dame 21 Missouri vs. South Carolina Vanderbilt vs. Alabama A&M Florida vs. Northern Colorado
Rob Harvey - Managing Editor Tennessee vs. Indiana State Kentucky vs. Eastern Kentucky Georgia 31 vs. Notre Dame 23 Missouri vs. South Carolina Vanderbilt vs. Alabama A&M Florida vs. Northern Colorado
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Football Grades: Georgia Tech Damichael Cole
Asst. Sports Editor
The Vols kicked off their 2017 season winning a game where they didn’t take the lead until the second overtime. While it certainly is a sigh of relief on Rocky Top to be 1-0, there are certainly things that need to be addressed going forward. Here are the positional grades from the Vols opener:
Quarterback: Quinten Dormady received his first career start for the Vols and had to battle some early game jitters. Dormady was 8-of-20 passing in the first half for just 52 yards. His decision-making and accuracy were very questionable at times, throwing into areas surrounded by defenders. Dormady’s second half improvement was impressive. He finished the game completing 12 of his last 17 passes and throwing two touchdowns. At times Dormady was inaccurate, but he battled in the second half and elevated his game to give the Vols a chance at victory. More impressively, he did not turn the ball over in the game with limited possessions.
Grade: B
Running Backs: Three players had carries against the Yellow Jackets, but it was a one man show. John Kelly ran hard and tough on his way to capturing 128 yards rushing on 19 carries with a staggering four touchdowns. He also led the team in receptions with five catches for 35 yards. Kelly completely took over in the second half and overtime periods as he proved to be hard to get to the ground. Freshman Ty Chandler added one carry and Dormady had two carries of his own.
Grade: A
Wide Receivers/ Tight Ends: The ball was distributed around evenly to several wide receivers. Five players finished with three or more catches. Tight End Ethan Wolf had four catches for
33 yards. The star from this group was Marquez Callaway, who had four catches for 115 yards and two touchdowns. Every catch that Callaway made came at a time of need for the Vols. Jauan Jennings went down with a wrist injury in the first half, and Callaway took over as the number John Kelly, #4, and Marquez Callaway, #1, celebrate after scoring a touchdown one threat. The receiving corps did have during the game against Georgia Tech at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on several drops in the first half that ended Sept. 4, 2017. Courtesy of Casey Miles / Georgia Tech Student Publications drives, but the group ultimately stepped up in the second half to make some big also had the game-saving tackle on the Micah Abernathy, the other starting safeplays. Yellow Jackets two point attempt. While ty, also contributed nine tackles of his Taylor did play well, the defensive line own. The Yellow Jackets only went 5-forGrade: B allowed 535 yards rushing and have to 10 through the air, but they completed get better for this team to reach its goals. those passes for 120 significant yards. Justin Martin struggled in pass coverage and was removed from the game. Senior Grade: D Emmanuel Mosley replaced him and had Just like the rest of the offensive unit, the Vols only pass breakup of the game. the offensive line struggled early. In parThe biggest passing play was given up ticular, the line had trouble blocking the With Darrin Kirkland Jr. missing the by the linebackers, but the Yellow Jackets Yellow Jackets in passing situations on game due to injury, Daniel Bituli and had opportunities to hit open receivers the first few drives, but they came to life Colton Jumper had a busy game on their against the defensive backs. as the game went on. In the second half, hands. Both players set career highs with the Vols dominated the line of scrimmage 23 and 18 tackles, respectively. Bituli also Grade: C and were getting a good push, creating forced a fumble which was recovered by running lanes for Kelly. When the line Cortez McDowell. Along with his fumble was able to handle the pass rush in the lat- recovery, McDowell had a career high 13 ter part of the game, Dormady was able to tackles. While the linebackers made sevconnect on passes. While they did allow a eral tackles, they had trouble dealing with Evan Berry was back to his gamefew pressures, the line did not give up a the triple-option. The group struggled changing ways. Berry had two big returns single sack and only allowed one tackle to get off of blocks and make tackles for 86 yards before the Yellow Jackets for loss on the game. close to the line of scrimmage. They decided to kick the ball away from him. also struggled with angles and open-field Trevor Daniel had six punts for an averGrade: Atackling against the shifty Yellow Jackets age of 47 yards, including a booming quarterback. 70 yard punt that completely flipped field position. The Vols had no field goal attempts and Aaron Medley was a perfect Grade: C 6-for-6 on his extra point attempts. With For the Vols to have a great season the game on the line, the Vols were saved this year, the defensive line will have to by an unexpected player. Walk-on defenimprove. After a couple early stops, they sive lineman Paul Bain blocked the Yellow were repeatedly pushed off the ball by the As expected, the secondary wasn’t chal- Jackets’ game-winning field goal attempt Yellow Jackets undersized offensive line- lenged much through the air. Butch Jones to get the team to overtime. The special man. The Vols didn’t rotate a lot of line- decided to move nickel back Rashaan teams unit didn’t make any mistakes. man and some of them just looked tired as Gaulden to boundary corner to help They made a couple plays that changed the game went on. Defensive end Darrell improve the team’s tackling at corner. the result of the game. Taylor was the bright spot on the defen- It certainly helped. The unit was led sive line, finishing with 12 tackles. Taylor by Nigel Warrior, who had 13 tackles. Grade: A
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Vols look to improve against Indiana State Tyler Wombles
Sports Editor Tennessee football head coach Butch Jones knows exactly what he wants to see out of his team when they take the field against Indiana State on Saturday. “A lot of teams can make such great improvement from week one (to) week two; that’s what we need to see,” Jones said during a press conference on Wednesday. “We need to see great improvement in all facets …” The Vols gave up a whopping 655 yards of total offense to Georgia Tech during Tennessee’s 42-41 double overtime victory on Monday, including 535 total rushing yards. Georgia Tech quarterback TaQuon Marshall notched four scores on the ground himself. “Obviously, defensively, we have to do a much better job of tackling,” Jones said. Tennessee’s offense also failed to gain any momentum early against the Yellow Jackets. Quarterback Quinten Dormady completed less than 50 percent of his passes in the first half before finding receiver Marquez Callaway for two touchdowns during the second half. Senior offensive lineman Brett Kendrick praised Dormady, who will be looking to put together a complete performance against Indiana State, on Wednesday, citing his collectedness during the Georgia Tech contest. “He led us down on a game-winning drive,” senior offensive lineman Brett Kendrick said.
“I can’t say enough about Quinten. Always had his composure. He reminded me a lot of (Josh) Dobbs. He was a calming sense on the sideline. There was no worry in him.” “You always want something like that in a quarterback.” Indiana State has notched an 0-1 record one game into the 2017 season, having been defeated 22-20 by Eastern Illinois. The Sycamores fielded two quarterbacks in their season opener, playing both redshirt junior Isaac Harker and redshirt freshman Cade Sparks. Harker completed four of his ten pass attempts for 38, along with one touchdown and one interception, while Sparks went 3-for-9 passing with 95 yards. Redshirt senior running back Lemonte Turner was a workhorse for Indiana State on Saturday, notching 31 rushes for 154 yards and one touchdown against the Panthers. The Sycamore’s next leading rusher, redshirt senior Bob Pugh, recorded 11 yards on two attempts. One player that Tennessee could use to defend against Indiana State’s offense is linebacker Daniel Bituli. Bituli recorded a careerhigh 23 total tackles during the victory over Georgia Tech. “The advantage now is (Bituli) knows both Sam (linebacker) and Mike (linebacker),” Jones said. “So he’s going to come in and compete. It’s great. You can never have enough competition, so he will play more of Mike against the traditional offense.”
I can’t say enough about Quinten. “Always had his composure. He reminded me a lot of (Josh) Dobbs. He was a calming sense on the sideline.
There was no worry in him.” Brett Kendrick,, senior offensive lineman Defensively, redshirt sophomore linebacker Jonas Griffith paced Indiana State’s defense on Saturday, notching 13 total tackles. He will attempt to stop the powerful running of junior John Kelly, who ran for four touchdowns for Tennessee in Monday’s game. “I know what I’m doing it for,” Kelly said on Wednesday. “I’m not trying to get tackled and I know what I’m doing it for. I’ve got a lot of people back home that’s riding on me.” Injury/suspension report: Jones did not give an optimistic look into the future of wide receiver Jauan Jennings on Wednesday. The junior did not play in the second half
of Tennessee’s contest against Georgia Tech with a wrist injury. “In terms of Jauan’s injury, it’s indefinite, and that’s all I can say at this particular time,” Jones said. “I really can’t get into specifics.” Jennings caught three passes for 17 yards before leaving Monday’s game. Jones also confirmed on Wednesday that offensive lineman Drew Richmond will be available for Saturday’s matchup after sitting out against Georgia Tech due to a violation of team rules. “Drew will be ready to play,” Jones said. “I’m excited to get him back in practice and compete. He’ll be back involved in practice and he’ll be available for the game.”
SOCCER
Surging Vols soccer team set to take on Bucknell Staff Report
Shutouts and the Tennessee soccer team have become quite the combination this season, almost as natural as peanut butter and jelly. Standing at 6-0, the Vols head into Thursday’s match having notched the best single-season start in program history. Looking to return to the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2012, the Vols have surged right to the gates and have yet to slow down. Up to this point, the Vols have meshed on both sides of the ball and their opponents have been mostly ineffective in stopping them. Tennessee has scored a total of 15 goals through six games. The Vols have been paced offensively
by Khadija Shaw and freshman McKinley Burkett. Shaw has recorded six goals and a 0.556 shot-on-goal percentage this season; Burkett follows with three goals and a 0.545 shot-on-goal percentage. The only obstacle standing between Tennessee and a 7-0 mark is the Bucknell University Bison. Entering the match with a 1-4 overall record, the Bison have struggled to find momentum so far this season. Bucknell has mustered just five total goals since the season began in August and have given up 2.2 goals per match. The Bison are led by senior Meghan Holtz and head coach Kelly Cook. Holtz has recorded half of Bucknell’s total goals with two and has been a routine All-Patriot League selection. The Bison will be facing off against a Tennessee team that features last week’s SEC’s Offensive Player of the Week, Shaw.
Tennessee has given up only one score this season, as opposed to 11 for Bucknell. The Vols have attempted 105 total shots, while the Bison have attempted just 46. 56 of Tennessee’s attempts were shot from the goal line. Of Bucknell’s 46, a mere five attempts came from near the net. The Vols average roughly 17.5 field goal attempts each match, and judging by the opposition’s defensive history, that number may reach higher points if the match turns into a shootout. One thing the Vols will look to improve on is keeping their foot on the gas pedal. So far this season, the team has shown a tendency to let up on opponents. “Sometimes the danger in scoring too early is you kind of take your foot off the pedal, you relax a little bit and you lose that edge,” head coach Brian Pensky said. The SEC can prove to be a different animal,
however, boasting three of the NCAA’s top-25 teams, along with the undefeated Vols, who received four AP votes as of Sept. 5. for the AP top-25 poll. While the Vols may be heading into another hostile environment, their 4-0 record on the road suggests they’re not afraid of being booed. The matchup with the Bison will be the last of three consecutive away games for the Vols. Upon their return home, a three-game stretch awaits the Vols. That home stretch will include the final non-conference game against Virginia Tech. Their first two SEC matchups are against Kentucky and Auburn. With the schedule starting to bring out tougher opponents, the Vols will have to continue to fine-tune their play against the Bison. The match will be the first ever meeting between the Vols and the Bison.
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