When you have two legitimate Top 20 teams testing each other, it’s never inevitable.
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Tennessee Set For Evening Time Slot in College World Series Opener | Rocky Top Insider
Tennessee baseball and head coach Tony Vitello have the evening time slot on Friday night for their opening game in the 2024 Men’s College World Series.
No. 1 Tennessee will take on No. 8 Florida State at 7:00 p.m. ET from Charles Schwab Field in Omaha, Nebraska.
The Vols and the Seminoles will be the second game on Friday as No. 4 North Carolina and No. 12 Virginia kick off the College World Series at 2:00 p.m. ET.
No. 2 Kentucky will take on the winner of Monday night’s contest between No. 7 Georgia and No. 10 NC State at 2:00 p.m. ET on Saturday while No. 3 Texas A&M and Florida square off at 7:00 p.m. ET that same night.
All four games will be broadcast on ESPN.
As you might be able to tell, the 2024 Men’s College World Series ended up being a version of an SEC-ACC Invitational.
If Tennessee Wins Game 1
If Tennessee defeats Florida State in their opening game, the Vols will move on to Game 6 on Sunday, June 16, to take on the winner of the North Carolina-Virginia game.
Game 6 is slated for 7:00 p.m. ET on Sunday and will be televised on ESPN.
If Tennessee Loses Game 1
If Florida State defeats Tennessee, the Vols will then move to Game 5 in an elimination game against the loser of North Carolina-Virginia.
Game 5 is slated for 2:00 p.m. ET on Sunday and will be televised on ESPN.
More from RTI: The Top Clips From Tony Vitello’s Fiery Postgame Promo
PRIMETIME VOLS
Our @NCAABaseball College World Series opener vs. Florida State will take place on Friday night at 7 p.m. ET (6 p.m. CT) on ESPN!#GBO // #OTH // #OmaVols pic.twitter.com/7cBKtKrHsK
— Tennessee Baseball (@Vol_Baseball) June 10, 2024
College World Series Schedule – Bracket 1
June 14
- Game 1 – No. 4 North Carolina vs No. 12 Virginia – 2 p.m. ET (ESPN)
- Game 2 – No. 1 Tennessee vs No. 8 Florida State – 7 p.m. ET (ESPN)
June 16
- Game 5 – Loser of G1 vs Loser of G2 – 2 p.m. ET (ESPN)
- Game 6 – Winner of G1 vs Winner of G2 – 7 p.m. ET (ESPN)
June 18
- Game 9 – Winner of G5 vs Loser of G6 – 2 p.m. ET (ESPN)
June 19
- Game 11 – Winner of G6 vs Winner of G9 – 2 p.m. ET (ESPN)
June 20 (If Necessary – Loser G11 is First Loss)
- Bracket 1 If Necessary – TBD
Men’s College World Series
Game 1 – Saturday, June 22 – 7:30 p.m. ET (ESPN)
Game 2 – Sunday, June 23 – 2 p.m. ET (ABC)
Game 3 (If Necessary) – Monday, June 24 – 7 p.m. ET (ESPN)
To see the full 2024 Men’s College World Series bracket, click here.
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Seedy K’s GameCap: Tennessee
But this U of L task in Knoxville against tall favorite Tennessee sure seemed close to that heading in.
Well coached top level foe at its sold out home.
One whose strength — inside scoring and rebounding — made it a bad matchup for the Cards, whose lack of inside depth and strength has been an Achilles heel from the get go.
That the Vols were hungry and angry coming off three straight Ls made a U of L victory seem an almost impossible task.
Then we learned that back issue of Mikel Brown’s is a problem.
Cards were toast before tip.
It was all evident by halftime — actually well before then.
It just takes a peek at a couple statistics.
Tennessee led by only 7, thanks to some tough Cardinal D. And UT’s woeful FT shooting.
That inside game issue: Volunteers 28 points in the paint. Cardinals 10.
That’s right, Tennessee had more points in the paint at the break than Louisville had points total.
That lack of point guard issue: U of L had 9 FGs at intermission. Tennessee had that many assists on 15 buckets.
Louisville’s strength is depth. At least usually.
During the first 20 Tuesday, the Cards had zero points off the pine. Vols 22. (For the game, the disparity was 34-3. Khani Rooths hit a FT. Wild Man Zougris a garbage time slam.)
Another opening stanza reality that might have you feeling the need to clean your glasses.
Only three guys scored. Adrian Wooley with 12, Ryan Conwell with 11, and Sananda Fru with 4.
Louisville’s second half performance is not worth the bandwidth, my time to write about, nor your time to read.
The final, in a lopsided disappointing loss: 83-62.
There is no sugar frosting this. Against teams with major size and inside presence, Louisville has and will continue to struggle.
When your most talented player doesn’t suit up, it makes it more impossible to overcome.
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North Forney’s Legend Bey reportedly requests letter of release from Tennessee
The Dallas-area’s most up-and-down recruiting saga from the Class of 2026 has its latest twist.
North Forney four-star athlete Legend Bey has requested his letter of release from Tennessee, according to reporting from Rivals’ Sam Spiegelman.
“They are waiting for Tennessee to confirm this,” Spiegelman said of the request Sunday on The Inside Scoop podcast. “This could come as early as today, tomorrow. This is in the works.”
Bey signed with Tennessee on early national signing day, flipping from his November 10 commitment to Ohio State on early national signing day. He had originally committed to the Volunteers in June. However, reports emerged soon after his signing that Bey wanted to sign with the Buckeyes but landed at Tennessee because of pressure from his family.
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The possibility that Bey might seek a release was first reported Dec. 4, with reports suggesting that Tennessee would grant the request given the tumultuous recruiting process.
If the release is granted, Bey may have to wait to turn 18 years old before he can sign for Ohio State without parental approval.
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