Kambui Bomani

Kambui Bomani is the general assignment and breaking news reporter for The Daily Memphian. He is a graduate of Jackson State University’s multimedia journalism program and earned a master’s degree in digital journalism from Syracuse University’s Newhouse School. His work has been published in Pro Football Focus, The Southside Stand, HBCU Legends, FanSided and Wisconsin Sports Heroics.

Tennessee baseball completed its sweep against South Carolina with a 4-1 win on Saturday. With the win in the season finale, the Vols improved to 46-10 on the year and a 22-8 record in the Southeastern Conference. 

The Vols did what they do best in the SEC Finale. They were explosive at the plate, and the pitching staff shut down SC throughout the series. The Vols outscored South Carolina 21-7 en route to the sweep and ninth straight SEC series win. 

It was pure domination from the Vols throughout the SEC. The Vols won two out of three in all but one SEC series, including against Kentucky, which was just enough to help the Vols battle to win the SEC Championship. 

Kentucky also finished with a 22-8 record in SEC play, but Tennessee holds the upper hand with a 2-1 record against the Cats, although they will share the SEC regular season title. The Vols also earned the No. 1 seed in the SEC Tournament as a result. 

This marks the second time in three years Tennessee will claim an SEC Championship in baseball and the third time in four years the Vols have won an SEC East Championship. Tony Vitello has completely changed the baseball program, and the team is reaping the rewards of being champions again. 

When Vitello arrived in Knoxville, the state of Tennessee was all Vanderbilt’s, but the BaseVols stopped at nothing to secure the state’s bragging rights and the conference. Vanderbilt was the dominant baseball team, but Tennessee is 8-1 against Vandy over the last three seasons, and Vitello has almost matched the Vols’ SEC Championships in that same time span. 

Tennessee will now spend the next few days preparing for the SEC Tournament in Hoover, Alabama. The Vols will still have to put on a solid showing next week, but they are in a great spot to earn the No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament for an opportunity to head back to Omaha.

The Tennessee Titans were thrilled when T’Vondre Sweat was still available when they were on the clock in the second round of the 2024 NFL Draft.

Sweat was seen as a potential first-round pick in the weeks leading up to the draft, but an arrest for a DWI charge saw his stock plummet. That’s why Bleacher Report labeled him as one of the most controversial picks from last month’s draft.

“An off-field red flag went up just before the draft when Sweat was arrested for DWI in Texas. To say the timing of that arrest was less than ideal is an understatement,” Bleacher Report writes. “The DWI is a serious offense, to be sure. But Sweat doesn’t have a history of off-field issues at Texas, and the reality is that young men make mistakes. The key will be what Sweat does after making one.”

On top of that, Sweat weighed in at 366 pounds at the NFL Combine, which would make him the NFL’s heaviest defender. The quickness and mobility needed in the NFL is different than college, and there could be some durability concerns.

However, the Titans didn’t feel any of those flags were red enough to not take Sweat in the second round, which means the team has faith that he can turn into a long-term option for Tennessee on the defensive line.

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