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Tennessee gov sets election dates to replace fallen lawmaker
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Gov. Invoice Lee has set election dates to fill the opening left by the demise of Democratic state Rep. Barbara Cooper.
The first election to switch the longtime Memphis lawmaker will happen on Jan. 24 and the final election shall be held on March 14.
Cooper died on Oct. 25 at 93 years previous. Underneath Tennessee legislation, her title remained on the Nov. 8 poll in Home District 86. She gained, making a emptiness within the seat.
Cooper was first elected to the state Home of Representatives in 1996. She was honored earlier this 12 months because the oldest serving lawmaker in Tennessee recorded historical past and among the many oldest lawmakers throughout the USA.
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No. 6 Tennessee vs. Vanderbilt: Game information, lineups, notes
No. 6 Tennessee vs. Vanderbilt: Game information, lineups, notes
Tennessee looked like its old self Wednesday. Now it has to try and do it on the road for the third time in four games.
The No. 6 Vols turned one of their worst halves of basketball this season into one of their most dominant over the last 20 minutes in an 18-point win over Georgia earlier this week, using a stellar takeover from Zakai Zeigler to get back to winning convincingly after losing on the road at Florida and coming from behind to beat Texas late.
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Tennessee (16-1, 3-1 SEC) did it against an improved Georgia team vying for a spot in the NCAA Tournament, a similar kind of situation Vanderbilt will be in when it hosts the Vols at Memorial Gym in Nashville on Saturday (3:30 p.m. ET, SEC Network).
The Commodores (14-3, 2-2), like the rest of the league, offer up a challenge that Tennessee can’t afford to overlook and after using a shot in the final seconds to beat South Carolina a few days ago, beating the Vols on their home floor would double as a signature win in head coach Mark Byington’s first season and a major resume booster.
To avoid becoming either of those, Tennessee will need to match the way it played in the second half against Georgia, avoid turnovers against a Vanderbilt team that thrives on forcing a lot of them and for Chaz Lanier to get out of his shooting slump.
Here is everything you need to know about the match up.
GAME INFORMATION
Who: No. 6 Tennessee (16-1, 3-1 SEC) at Vanderbilt (14-3, 2-2)
When: Saturday, Jan. 18 | 3:30 p.m. ET
Where: Memorial Gymnasium | Nashville
TV: SEC Network (Roy Philpott, play-by-play; Dane Bradshaw, analyst)
Radio: Vol Network (Bob Kesling, play-by-play; Bert Bertelkamp, analyst)
Series: 208th meeting all-time (Tennessee leads, 131-76)
Line: Tennessee -7.5
KenPom Projection: Tennessee 74, Vanderbilt 67
PROJECTED LINEUPS
No. 6 Tennessee (16-1, 3-1 SEC)
Vanderbilt (14-3, 2-2 SEC)
NUMBERS EDGE
POINTS PER GAME
Vanderbilt 82.4
Tennessee 76.9
FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE
Vanderbilt 47.1%
Tennessee 46.0%
THREE-POINT PERCENTAGE
Tennessee 34.3%
Vanderbilt 32.3%
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ASSISTS
Tennessee 16.1
Vanderbilt 14.9
REBOUNDS
Tennessee 39.4
Vanderbilt 35.9
BLOCKS
Tennessee 5.2
Vanderbilt 4.5
PREGAME NOTES
— Tennessee has held the sizable edge in its long-standing series with Vanderbilt, both historically and recently. The Vols’ 131 all-time wins over the Commodores are the most against any opponent in program history and they have won 13 of the last 14 match ups.
— Tennessee is ranked coming into this game for the 13th time in the last 15 meetings and ranked inside the top 10 for the fifth-straight time. The Vols are 23-8 vs. Vanderbilt in games where they are ranked and the Commodores are not.
— Tennessee guard Zakai Zeigler is coming off of a record-breaking performance against Georgia. The senior guard sparked the Vols’ second half scoring burst, finishing with 16 points, including five-made 3-pointers while his career-high six steals put him in first place in career steals at 215, passing former teammate Santiago Vescovi (212).
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— Tennessee ranks fourth nationally in adjusted defensive efficiency, according to KenPom. The Vols are allowing just 88.2 points per opponents 100 offensive possession, while their 57.8 points allowed per game rank first in the SEC and third in Division I college basketball.
— Vanderbilt has had a lot of success forcing turnovers in its first 17 games. The Commodores are forcing turnovers on more than 23% of their opponents possessions while their 179 total steals lead the SEC. Vanderbilt had 15 steals and forced 25 turnovers in its 66-63 win over South Carolina on Wednesday.
— Vanderbilt hired Mark Byington away from James Madison last offseason and the first-year Commodores coach filled the roster with transfers. Ten players are in their first season at Vanderbilt after beginning their careers elsewhere, including guard Jason Edwards (North Texas), who leads the team in scoring with 17.0 points per game.
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Tennessee Titans hire long-time Chiefs executive as GM
The Tennessee Titans hired Mike Borgonzi as their General Manager on Friday evening. A former four-time All-Ivy league fullback at Brown, he spent from 2009-2024 with the Kansas City Chiefs. Borgonzi worked under Scott Pioli, John Dorsey, and Brett Veach during his time in Kansas City.
Borgonzi and the Titans agreed to a five-year deal, which will put him in Nashville until 2029, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN. He goes from aiming for a three-peat with the Chiefs to now having the No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft.
Titans controlling owner Amy Adams Strunk delivered a statement on Borgonzi. “Mike’s experience speaks for itself: he has been part of the core team that delivered four AFC championships and three Super Bowls over the past five seasons,” she said. “It’s the type of standard I want to build here in Tennessee. I know we have a lot of work ahead of us, and I’m excited for Mike to get started.”
Borgonzi has a very close relationship with Titans President of Football Operations Chad Brinker. “During Mike’s 16 years in the league, he has been a key part of transforming the Chiefs from a two-win team to a three-time Super Bowl champion,” Brinker said. “During our meetings, he articulated a clear plan to build a championship standard in Nashville through consistency, discipline, and hard work. I’ve admired him for many years, and I’m thrilled to add him to the team as our general manager.”
Borgonzi started with the Chiefs in 2009 and worked for several years in their scouting department. He was the director of player personnel in 2015 and their director of football operations in 2018. Over the span of those two promotions, the Chiefs became one of the league’s most consistent contenders. Soon after that, they became the most dominant team in the National Football League, with Andy Reid and Patrick Mahomes fueling their ascension to the top.
Brinker and the Titans conducted 10 initial interviews for the position between Jan. 10-13.
The Titans were one of three GM vacancies this offseason, along with the New York Jets and Las Vegas Raiders.
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Duke transfer running back Star Thomas recaps Tennessee visit
Duke transfer running back Star Thomas has spent the last 24 hours in Knoxville visiting Tennessee. After the trip, Volquest caught up with him to discuss where things stand in his recruitment.
“I enjoyed everything about it,” Thomas said. “Really the coaches and how everything was organized. How they were just honest and true about everything. I really loved it and loved everything about it and Knoxville so we shall see.”
He was able to spend time with running backs coach De’Rail Sims and those two talked about how he would fit into the running back room and the offense.
“He was real and honest about a lot of things,” Thomas said, “He didn’t sugarcoat anything. That’s what I want to be around my last year. Just being around it and seeing there is no faking. It was real from the start.”
So where do things go from here for Thomas? He has no other trips planned after visiting UCF and Tennessee. He loved what he found on Rocky Top.
“Really just relationships and being around the coaches,” Thomas said. “Getting to know coach Heupel, funny guy and being around the running back coach. Just being around the staff and they really showed they liked me and wanted me.”
Watch the full interview below.
Understanding the portal
The winter transfer portal window runs from December 9-28. The spring portal window runs from April 16-25.
Players don’t have to pick a school they are going to during those specific dates but those are the span of dates on when a player can enter the portal.
Those dates don’t apply to graduate transfers who can enter the portal whenever they wish. Also, if there’s a head coaching change, their players are granted an immediate 30-day window during which they can enter the portal.
Of note, any team playing in a game after Dec 28 (playoffs or regular bowl) gets a five-day window once season ends for those player to enter portal.
So, say a team loses in the CFP first round on Dec 20/21? Their transfer portal window wouldn’t be affected as the regular window ends more than five days after that loss.
Players who enter the portal in the winter window are trying to be somewhere for the spring semester.
For Tennessee the spring semester starts on January 21which is late compared to many schools around the country. Tennessee a year ago started a winter mini-term class that runs the first three weeks of January.
Tennessee has benefitted from the portal
The transfer portal can giveth and it can taketh away. For Josh Heupel it’s been much more of a positive than a negative for the Vols when you look at the 2024 season.
Left tackle Lance Heard has been a fixture on an offense line that has helped the Vols rush for over 2700 yards. Tight end Miles Kitselman has been a terrific portal grab because he is the leader of the tight end room. A room that also includes transfer Holden Staes.
Defensively, Jermod McCoy has been the best transfer Tennessee has gotten. McCoy is having an All-American season.
In total, Tennessee added 10 transfers for the current 2024 roster.
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