A glimpse: 8-4 knee injury expunged on schedule due to overachievement in the NIT
Friday, May 12th, 2006Football
I’m a Realist breaks down the 2006 Tennessee Volunteer football team and predicts we’ll go 8-4. Running back Montario Hardesty, who missed most of last season after tearing the ACL in his right knee, will undergo another surgery for a less serious injury to his left knee suffered during spring practice. He’s expected to be available this fall. At least projected starting running back Arian Foster’s recovery is on schedule.
Senior linebacker Marvin Mitchell received diversion on his May 1 disorderly conduct charge. The misdemeanor will be expunged from his record as long as he stays out of trouble for the next 30 days and pays court costs. Coach Fulmer said that he’ll be allowed to return to the team if he remains incident-free and faces the team’s internal punishment.
Basketball
Scout.com observes that the fact that 6-4 forward Dane Bradshaw played his power forward position so well even though he was undersized made an impression on recruits, who reasoned that the coaches must know what they’re doing if they can get their players to over-achieve like Bradshaw did.
The Volunteer basketball team was chosen along with North Carolina, Gonzaga, and Indiana as one of the top four seeds in the pre-season NIT. We’ll open the pre-season against Fordham in Nashville.
