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Kick time, TV set for Tennessee’s game against Florida
Will enter October at 4-0 with a No. 4 AP ranking, and after an open date the Vols are back in action on the road with a night game at Arkansas this week. Then a stretch of four home games in a five-week span will begin with the rival Florida Gators coming to Neyland Stadium as Tennessee leaves the state just once (at Georgia on November 16) in its final seven regular-season games. The SEC on Monday finalized the kickoff times and designations for several games on October 12, and Florida-Tennessee has been tabbed for a 7 p.m. start on ESPN – a fifth night game in a row for the Vols.
Science Hill kickoff return TD voted Best Play of the Week
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) – The Tri-Cities voted and the Week 6 Best Play of the Week comes from Science Hill High School. Hilltoppers sophomore Branson Newberry fielded a bouncing kickoff near his own goal line and weaved through the coverage for a return touchdown against district foe William Blount on Saturday. The Johnson City […]
Prep Tuesday: Lady Wolves win thriller; SHHS, D-B setup soccer rematch
(WJHL) – While high school volleyball is nearing the postseason, local girl’s soccer squads began their district tournaments on Tuesday night. On the hardwood, David Crockett and West Ridge met at Daniel Boone High School, as the Jonesborough school continues to be used as a staging and relief area for victims of Hurricane Helene. This […]
Bucs Khamran Laborn Named SoCon Offensive Player of the Week
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (Sept. 30, 2024) – The Southern Conference announced that ETSU’s Khamran Laborn was named the Conference’s SoCon Offensive Player of the Week on Monday afternoon. Laborn had one of the most explosive offensive games in recent memory in ETSU’s 34-17 win over The Citadel on Saturday. Laborn caught two passes for nine yards but […]
ETSU Athletics hosts donation drive to support flood victims
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — East Tennessee State University (ETSU) Athletics hosted a donation drive on Tuesday to support flood relief victims in the Tri-Cities. Student-athletes and staff members unloaded supplies from donors’ cars and loaded them into an ETSU Athletics vehicle. Then on Wednesday, athletes and staff will visit sites throughout the area to […]
Weekend adversity brings Bucs’ identity into focus
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) – The ETSU football team spent most of its weekend on a trio of team buses, stranded outside of Asheville, North Carolina for about 14 hours on Friday. But still, the they took the field in Charleston on Saturday evening to grab a first Southern Conference win of the season over […]
ETSU Football back home after tumultuous road trip through Carolinas
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) – Not all road trips are created equal in college football. For the Bucs, this weekend’s trip to The Citadel won’t be one they soon forget. The journey came to a close on Sunday evening, as dozens of fans and family members waved pom-poms and bared signs welcoming the Blue and […]
Prep Monday: Betsy slides past East; Lady Toppers win on senior night
(WJHL) – A handful of rescheduled football games and volleyball matchups took center stage on Monday night. In Bluff City, Elizabethton served as the home team in Sullivan East’s stadium. Fans of both squads helped raise $5,420 to benefit the Carter Compassion Center at the gate. On the field, the Cyclones scored four touchdowns in […]
14 Hour ordeal brings the ETSU Buccaneer football team closer together
Johnson City, TN — ETSU football spent most of its weekend on the team bus but still took the field in Charleston on Saturday evening to grab its first SoCon win of the season over the Citadel. After returning home Sunday night to a gathering of fans head coach Tre Lamb was right back into […]
Tre Lamb describes ETSU being stuck traveling during Hurricane Helene as ‘a terrible feeling’
East Tennessee State coach Tre Lamb had no idea what he and his team were in for when they piled on the buses this weekend. The Buccaneers were on their way to Charleston, South Carolina to face The Citadel and knew they needed to stay weather aware. Hurricane Helene was making its way through the […] The post Tre Lamb describes ETSU being stuck traveling during Hurricane Helene as ‘a terrible feeling’ appeared first on On3.
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