No Off-The-Field Issues
Butch Jones has done a fantastic job of turning around the culture of the football program in the classroom. The Vols just wrapped up the best academic semester in the history of the football program. Off-the-field issues have, largely, been cleaned up under Jones’ watch as well.
But there have been some notable and serious exceptions – those are well documented and have a few people asking if a culture problem is emerging on Rocky Top. A summer without incidents would go a long way toward battling that perception. The overall health of the program depends on it.
Discipline hasn’t been an issue with the basketball team in recent years – that trend should continue under Barnes’ watch.
