In your rush to start your weekend, you might have missed some of our coverage of one of the biggest stories in college sports: the legal challenge by quarterback Joey Aguilar to secure another year of eligibility so he could come back in 2026 as Tennessee’s starter.
The ruling in the case came out late Friday afternoon, and our team was ready. We were the first to report that a judge rejected Aguilar’s bid, and we followed quickly with commentary and a look ahead to what it means for the Vols.
It takes a lot of planning, coordination and expertise to publish as many pieces as quickly as we did to give you the most layered reporting on the situation. In this case, it was a collaboration between four members of our sports staff – Adam Sparks, Cora Hall, John Adams and Wynton Jackson – and investigative news reporter Tyler Whetstone, as well as several editors…