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The yoga club meets at 8 p.m. every Wednesday in HSS 203 and all students are welcome to join.

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New yoga club seeks to relieve student stress Hannah Overton Staff Writer

The life of a college student at UT is typically busy to say the least. A heavy workload can quickly lead to high levels of stress, but one club on campus aims to help students manage their stress levels and be healthier at the same time.

Elyse Kolbaba, senior in communications studies, founded the increasingly popular yoga club at UT after her mom suggested she begin practicing yoga herself.

“I never gave (yoga) the time of day since I

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had so many other things to do. I’m always on the go and it’s tough for me to sit still and get rid of the never-ending to do list in my head when I need to,” Kolbaba said. “I’ve learned that teaching yourself to calm down and be still may be difficult, but it is the best thing you can do for yourself.”

After her mom’s suggestion, Kolbaba searched for yoga on VOLink and was shocked when she did not find it.

“So I looked into starting the club since yoga has become so mainstream and it is so beneficial to college students with our stress levels especially.”

Kolbaba was just a beginner when she

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started the club but wanted something to hold her accountable and find a way to meet new people. So she met with advisors, gathered IDs of people who were possibly interested, wrote a constitution and eventually got the club approved.

“Since the start of the club, I have learned so much about myself, the way UT works and yoga — it’s been an amazing experience. I only wish I had done it sooner,” Kolbaba said.

Kolbaba is excited for the future of the yoga club as the group has grown quite a bit since she first founded it.

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First “out” lesbian to compete in Miss America pageant After years of being behind the scenes, an open and proud lesbian has won a state pageant title and is set to compete in the Miss America competition. Erin O’Flaherty, Miss Missouri, is the first out lesbian to compete for the title. The only other lesbian contestant, Djuan Trent, who competed as Miss Kentucky in 2011, came out in 2014 after her Miss America appearance. O’Flaherty has expressed her excitement for representing a whole new spectrum of diversity in this year’s pageant, something that the community itself is certainly excited for as well. Chief operating officer of the Miss America Organization Josh Randle released a statement expressing how this was just a sign of an evolving America.

The pageant will take place on Sep. 11 and be broadcasted live on ABC at 9 p.m.

Serena Williams sets new Grand Slam record At the U.S. Open on Monday, Sep. 6, world number one record holder Serena Williams went head to head with Yaroslava Shvedova of Kazakhstan in New York. Williams came out on top, breaking the Grand Slam record with her 308th win.

She bypassed previous record holder Roger Federer by just one in the comprehensive list of wins in Grand Slam events. Federer was the first tennis player to pass 65 wins in the competition, but is on a break this year for injuries. Williams confirmed how large of a number 308 wins was and how she never expected to still be playing tennis at the age of 34, but now she doesn’t know when she’ll stop. Williams will face Simona Halep from Romania in the quarterfinals, whom she has won against seven times already.

Asteroid named in honor of the late Freddie Mercury Popular and influential musician Freddie Mercury of Queen was honored by the International Astronomical Union’s Minor Planet Center in Switzerland on Sunday, Sep. 4. The announcement was made by Brian May, former guitarist of Queen at a gathering of more than 1,000 fans on what would have been Mercury’s 70th birthday. Asteroid FreddieMercury is part of a belt that stands between Jupiter and Mars and was discovered in 1991, the year of Mercury’s death. Though lightyears away May said the asteroid may be “just a dot of light, but it’s a very special dot of light” and one that reflects and honors Mercury’s vast influence on the world through his music.

Gotta catch ‘em all: Sam Liggett, local Pokémon champion Isabella King

Contributor Sam Liggett, a senior at UT, is much more than a supply chain management major. He is also a worldwide Pokémon champion.

Liggett scored as high as 25th place in the world championships and has been given prizes as much as $1,500.

“When I turned 12,” he said, “I walked into this card shop one day, because I had been collecting Pokémon cards, and I was like ‘Hey, do y’all sell Pokémon cards in here?’”

The employees told him about a competitive game that the store hosted every Saturday.

“So I started coming out on Saturdays, I learned how to play, and then I played in city championships, in state championships in Memphis that year, and then I started playing in the other events, and travelling around; and once I competed in the world championships in ’08, I was pretty hooked on it.”

Liggett competed in world championships in 2008, 2009, 2012 and 2013. He earned 40th place at the world championships his first year, 25th the next year and 25th place in 2012. However, he did not place in 2013.

While anyone can compete in city, state or regional championships, players must qualify

for national or world championships. Each Pokémon tournament consist of five to nine rounds, with referees who keep a close eye on players and their cards.

Players are paired randomly for the first round. From there, those who win each round play other winners, and those who lose play other losers. Anyone with more than two losses is eliminated, until the field is narrowed down to the top eight, or top 16, depending on the size of the competition. After that, there are no more second chances.

Playing Pokémon competitively can be profitable.

“This past year, if you won the world championship, you’d win $25,000, a trip to wherever the world championship is next year and a lot of Pokémon stuff,” Liggett said, “it’s single elimination.”

Liggett made about $5,000 over the time he played competitively, from ages 12 to 18. Other players he knows, who started around six or seven years old, already made around $40,000 by the age of 12.

Despite his interest in Pokémon in general, Liggett’s interactions with Pokémon Go were short-lived. He downloaded the game while he was working at a summer camp, but had a difficult time finding Pokémon to catch.

“I was in the middle of nowhere,” he said.

By the time he returned from camp, the interest had mostly faded.

“I’ve played around with it,” Liggett said. “It was pretty cool, I thought it was interesting, but it definitely wasn’t … playing cards, on the competitive level. It’s very different from that.”

Lauren Bennett, freshman in biological sciences, has heard of Liggett before, and felt the same way about the popular new Pokémon app.

“I stopped playing because it drained my battery … I was playing with my friends, but by myself, it wasn’t really fun,” Bennett said.

One of the things Liggett enjoyed most about playing Pokémon is the community it fosters.

“When I was in middle school,” Liggett said, “my best friends were from, like, New Jersey, North Carolina, Missouri, just because we would see each other at these larger events, like national and world.”

Despite the connections he made, Liggett doesn’t expect to continue playing competitively.

“To be really competitive and qualify for the world championships, you have to play all year.

You have to compete all year long,” Liggett said.

Now, in college, that isn’t a time commitment he feels able to make any more. He still plays when he can, taking part in city championships over Christmas break and even playing nationally over the summer.

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Wales, there go the Vols studying abroad Shelby Whitehead Contributor

The University of Tennessee Knoxville in Wales study abroad program returns Spring 2017, offering a unique experience for students to attend Swansea University in the U.K. for a semester.

“Unlike other study abroad programs, there is a UT resident director who is there the whole time,” Professor of Modern Foreign Language Millie Gimmel said, “So if you have any problems you have a resource there to help you out.”

Gimmel will be teaching American Studies abroad with the program.

The program is open to all majors and colleges, differentiating it from the traditional study abroad model.

“Being able to study with your major in another country gives you lots of contacts, and it makes you understand the breadth of what you’re studying,” Gimmel said.

The program has existed for more than 30 years. After taking a break in 2009 during the economic downturn in Wales,

the program returns from its hiatus Spring 2017. The program is hoping to continue every spring.

“I definitely learned about how to broaden my horizons through the influence of other students who I was surrounded with every day, because I was in a bunch of classes with other Welsh students,” Matthew Weathers, senior in mechanical engineering, said. Weathers participated in UT Knoxville in Wales his junior year at UT. The length of the program is seen as an advantage by students and advisers, claiming the semester-long program allows time for personal growth.

“I think the culture shock is the best thing possible. People really get outside of their comfort zone,” Weathers said.

Students study and live in university housing with Welsh students. Weathers said a highlight of the experience was the relationships he formed.

“These kinds of connections, these kind of friendships that you can’t really make unless you’re around people for a long period of time like that,” he said. “The best part of it was feeling like I was part of the community.”

Students have the opportunity to hike, surf and play soccer. There are also chances to explore nearby European countries while in Wales.

“There is no personal growth like what you get when you remove yourself from your own culture and put yourself in another culture. Your understanding of yourself and humanity at large will change dramatically in ways you can’t imagine. It’s a real epiphany,” Gimmel said.

To be eligible, students must be at least a sophomore and maintain a 2.7 GPA. Students pay fees at UT, and financial aid and scholarships are applied to the cost of studying abroad. Students can choose modules of at least 15 credit hours for their time in Wales.

Wales is an English speaking country, therefore there is no language barrier for students to overcome.

“It’s a really unique opportunity. I’ve never been at a university that offers a program like this,” said Gimmel.

Two info sessions for the program are Wednesday, Sep. 7 at 5 p.m. the International House and Sep. 22 at 4 p.m. in the Programs Abroad Office. The deadline to apply is Oct. 3.

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“You look like an elephant in that picture”

Elle Johnson I Learned Something Today

I remember the setting like it was yesterday. The sun beamed down as we waited for our parents to come pick us up from the middle school parking lot. We had just received the proofs for our 6th grade yearbook pictures taken that month, and I was feeling particularly proud of my result. After a year of developing at a rate faster than most of my peers, I gleamed with pride when the popular girls asked to see my picture.

That pleasure lasted a solid two seconds, before an eruption of laughter immediately ensued, and I was heartbroken.

I’m not starting off with this story to victimize myself, by any means. There are much deeper, darker memories I could talk about, ones that still pop up from time to time as little nuggets of the irrelevant past coming to haunt me in the present tense. Instead, I’m telling this story for three primary reasons.

First, I feel comfortable sharing it in a public arena over those aforementioned more daunting tales. Admittedly, my column is published weekly, so I feel like we (being myself and my readers) are pretty close now, but not that close.

Second, I chose this story to share because it shows the impact that seeming meaningless comments or jokes can have on a person’s self-esteem and well-being. Sure, comparing my appearance to that of an unattractively large

animal was likely a joke. I mean, how malicious could sixth grade girls truly be? But the effects of that slight lasted longer than the moment they were said, in my case leading to years of unnecessary body consciousness and dieting that I have only recently begun to overcome.

I am sharing all of this because I know that my story is not the only one.

Whenever I am having a bad day, this piece of my past particularly digs at me. Thoughts will race through my head, most wondering why others aren’t affected by snide comments like I am or asking why I am so stupid and weak to let these bits of memories get the better of me.

But the fact is that I, or any other victims of bullying, am not alone, even though it can often appear that way.

Bullying spans from elementary school to adulthood, and quite frankly, the only difference in the act that may exist from our middle school experiences to now is the presence and overreliance on technology and social media in our day-to-day life. With these relatively recent developments, we are constantly connected to a multitude of social networks, with the possibility of abuse and harassment being easily accessible with the click of a button.

However, the rise of social media has also shined a bit of a light on the horde of bullying accounts, showing that not only are there small victims of bullying, but that it

heavily affects those who stand tall in our society, such as Demi Lovato and most recently, Leslie Jones.

I appreciate the efforts of anti-bullying policies often set in place by education systems and sometimes workplaces, but today, when harassment can occur in physical, mental and cyber arenas, what we truly need is a change of heart.

We all have to live and endure on this earth together, be it in harmony or in hatred. But why is it so often that we opt to choose the latter?

It is true that I have said my fair share of unkind and hurtful comments, likely some that were also unintentional or that I am currently unaware of, but it is with my deep regret. I know now that with one personal decision to cease making cruel remarks, each of us can work to make this world a brighter, more loving place.

Take this lesson learned to use your words to spread love and kindness rather than hatred, and take time to focus on our similarities as human beings rather than our differences. And if you find yourself hurt by comments or simply trapped in a bad place, please know that you are not alone and reach out for support from friends, family or the Student Counseling Center. Together, we’ve got this.

Elle Johnson is a junior in college scholars and can be reached at ejohn100@vols.utk.edu

The importance of safe spaces, why diversity matters

Don Black Margin of Error

In 2005, two professors conducted a study of the University of Tennessee campus climate and ultimately compiled a list of recommendations, one of which was to open an LGBTQA+ Outreach Center on campus, the first of its kind in the state, eventually called the Pride Center.

One of those professors, Donna Braquet, soon became the director and dedicated years, many as a volunteer, of sweat and tears into making it a success.

In 2013, UT hired its first chief diversity officer, Rickey Hall, and created the Office for Diversity and Inclusion.

Together, Donna and Rickey made an outsized impact on our school, with the Pride Center alone serving hundreds of students and training thousands of people in Safe Zone annually.

Of course, none of these accomplishments were made without challenges. After traveling to Nashville last semester to lobby our state legislators, one state senator that I met with refused to even say Rickey’s name. The Pride Center itself has had windows broken, signs thrown away and fliers vandalized. Most dramatically, our state government passed a bill this past year which strips the Office for Diversity and Inclusion of funding. And finally, as perhaps the biggest challenge yet, a few weeks after our state government passed that bill, the diversity office was closed.

Rickey left to work at another school, making UT the only school in the SEC without a diversity officer, and Donna was fired from her post as the director of the Pride Center.

But despite that tragic ending, during their time here Donna and Rickey managed to positively impact the entire campus community, by changing minds, opening up perspectives and making graduates more competitive to employ. But more importantly, they contributed tremendously to the safety and belonging of thousands of students on campus.

Now, I’m sure if you ask them they would tell you that

they didn’t do any of this alone. And it’s true, they didn’t.

But without them none of these accomplishments would have been possible.

For Donna and Rickey, diversity isn’t just a slogan, a number or something to add to your list of goals to fit in with the times. It’s who they are. It’s something they exude and something that they teach others. And through them, at the Pride Center and the events hosted by the Office for Diversity and Inclusion, I learned more than I did in any individual class.

I learned that there are some things that I can’t understand and that listening is far more important than speaking. I learned that all of the advantages that I’ve been given in my life isn’t something to be ashamed of, but is something to use to help those who haven’t had as many advantages as I have.

I learned that sometimes those advantages can be hard to see. For instance, I pretty much always feel safe when I walk home alone at night. I don’t have to worry about my own health and safety with my restroom selection and I can go anywhere on campus without checking to see if it’s accessible to me. It’s in these sort of daily, mundane tasks that seem so absolutely boring to me where my privilege is most clear.

And in a world where a school like the University of Chicago misunderstands the point of trigger warnings and safe spaces like they did in their letter to their freshman class at the beginning of this semester, the work that Rickey and Donna did on our campus is as important as ever. They understood and taught me something fundamental: that trigger warnings and safe spaces aren’t detrimental to diversity, but the very essence of it. They understood that these issues aren’t about censorship or suppressing free speech, but about respect and solidarity with our fellow Vols. Inviting minority students to a

University like ours without creating an awareness, space and dialogue about their unique and often marginalizing experiences isn’t diversity, it’s merchandising.

And even though the word diversity has been the phrase upon which this battle was waged, this fight has always been about something more than that. It’s been about equity and radical inclusion. It’s about loving people that we don’t understand, about feeling compassion, even just pretending compassion, when we are exhausted, bored and can’t be bothered.

It’s what Jesus talked about in Matthew 25 and what Saint Francis of Assisi wished when he prayed for God to make him an instrument of his peace. It’s what Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. meant when he asked “What are you doing for others?” and it’s what the slogan for the Office for Diversity and Inclusion wanted to know when it inquired “What does this moment call you to do?”

We are in the middle of a fight that we didn’t ask for and one that we didn’t begin. But this moment is happening, with or without us. In the midst of these interesting times at the University of Tennessee: what does it call for you to do?

Donna and Rickey heard that call. Thousands of people and activists around the country have heard that call.

And this column is for them, for Donna, for Rickey and for every member of the student body, faculty, staff and administration that heard the call too. This column is dedicated to the phenomenal, incredible and important work that they did and are still doing. The impact that they’ve had on our campus and our student body is infinite, even if you divide it in 27,000 different ways.

Don Black is a junior in business analytics and can be reached at dblack17@vols.utk.edu

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New ‘Mechanic’ movie is boring, but that’s the point Nathan Smith

Staff Writer In a season of unwarranted and unwanted sequels, perhaps none is more unwarranted and unwanted than “Mechanic: Resurrection,” the follow-up to the littleremembered 2011 Jason Statham vehicle “The Mechanic,” itself a reboot of the 1972 Charles Bronson movie of the same name.

Statham returns as Arthur Bishop, a world-renowned hitman nicknamed “The Mechanic” for his ability to “fix” assassinations and make them look like accidents.

After fleeing to Brazil to get out of the game, Bishop is tracked down by an old enemy who kidnaps Bishop’s newfound love, Gina Thorne (Jessica Alba). Bishop must complete three hits on his enemy’s rival international arms dealers in order to save Gina.

The strange existence of “Mechanic: Resurrection” as a sequel to a movie that no one was clamoring for a sequel to has given audiences and critics alike little reason to care about it. To most, “Resurrection”* *appears like another symptom of Hollywood’s infatuation with franchises.

But I’d argue that “Resurrection” might not even be an actual sequel. The film shares little resemblance in look or feel to its predecessor. In fact, this could be any old Jason Statham movie that just happens to have a more familiar name slapped on it. It clearly exists to make money, but unlike so many other sequels churned out by the Hollywood system, “Mechanic: Resurrection” does not pretend to be anything more than what it is.

And what is “Mechanic: Resurrection,” you might ask? It is essentially Statham accomplishing things as if he were checking them off a laundry list.

Statham jumps off of an aerial tram and falls several thousand feet onto a hang glider and it is filmed like something that happens almost every day. Statham applies shark repellant to his body and we are supposed to pretend that this is something normal people do. Statham swims across the ocean (multiple times), speaks Portuguese, suction cups himself onto tall buildings and gets thrown into a Malaysian prison. None of these actions are ordinary, yet we are to accept them as such.

Therein lies the key to “Mechanic: Resurrection.” I can use words like “ordinary” and “average” to disguise the fact that to many this film might be boring. But

I think that there is some nugget of truth to that boredom. Statham plays a character who wants to escape his life of violence.

When he is thrust back into that world, he must compartmentalize his actions in order to shield himself from their repercussions.

Like so many action movies in the 21st century, “Mechanic: Resurrection” relies on chaotic editing in its action sequences. But I excuse this hard-to-follow frenzy because it actually reflects Bishop’s mental state as someone who recognizes the danger of his actions. He is constantly on the lookout for objects within his environment that can be manipulated to give him a tactical advantage. Violence may not be in his field of vision, but it is still his whole world.

We hardly see the consequences of violence, partially because Bishop cannot bring himself to process these consequences. For him, it has to be a job, because if it weren’t just a job he couldn’t handle it.

“Resurrection” takes the life of a hitman and doesn’t glamorize it, sexualize it or show it off; this is just a man making a living. Action has to be boring for Bishop if he wants to stay sane.

There are few films released into theaters these days that could be defined as true “action” movies, so in many ways,

“Mechanic: Resurrection” feels like a relic from the past. In the third act we are introduced to an arms dealer played by Tommy Lee Jones, sporting yellow sunglasses and a ridiculous goatee. Jones’ character is an American camped out in some forgotten corner of the former Soviet Union, and he surrounds himself with artifacts from this old time. In many ways, that’s an apt metaphor for “Mechanic: Resurrection” itself.

“Resurrection” feels so uneventful in part because it isn’t what we’re conditioned for from movies in 2016. We expect movies to be more than just movies; we expect them to be media events. There is no “Mechanic: Resurrection”* *economy, no* *toys or t-shirts or tie-in promotions. There is only the movie, and the movie is how someone made a living.

The point of “Mechanic: Resurrection” is that it isn’t thrilling; the point is that it shows violence as a day job. And like Bishop’s rote commitment to his dangerous work, this movie was also someone’s day job. This isn’t a movie that changes the culture; it’s one that puts food on the table for the people who made it. It’s a humble meal, not a bloated feast. In our current climate, we could do with more small portions.

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The yoga club meets at 8 p.m. every Wednesday in HSS 203 and all students are welcome to join.

Kayla Smith • The Daily Beacon

“We started with five of us doing yoga in my living room and just had 34 students at our first meeting in HSS. We received nearly 140 signups at the Fall Fair last Friday, so I think people are really excited when they find out about us.”

Kolbaba wants to spread the word about the club around campus for those who might not know it exists. She believes everyone can benefit from yoga club for multiple reasons — relaxation, exercise, flexibility and just wellness in general.

“I think students especially need yoga with our stress load.”

The goals of UT’s yoga club are simple: to de-stress, increase wellness and allow for students to get involved.

“Don’t knock it ‘till you try it …

Whether you’ve never practiced yoga before or are an extreme yogi, all are welcome!” Kolbaba said.

The yoga club meets in HSS 203 at 8 p.m. every Wednesday. The mission of the club is to cultivate an interest in yoga and its health benefits. All students are welcome.

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trying to survive freshman year unscathed. They are young and innocent and their issues really take me back to a much simpler time — when the biggest of my problems was trying not to be embarrassed in class.

Freaks and Geeks is a classic example of a coming-of-age tale done right. It’s funny because growing up is hilarious — and because of James Franco and Jason Segel. But it’s also great because it’s so relatable to most of us.

Rating: 7/10 Roswell—1999-2002

Freaks and Geeks—1999-2000

The series follows high schooler, Lindsay Weir (Linda Cardellini) as she attempts to shed her reputation as a geek. She begins hanging out with the burnout gang of Daniel Desario (James Franco), Ken Miller (Seth Rogen), Nick Andopolis (Jason Segel) and Kim Kelly (Busy Philipps).

A former mathlete, Lindsay takes up smoking, skipping class and throwing parties. While I was never a mathlete, I can completely relate to the want of shedding a “lame� label. Her adventures with the burnouts are hilarious and mostly relatable — in some way or another.

The show also follows Lindsay’s little brother, Sam Weir (John Francis Daley), as he starts high school. He and his friends Neal (Samm Levine) and Bill (Martin Starr) are definite geeks just

This show depicts the infamous city of Roswell, New Mexico. Among some of the citizen are teens not of this world — yeah, a show named Roswell is about aliens, shocker.

Of these teens, Max Evans (Jason Behr), Isabel Evans (Katherine Heigl) and Michael Guerin

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It’s corny, but that’s to be expected from a ‘90s show. The plot is well developed and pretty solid, leaving the show really well rounded with great characters and pacing. It’s not really relatable — hopefully to anyone — but it surely makes for great television.

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The show is definitely a drama, as the characters experience issues of work and love, but it doesn’t overwhelm the underlying plot. Each of the sisters have very different personalities that affect their powers and their relationships with one another.

The graphics and costuming of some of the demons aren’t spectacular, but it’s forgivable since it’s a ‘90s show. Charmed, like Buffy, is a supernatural classic, so it’s hard to find well founded flaws with the show. However, the show does drag on with all the different arc lines.

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Rating: 5/10 Arts & Culture Editor Bryanne Brewer selects weekly Netflix picks to help get you through the rest of the week.

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SPORTS

The Daily Beacon • Wednesday, September 7, 2016

FOOTBALL

Tempo Tantrum: Vols look to slow down Virginia Tech Rob Harvey

Asst. Sports Editor Tempo will be the message the Vols defensive coaches will focus on this week in preparation for the battle against Virginia Tech on Saturday.

The Virginia Tech Hokies ran 95 plays on Saturday in their win against Liberty. In comparison, Appalachian State ran 66 plays in four quarters and overtime against the Vols on Thursday.

Sophomore linebacker Darrin Kirkland Jr. said that they have a specific period during practice called a “sonic period” that will prepare them for the tempo that they will see on Saturday.

“I feel like it definitely helps us against Virginia Tech,” Kirkland Jr. said. “We’re trying to average 15 to 16 seconds between each snap, so I think that will definitely help us with their tempo. We expect their offense to run 90 to 100 plays so we have to be prepared for all aspects of the game.”

Junior quarterback Jerod Evans leads the Hokies on offense with his dual threat ability of making plays with his arm and his legs. In his first start for Virginia Tech on Saturday, Evans led the team in passing with 221 passing yards and four touchdowns and rushing where he accounted for 57 yards.

For the Vols, containing Evans is a key

goal.

“Anytime you play a mobile quarterback like him, you always want to work to contain them,” senior defensive end LaTroy Lewis said. “The plan is to contain him but also to get after him at the same time.”

Virginia Tech (1-0) is also home to one of the top receivers in the ACC — junior wide receiver Isaiah Ford. Ford eclipsed the 1,000-yard mark in receiving yards last season and has four straight games of at least 100 yards through the air. Along with Ford, the Hokies are loaded with size and speed at the wide receiver position.

“They definitely have size and speed on the perimeter, even with their backups,” sophomore safety Micah Abernathy said.

“I know that we have good athletes though, and we’re going to try our best to stop them.”

The Vols defense will have to adjust quickly in order to prepare for Virginia Tech.

Against Appalachian State the Vols defense focused on stopping the run game, but as for the Hokies, the defense will need to focus on stopping the long ball and a mobile quarterback.

The Vols defense struggled last year to stop a dual threat quarterback as Oklahoma’s Baker Mayfield was untouchable in the fourth quarter. Mayfield’s performance helped the Sooners finish their comeback win over the Vols last September.

Micah Abernathy, #22, tackles an Appalachian State receiver on Sep. 1, 2016.

Alex Phillips • The Daily Beacon

FOOTBALL

The Battle at Bristol could be the best, or worst, thing ever

Trenton Duffer Sports Editor (@trenton_duffer)

To start things off, let me just say how great it is to have football back on my television. I’m typing this on Monday night right after the Florida State-Ole Miss game, and this first weekend was so wonderful. Vanderbilt, Kentucky, Missouri and Mississippi State all lost. Florida didn’t look good against Massachusetts and Alabama looked unbeatable in their steamrolling of USC. On the Vol side of things, you may have noticed you didn’t have any classes on Thursday because of the Vols’ first game of the season.

Tennessee won the game in ugly fashion, beating Appalachian State 20-13 in overtime.

And now the Vols have to take all that ugliness to Bristol, the biggest stage in college football history.

According to Jerry Caldwell, Bristol Motor Speedway’s general manager, the grandstands at BMS have sold out and that there are only premier seating options left.

But that was on Thursday. Caldwell expects

all of those tickets to be sold by Saturday and that there will be a crowd of at least 160,000 at the game.

In case you didn’t know, that’s one of the largest crowds in football history.

So why should the Vols be scared of this game?

For one, Virginia Tech is not an opponent to overlook. According to head coach Butch Jones, the Hokies have one of, if not the best, receiving cores on the Vols schedule this season. Isaiah Ford, who’s had four-straight games of at least 100 yards receiving, headlines that core.

The Vols won’t have any problems covering the receivers, though. Cam Sutton, Micah Abernathy, Todd Kelly Jr. and Emmanuel Moseley form a pretty solid backfield. The Hokies’ up-tempo offense won’t be the problem either. The Vols have enough depth and talent to keep that offense at bay.

What worries me is the environment itself.

You see, Bristol Motor Speedway is — sur-

prise, surprise — a racetrack. There’s an image out there that photoshopped Neyland Stadium in the middle of Bristol Motor Speedway, and Neyland could literally fit inside the grassed area in the middle of the track.

Yeah, it’s huge.

Now all those blunders and problems the Vols had in Week 1 will be on a national stage for the world to see.

And if the clocks runs out and Tennessee hasn’t won the game, then Bristol will forever stand as a testament to their disappointment.

Vol fans want recognition. If the Vols win, the momentum will be in Butch Jones’ corner for Ohio and eventually Florida. But if they lose, questions about the season and Coach Jones will arise.

So if you want the Vols to be in the national spotlight, congratulations. They’re going to get their fill of it on Saturday.

Time will tell whether or not that spotlight burns out on college football’s biggest stage.