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Tennessee Demands Public Apology After What ESPN Announcer Said Last Night

by Larry Leo

June 4, 202250 Comments

On Friday, Evan Russell was not in Tennessee's lineup. While covering a game between Missouri State and Oklahoma State, ESPN broadcaster Troy Eklund claimed Russell's absence was related to a failed drug test....

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“It was pretty crazy, failed a drug test so Evan Russell is suspended for the rest of the season," said Eklund, via Knox News. "So Tennessee is going to have the whole rest of the team tested tomorrow, or the NCAA is. So it’s going to be interesting to see if that’s just a one-player thing or throughout that is going through that whole entire program. Performance enhancing drugs is what it was said."

Tennessee was not happy with these claims and demanded a public apology...

Filed Under: Tennessee Sports

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TigerDM

Problem for ESPN is that they can't fire the announcer, because he would be able to turn around and sue them for all the other announcers that have made completely false statements and didn't get fired.

Reply•12 months

NoShow

The baseball players need to show the football players what to take. Maybe they could finally beat Bama.

Reply•12 months

RockChalkTiger

You can usually tell how close to the truth you are by how strong a reaction you provoke.

Reply•12 months

TNoon

Listened to the clip, i have to agree, this was lame by ESPN and he was speculating. ESPN is CNN.

Reply•12 months

lsuhou74

Most obnoxious team and fanbase. Even worse than the weirdos from College Station.

Reply•12 months

ThatTahoeOverThere

Hold up there little fellow. Let's pump those breaks. AGGIE has to be first in something and weird arse shite is their thing.

12 months

zoom

Querdos

12 months

Partha

If they don't get their apology expect to get pelted with golf balls and mustard bottles!

Reply•12 months

Salviati

Have you seen the prices for golf balls and mustard?

Tennessee Fans: Make it rain!

12 months

Shamoan

Tennessee is good, but something is off with this team. I think fans from the ‘90 era of MLB can taste it in the air.

Reply•12 months

Bobulinski

So the whole Tennessee team was roided up. No surprise.

Reply•12 months

DomincDecoco

except that he WAS suspended for PED's

Reply•12 months

LSUsince74

I would demand that the coach gets tested

Reply•12 months

kkv75

SNIFF SNIFF, THEY HURT OUR WITTLE FEELINGS.

Reply•12 months

TNoon

ESPN is woke and lib tarded

Reply•12 months

tigerbite2

O, this is ESPN, HAS TO BE TRUE...if not, this analyst can always find a place on CNN or MSNBC....

Reply•12 months

TomLee

Or on The Tucker Carlson Show.

12 months

GusAU

Lol at TomLee with his head in the sand.

Let's go Brandon! I know you are proud.

12 months

SmackDaniels

Miles to Michigan

Reply•12 months

AndrewD

They need to test the coach too

Reply•12 months

LSUTIGER16

Eklund just saying what everyone already knows.

12 months

TaderSalad

Do PEDs enhance coaching skills?

12 months

jbird7

Well what was the reason he missed the game then? You can’t say that wasn’t the reason and then not provide any further explanation.

Reply•12 months

GatorReb

They absolutely can. They have no requirement to tell why. It would be ESPNs burden to provide the proof if that was the case.

12 months

jimmy the leg

They don’t have to supply a reason, but I predict that the Streisand effect will not be kind to the Vols.

12 months

VolMarine1371

If you could read, you would have seen that Russell’s dad released a statement saying he was getting treatment for mental health issues related to anxiety and stress. He has been cleared to return tonight and it had nothing to do with a rules violation. Makes sense why Vitello didn’t releases more as it was a family matter and a mental health issue. frick all you sorry bastards.

12 months

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Wabbit7

If I’m ESPN I’d not only not apologize I’d go on air and say the entire team is addicted to meth

Reply•12 months

CoyoteSong

That wouldn’t be too far off from ESPN’s liberal politics they try to force onto everyone.

12 months

Loganville Vols

Sounds good to me. That’s more NIL money.

12 months

More beer please