Tennessee Fans Raised Over $300,000 In 24 Hours For Player Whose Family's Home Burned Down

by Larry Leo

March 4, 202211 Comments

Tennessee Fans Raised Over $300,000 In 24 Hours For Player Whose Family's Home Burned Down

Tragedy hit the family of Tennessee freshman Zakai Zeigler and Vols fans stepped in to help them out. Per Barstool Sports...

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...it came out during UT's game against Georgia on Tuesday night that Zeigler's family lost their home in New York to a fire. Immediately, Tennessee fans wanted to mobilize Vol Twitter to help. Zeigler and UT put out a link to a GoFundMe at 3 p.m. on Wednesday and within an hour, the $50,000 goal had already been met. As of Thursday morning, the page had raised more than $340,000.

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RedPop4•48 months

This is excellent.

Thracken13•48 months

well done UT fans and Athletics -

DeafVallyBatnR•48 months

Homeowners insurance did not cover anything?

RockyRococco•48 months

good shite rocky top

Water Mocassin•48 months

Impressive. That’s 300k more than Ole Miss fans would raise.

atltiger6487•48 months

this certainly is a great story and I feel for this guy and his family, but since we're talking cold hard cash - isn't this what insurance is for?

PeleofAnalytics•48 months

Unless you have a mortgage, most states don't legally obligate you to have homeowners insurance. And then there is insurance on the contents. Most people in this country don't have coverage that will replace the house and contents.

jmarto1•48 months

That's one way to pay players

Flashback•48 months

He must be a starter.

MNCscripper•48 months

InVolNerable•48 months

He is not. He plays a lot, but he comes off the bench. The kid is a great story though. LINK

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