KNOXVILLE — The Tennessee men’s basketball Volunteers went to sleep in the wee hours of Wednesday feeling good about their road win over Vanderbilt.
They woke up a few hours later back in the negative spotlight, though, following the details of the NCAA’s Notice of Allegations through the media.
Not that some of UT’s players even took notice.
“I didn’t watch ESPN,” center Brian Williams said after practice Thursday. “I really don’t even know what’s going on. The coaches do the best of their ability to keep it keep it away from us.
“We’re student-athletes, and that’s we’re worried about, being students and then getting it done on the court. We’re not worried about that, and I don’t think it’s going to affect this year’s team. Some people can say it affected us somewhat this year, but I don’t think it did in any way.”