KNOXVILLE — From Arkansas to Florida, Tennessee senior Cameron Tatum has seen them all.
Jarnell Stokes, the Volunteers’ talented freshman, is in the early stages of his tour of the SEC.
For the veteran wing, the fresh-faced forward and the rest of the Vols, though, road games this season have been tests that have ended in losses. Most weren’t close, but all were frustrating.
“I never understood the [impact] of playing on the road until I got to college,” said Stokes, who joined the Vols in January. “It’s an adjustment that you have to make. Just looking at numbers and results, it definitely plays a part into it.”
Tatum, on the other hand, has made the rounds inside and outside the SEC. He’s making his fifth and final trip to South Carolina as the Vols visit the Gamecocks tonight, looking to remain in the race for a first-round SEC tournament bye heading into the season’s final week. UT is tied for fourth at 7-6 with Alabama, which plays at 6-7 Mississippi State, and LSU, which plays at Ole Miss.