NASHVILLE – A little more than three weeks from his official start date as Tennessee’s athletic director, John Currie may feel overwhelmed by his to-do list.
There’s so much to do to ensure he’s ready to go full speed when he takes over the Volunteers on April 1.
One objective, though, took precedence this week.
“The primary thing I’ve got to do today,” Currie said by phone Thursday morning, “is I’ve got to make sure that I get Mrs. (Mary Lawrence) Currie to the beach. My kids (Jack, Virginia and Mary-Dell) have spring break here, and I’m about to leave them for a couple months to get the job started.
“We usually can’t plan vacations during the spring because we’re always planning on basketball – men’s and women’s NCAA (tournament) basketball. This is a rare opportunity to actually take them somewhere. I’ve got to get Mrs. Currie to the beach, get her some place warm, hopefully some place with bad cellphone coverage and no internet.